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I’ve seen some interesting takes on him via the YouTube recently. Mostly his ongoing battle with Bedard and how in their 18 games against each other in recent years Bedard was only ahead of him by a few goals. I can’t find the exact stats at the moment but it was definitely interesting and the video was saying that it shouldn’t be that surprising Yzerman picked him as Bedards a generational talent and this Danielson kid isn’t only keeping up with him he’s being the most difficult opponent Bedard has had. Video also had some pretty silky moves by him, the kid can definitely do it all.

He really is doing it the smart way. He’s appeasing ownership and fans (somewhat) by icing a better hockey club every year by means of his own picks really working out and acquiring these stop gaps like you said with full intention of moving them for picks and truly better pieces without handcuffing the future at all. A lot of GMs are out there playing checkers, this Yzerman mother f’r is playing chess

I’m not sure most people outside of Detroit’s fan base are fully aware of what kind of s*** show Yzerman actually walked into. Amazing to see how much hate he was getting before the DeBrincate trade too. I think hes done an amazing job even without that, but obviously he hit a home run bringing him here.

I agree that Stevie Y changed it all. As soon as he made his triumphant return the air around the team immediately changed for the better. He preached patience but change happened quickly, firstly with the terrible Holland contracts. Then he made some seemingly simple but great trades, and his draft picks also seemed on point. Are all of his moves home runs? Of course not, as he even says it takes a lot of luck along the way, but he has one of if not the best hockey mind in the league and he’s sure to have more hits than misses. He’s making hockey exciting again in Detroit, heck I even just purchased my first Jersey since the Zetterberg one I bought in 2003. It’s a #93 DeBrincat jersey if anyone is wondering. Let’s f*cking gooooooooo

I never knew he underwent a hip resurfacing procedure, not many come back from that I hear. just watching Cats highlights and he had such amazing chemistry with Kane it made me think hmmmmm. But I believe you’re correct, best to let that be

I agree. I’m not usually one for signing older or aging vets but this one would make so much sense. Also boost our PP tremendously

How would everyone feel about signing Kane to play with Larks & Cat? I feel like it would immediately boost our ability to have 2 good scoring lines and a very good 3rd line.

Woooooooooo!! Definitely not as much as I thought we’d have to give. Love Kubalik but he was no doubt signing elsewhere for a higher salary next offseason also so I’m glad he could help us in this situation. getting DeBrincat is huge for us and Yzerplan, god speed

Im hoping he hits a hot streak and we can unload him in the midst of it.

Id still love a Konstantinov jersey! I started off with my first jersey when I was 10, Im from Leaf Nation (less then an hour outside Toronto) and my dad was slightly pissed I jumped ship to the Wings-but he got my Yzerman jersey for christmas none the less. #1: Yzerman- this man made me a wings fan #2: Fedorov- these guys were my one two for many many years #3: Zetterberg- I picked this up after his first playoff appearance. Clearly this kid had that little something extra. I still reallllly want a Datsyuk 2014 winter classic jersey, and am thinking of pulling the trigger on a Seider & Ned duo too. Love these guys

That's the truth. I remember when restaurants used to thrive there off of fresh local seafood. Now its all from China, Vietnam & India-and the majority of salmon and trout comes from Norway. Sad to see

I wanted to like him, heck I wanted to love him even. I thought little Z just needed some time, a little grooming. Nope. @mackel I apologize for you sir were correct this entire time. My red tinted glasses just didn’t allow me to see past the truth.

Man he gets a lot shots. For a dude that was going to fill the net with pucks he sure has a terrible shot. You’d think if your getting that many shots fairly consistently in a game you’d make shooting accuracy your #1 priority. Which he clearly is not doing. For this I blame Blashill too

It’s embarrassing that DDK wears an A. Give it to Seider

I was hoping for the best outta Zadina (for the Wings) BUT that clearly isn't happening. Yes he was a 6OA pick and Yes he has failed terribly to live of the his "filling the nets with pucks" promise, but we have this dude on our roster so Im looking at him as a player and wondering what his role is gonna be, where does he fit. He does have a role here, and I think thats the main narrative, not that hes a bust 6OA pick. Unlike Ras who has nothing going for him, Zadina has very useful tools that can help our club and give us depth once our other prospects start hitting the lineup.

So it’s safe to say Ned’s looking like our goalie. That trades looking better and better for Stevie Y, best performance by a goalie in a Wings jersey in a while.

He actually looked like a Dekeyser clone on that play. Just cruising around the back of the night while 3 Yotes attempt to score. You are correct, that was terrible. Hopefully Neo is also correct and Holland overpays at the deadline.

Agreed. I dont get the Leddy hate, especially when DDK is out there playing like absolute trash but I assume its mostly trolling anyway. Leddy is probably the second best person we have, besides Larkin, that boosts our defence to offence transition. He routinely carried the puck across his blueline all the way to our opponents blueline, which is one of our problems.

I like Greiss too, he has played very well. Ned is just so dynamic in how he plays the game, it can be very exciting to watch. I don't disagree he needs a break though

Does anyone know who's in the net for tonight? Im hoping for Ned. At this point Im happy if Rayond, Seider & Ned play well despite the final score. It gives hope

Agreed 100%. I love Ned, that game easily could have been much worse, he kept them in much longer than they deserved to be. His puck handling skills are indeed ridiculous, it's amazing to watch and like you said a hell of an asset to have and it'd be crazy not to use it more.

I hope so, I only saw the last 10 minutes of last nights game and I get to watch tonights. I tuned in just as Raymond scored, it was all downhill after that. I can't take much more DDK, he's so damn slow and doesnt have the positioning to make up for it, Staal is also slow but his positioning far exceeds DDK's. BUT hopefully the Raymond & Seider train continue chugging along, that's super exciting to watch!

I think it's safe to say AA had an attitude problem, that was well documented. He didnt want to put in the work but wanted the rewards for it but it was clear he didnt fall under the Yzerman character player type. He was the absolute reason I watched games too, he was so explosive out there and so much fun to watch and after his 30 goal season I thought he'd done it for sure. Nice to see him back out there for LA too, he scored a good one against the leafs last night

I just saw that too. I expected much more going back to Buffalo, should have sent them Zadina & Ras

I think it'll be just Hronek & Veleno. Zadina & Ras are just so muh it's ridiculous