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Very possible, though he'd likely get more minutes here and for some players a bigger role is what they want. So who knows really. I should probably state that Staal is the only one of those vets the Wings would want back haha. But hey, if he wants a cup, there is always the trade deadline. His next contract will no doubt be much smaller and easier to move next time around.

I think Staal will be back

Word is the statement came from ownership without any knowledge from Davidson or Gorton, hence why they backed away from it. Can't really blame them.

He already said he intends to sign his ELC this summer. He wanted to finish college first.

Not if you're Canadian

Maybe their power play is their enforcer

I'm merely allergic to cockroaches of the sea, not seafood as a whole. This. And people just look at his points and think he is simply not that good. Dude will be back to 70 point seasons once he has help down the middle.

Allergic

Christ. And people wonder what is wrong in Buffalo. The issue is, I only live here and am not from here haha.

Yeah they botched Mittlestadt hard. He has been much better this past month though.

f*** right, Necas. Forgot he was in that draft. Just makes Holland look even worse. Passed on two better centers because of size. I even recall him saying they chose Ras because of his net front ability on the pp. You don't ******* waste a top 10 pick on a pp specialist. I think Veleno and Zadina is a good pairing. It's nothing to do with Ras vs Veleno.

I like Ras, but it still should have been Vilardi.

remember that draft when he only chose tall dudes? Ugh. I realize we could be referencing the same draft here. I will never give Holland credit for Zadina or Veleno's success. He took them because they fell to him.

He gone to Seattle But yeah, forgot him. If he survives the expansion draft (assuming he is even unprotected), swap him in Gagner's spot. Bye bye Gagner

I think we see Larkin-Ras-Veleno-Glenny down the middle next season. Pearson in place of Glenny if he leaves in UFA. Bert-Larkin-Vrana Fabbri-Veleno-Zadina Raymond-Ras-Gagner/Namestnikov Smith-Glenny/Pearson-Panik Cholowski-Hronek Seider-Staal Stecher-Dekeyser Bernier Greiss Extras TBD

Holland always drafted projects. It was frustrating.

He'll get that deal... in Edmonton

If Seider were to bust, we'd need suicide watch for Wings fans.

Seems like a good fit to eventually take disney.com 's riole

Not against this idea at all. Even league minimum would be a huge raise over what he makes now. And Seider right away would get to play with a partner he has familiarity with.

In all fairness, Seider plays a pretty elite defensive game who puts up his points without cheating on offense. He will be Blash's fav.

You're not alone. Some health luck plus Seider and maybe Raymond. I also think we have to keep Bernie around. I don't think finishing ~20th is out of the question. I know some are excited about the prospect of Wright or Bedard. No damn chance we are bad enough for that without some NYR luck. And with the lotto changes, that is significantly less likely.

Seems fair considering they lump us in with Tide Pod eating Gen Z. Or lump them in with us, rather.

Yeah Hirose is a good guy to have in the system when you need a call up in a pinch. Nothing more. I'd play Neilsen over Hirose all day long.

Agreed. I'd go Hronek, Cholo, Lindstrom at this point. I like Stecher, but there are a dozen UFA Stechers every year. Up front I go with Larkin, Bert, Fabbri, Vrana, Ras, Erne, Smith. Svech has done nothing to show he deserves protection. Not only that, he has shown no reason for Seattle to draft him. Why waste a protection spot on him? Like Stecher, Namestnikov is a guy you can replace in UFA easily. Why waste a spot on him over a young player? Plus, Stecher and Namestnikov are both UFA in a year themselves. Erne earned a spot with his play this season. Smith has an element to his game nobody else in the system has, and that we can use in the lineup now. I'm indifferent with Hirose. Skilled guy, but not the type of player who will be around when it matters.