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I generally try to be at least somewhat level-headed about the Wings. Lately I find it to be draining, exhausting, the exact opposite of fun. Just a whole lot of coping, trying to talk myself into being HYPE!'d about stuff that probably doesn't warrant it. Yzerman has repeatedly stressed that fans are going to have to be patient, which is GM speak for "Unless we absolutely murder a couple of drafts, it's going to be at least another three years." We've dropped in every lotto draw we've been in and now we're hit with a lotto outcome that's so unbelievably stupid it's got non-conspiracy people thinking the 15-team lotto format is at best totally broken and at worst rigged. Mystery team wins the lotto and that will drive interest in a gimmick postseason and a gimmick second lotto, all while we get ready to use our first pick on someone who won't be in the NHL full-time until 2023 and prepare for another year of being the worst team in the league. Awesome. And you know what's going to happen in next season's lotto draw? We're going to drop. Or maybe we surprise everyone and finish 14th from the bottom. Given how these past few lotto draws have turned out, you'd think we'd have a good chance of winning one of the top three spots, right? Wrong. The worst three teams would get the top three picks. Because the Wings are consistently on the wrong side of everything. > "No, you can't spend all that money. Stop trying to win. We need Parity™." > "No, you can't have backdiving contracts, so we're going to retroactively punish you for something you did that wasn't officially considered wrong at the time. We need Parity™." > "No, your insistence on maintaining a winning culture and extending your playoff streak will get you no sympathy from our lotto system machinations. You should tank. It's the smart thing to do. Finishing in no man's land is stupid af. We need Parity™." > "No, stop tanking. Why are you tanking? My God, stop tanking. All you Red Wings do is tank. Look at all these model franchises who aren't tanking. My God, have some self-respect and show some semblance of tact. We need Parity™." > "Look, if you think New Jersey and Buffalo are proof that the 15-team lotto hasn't actually fixed The Edmonton Problem...how dare you. We need Parity™." > "Look, if you think this whole play-in thing is a cynical, calculated, underhanded gimmick designed to drive ratings...how dare you. We need Parity™." > "Look, the odds were against you placing in the top three, so I don't know why you're complaining. It's the odds. Who dictates the odds? Well, surely not us. The odds come down from a higher authority. God himself, in fact. We need Parity™." > "Colorado has dropped from 1st to 4th twice and they seem to be doing alright. I know they got MacKinnon before the 15-team lotto became a thing, but that's beside the point. If it's such a big deal to you, maybe you should've sucked as hard as the Avs did that season. Maybe then you'd have MacKinnon. We need Parity™." I'm tired of it. Hockey's supposed to be an escape from bulls***.

Welcome brother. By merely finding us you have proven yourself worthy. Grab a jacket. There are cookies in the back. September 12th, 1683. If not for Austria you filthy nordics would be fully culturally enriched by the Turks already. Say "thank you Marco Rossi". Rossi, Askarov, Drysdale, Rossi, Sanderson, Holtz, Rossi, Raymond, Rossi... whichever of these players you decide to shill for, lets agree on one thing: We are not drafting Cole Perfetti. BIG AVOID. I am watching clips of him and this kid can literally barely skate. Excellent hands and what not, but this kid is NEVER going to be able to keep up with the NHL. Even if he somehow does make the transition into the big leagues, when his knees start going in his early thirties he will effectively be obsolete. Not a good investment. Looks like a nice kid if soft body 14 year olds are your thing. But lets be clear, he is going to get TRUCKED at the big league level by guys like Seider, and he doesn't have the speed to prevent this. I fear we do not have enough moms on this team to kiss his boo boos, rub his rosey red cheeks, and make him pancakes every Saturday. Say it with me folks: Vote no on Cole. I will entertain almost any of the other prospects (Rossi, Holtz, Sanderson, Rossi, Drysdale, Rossi, Raymond, Askarov, or Rossi) but I cannot in good faith even see an argument for poopy perfetti.

I do feel bad for Botterhill. The Pegulas are proving to be a s*** show. By all reports I've read it sounds like they constantly intervened and forced him to make deals like the Skinner one. Skinner is going to f*** them for a LONG time in a big way. And at the end of the day they fired Botterhill for being a good boy. Never had a chance. Terry Pegula is a rich old oil man who's having fun playing sports now, but doesn't actually know what he's doing. Now he has business admin to be his puppet. I'm moving back to the Buffalo area next week. Should be fun. I've talked to Brad May a few times in the past. He absolutely hated working for the Sabres. "Joke team" were his own words. Last I heard from him he wanted a job with the Ducks so he could move back to Cali permanently, but it doesn't seem like that came to fruition. Ended up being false. That crazy priest is indeed Datsyuks personal confessor and life coach, but he was not holed up in the monastery with him. But when I said Pavel is a homophobic religious nut job... does anyone doubt me now?

This is a good a time as any to announce my intentions. I will officially be shilling for Rossi at #4. He's torched every league he's ever been in since like age 10 He's a fantastic skater and very fast His legs are strong AF and his balance because of this is very good. Very hard to bully him in the corners and push him off the puck. When he drives the net he drops the shoulder and powers through the defense literally every time He's fearless and bulldogs opponents with his deceptive strength Has mad dangles and puck skills. Passing between legs, dangling off his skates. Very Datsyukian. He may be the best passer in the draft. His consistency of tape to tape is remarkable. He exhibits superb poise and patience with the puck. Does not force plays. He waits for his opening and then seizes it with confidence and skill. I firmly believe if he wasn't on the older side of the draft and wasn't a small frame he would be in contention for the #1 spot with Lafrenierre. I care a lot less about my forwards lacking size, especially skilled ones who exhibit speed and strength. Where muh Marco men at?

I doesn't look like theres a clear cut nr 1 next year. But its a deeper draft when it comes to defensemen. So lets go forward this year.

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/redwings/reserve-list we still own his rights...

Watched the youtube video with Perfetti... Oh man! Locks a bit like Datsyuk! Would not be disappointed with that pick.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2020/06/27/analyst-brian-burke-nothing-short-disgrace-what-happened-wings-lottery/3269787001/ Who would’ve thought this guy would become our most vocal advocate?

Nope, I wasn't expecting much from a 34 year old, declining journeyman defenseman... and yet, he still fell short of my expectations. It was a bad signing.

Who needs skating when you got superhuman intelligence? The man is Larionovesque. Heres TSN's Craig Button giving him a 6/5 in hockey sense(smartest player in the draft): https://www.tsn.ca/video/nhl-draft-profile-cole-perfetti-~1970056 6/5. Thats a six out of five. Six is a number and numbers are facts. Here the other grades: Skating: 4/5 (proving you wrong) Competitiveness: 4,5/5 (dude is a killer) Scoring touch: 5/5 (full score, and we need scoring) Shot: 3/5 (his only weakness which also is the skill easiest to improve) He was voted the smartest player, the best playmaker and the best stickhandler in the OHL. Magic man 2.0. They say he looks like Panarin on the ice. You know who they think Rosslet looks like? Scrat from the Ice Age movies. - Look ate the stats. Rosslet is weak. Look at your avatar. He looks anemic. He is also way older than anybody else in the draft. Basically a 2019 draft prospect. We should judge his stats this season as his Draft+1 year. Perfetti(means perfect in italian) is younger bigger, stronger and scores at the same rate despite playing on a worse team. And he stills got room to grow. Rosslet is fully grown at 5'9". Perfetti is probably at 6' already and will get even bigger. You only want Rosslet because you want a german bro for Seider. Seider doesnt need bros.Hes a lone wolf. Draft Perfetti and you can complete the itailan mafia on the second line. Fabbri - Perfetti - Bertuzzi. Pasta la vista, the atlantic division. - Perfetti plays in Saginaw. Basically the Red Wings backyard. Jimmy Devellano and Chris Osgood are Partners in Saginaw. Hes already a part of the family. Stevie and Cole are probably texting each other right now saying how much fun next season is gonna be. Heres Sam Cosentino in Sportsnet the '31 Thoughts' podcast(at the 47 min mark) saying that Perfetti to Detroit is a kick in: https://podcast.sportsnet.ca/31-thoughts/draft-lottery-special/ @ChristopherReevesLegs Get over it. The decison is made. The pick is in. Close the thread. - Some highlights:

Newbie here. I love the humour. Or is it veiled hate?

*Austrian rage intensifies* Tread lightly fren

June 25th Red Wings fan: >Lol Covid-19 really saved us from that season >Looking forward to next year >One generational talent could majorly speed up this rebuild >These Wings are dead but we can turn this around pretty quick still >Loves his family >Healthy social life >Looks forward to the future June 27th Red Wings fan: >Chaos draft has no meaning >It could possibly be another decade before we get a generational talent >End of the rebuild nowhere in sight >Deadwings meme coming true before his eyes >Has abandoned his family >Drinks at 7 AM >Blankly stares into the void

This. It works just like its supposed to. It looks like s***. It works like s***. Its s***. I hope Stevie trades the pick. We might as well pick at 7-8.

...and with that, I think this discussion has run its course. Report the spammers, whenever they rear their ugly heads.