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I don't think 30+ is too old for a player like Pietrangelo. And we have cap space to spare. I think he'd be an excellent leader for any young core of defensemen for a long time. Long term contracts are always a gamble to an extent, but he seems like the rare kind of guy to hit free agency that's worth the gamble, imo.

So far there are 5 Red Wings players / prospects on loan to different European Leagues... Filip Hronek - Mountfield HK (Czech Extraliga) Filip Zadina - HC Ocelari Trinec (Czech Extraliga) Moritz Seider - Adler Mannheim (DEL) Gustav Lindstrom - Almtuna IS (HockeyAllsvenskan) Mathias Brome - Orebro HK (SHL) Does anyone know when regular season games start up for these leagues? I'm not sure if this was regular season or some sort of pre-season game, but Hronek had a goal and an assist, including his patented bomb from the left side on the power-play, in a 5-1 win...

Regular season has started for these leagues. Hronek, Johansson and Berggren, all with a goal and an assist in their first game.

Other than the players that the Red Wings have loaned to Europe, there are also a few others that have been, and will continue to play in Europe this coming season, regardless what happens with the NHL... Jonatan Berggren - Skelleftia AIK (SHL) Albert Johansson - Farjestad BK (SHL) I expect big things from both of these players this season... EDIT: How can I forget about this guy... Elmer Soderblom - Frolunda HC (SHL)

Rossi is definitely a more complete player and more pro ready. Perfetti has great stick handling but it’s not like head and shoulders better than Rossi’s. I honestly like his game more than Stützle. If we were picking in our usual spot of 6 or 7, I would be thrilled with one of Drysdale or Perfetti just not 4. Perfetti just has a lot of potential to bust or not be able to do his dangles thing without elite skating ability. The reason Barzal can exploit it is because the defense has to be cautious that he will just blow past if they over commit. Perfetti or guys like Middlestad don’t have that trait which is why they tend to struggle adjusting to higher competition. I am not saying it is out of the realm of possibility that Perfetti pulls a Point and becomes a plus skater. However, it’s not a risk I’m willing to take at 4.

Read a Sociology textbook. Gen X was the generation that experienced high rates of parental divorce resulting in single parent families. That led to kids having to learn to take care of themselves. Get yourself up in the morning, get your own breakfast, get yourself to school. Come home to an empty house. Do your homework. Get your own dinner. That's where the term "Latch Key Kid" came from. GenX kids had to take on more personal responsibility at an earlier age. As adults, they are more likely to solve problems themselves and be more self-reliant. And want government out of their lives as a result. The Millenial Generation is different. By the time they reached the same age, there was more social structure in place to accomodate for this. They were more coddled. They had more supervision and were thus less self-reliant as kids. As a result, they are more likely as adults to look to authority figures (government) to solve problems. They are more likely to embrace government interaction and involvement than previous generations. Actually, most Karens fall just outside the GenX ages and are older Millenials instead. Karens are generally more self-entitled. That's a more GenY quality than GenX.