Rick D

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    Rick D reacted to kipwinger in Wing Hire HC Derek Lalonde, AC Bob Boner, AC Varaday, and GC Westlund   
    Seriously, if we don't find an actual 2C in the offseason I'm going to make "Free Dylan Larkin" t-shirts to wear to every game I attend next year.
    I cannot believe we've been looking for a 2C since we signed Stephen Weiss and we still don't have one.
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    Rick D reacted to Motor City Mullets in Wing Hire HC Derek Lalonde, AC Bob Boner, AC Varaday, and GC Westlund   
    Is it me, or have coaches out there been fired for less?
    Other than some dumb luck and a few impressive wins - Newsie once again appears to be about as capable as what we had in Blashill.
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    Rick D reacted to Troy McClure in 2024 Offseason Thread   
    When we miss the playoffs this year, how much does SY rage and blow up this roster?
    I wasnt really behind a Fabbri trade, but its starting to seem like moves like that could happen. Holl buyout? Husso buyout? Petry dumped for future considerations? Maata trade?
    SY is a man of action (usually) and his failed inaction at the TDL i could see sparking him to take big swings.
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    Rick D reacted to Motor City Mullets in 2024 Offseason Thread   
    They're incapable of beating/beating up an opponent - they take it out on each other in practice
     
     
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    Rick D reacted to The 91 of Ryans in 2024 Offseason Thread   
    Raymond and Chiarot just had a scuffle in practive today/ Had to be separated. LOL
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    Rick D reacted to Scott R Lucidi in 2024 Offseason Thread   
    If last night didn't wake a Red Wings fan up from Petry/Chiarot are good fantasy land, NOTHING WILL.  FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE STOP DEFENDING BEN CHIAROT.  He has NOT been better this year.  He f u c k I n g sucks, dude.  STOP IT.  PLEASE.  This guy and his 95 year old D partner are 90% of this team's issue.  I can't figure out for the life of me why people keep defending them.  I feel like I need to pin some of your guys' eyes open clockwork orange style and make you watch clips of Ben Chiarot getting cycled on for 15 minutes a game and giving up 5 goals against Buffalo.  Strap you down in a chair until you finally say "Enough, I want us to win.  I'm sorry.  Ben Chiarot isn't doing better.  He's terrible.".   You guys all wanted Brendan Smith hanged when he was here.  Chiarot is 3 times as bad, and everybody wants to defend him constantly.  Why?  Does his Corsi For % need to be under .10 before you change your minds?  It really doesn't need to be this hard.  Out Chiarot, In Edvinsson.  Out Petry, In Johansson.  Can you imagine if Buffalo had played Chiarot and Petry last night instead of Power and Byram?  They didn't.  They played their YOUNG, MOBILE, GOOD defensemen.  and they absolutely torched our OLD, IMMOBILE, TRASH defensemen.  Chiarot is NOT doing better.  He's the same TRASH he's been since he played game 1 with us.  2 more years of him could kill our entire rebuild and turn it into a re-rebuild.
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    Rick D reacted to AtlantaHotWings in 3/14 The Revenge Tour Begins GDT - Yotes @ Good Guys - 7PM EST   
    The picture in this article summarizes the slide and gives Scot ulcers. Ben and Jeff watching while RayRay does their job
    https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/no_excuse_for_latest_red_wings_setback/s1_17178_40111986?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20240315&mb_loc=right_h&fbclid=IwAR3J9u-udwmcJG3EQpfh0cC585fApcxF-XlHDB4VzyXFQTNACTTaJbrO8w8
     
     
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    Rick D reacted to kipwinger in 3/14 The Revenge Tour Begins GDT - Yotes @ Good Guys - 7PM EST   
    Tom Wilson takes a roughing penalty 1:30 into the Caps game, just setting the tone. I'd kill for a guy like that on this team.
     
    And Joel Quenneville too.
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    Rick D got a reaction from Troy McClure in 3/14 The Revenge Tour Begins GDT - Yotes @ Good Guys - 7PM EST   
    This team has zero identity right now. We should have sold some of these dead weight defenders at the deadline. 
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    Rick D reacted to Scott R Lucidi in 3/14 The Revenge Tour Begins GDT - Yotes @ Good Guys - 7PM EST   
    Don't know about you guys, but i LIKE Danny DeKeyser as a Red Wings broadcaster.  I'm ok with Howard not appearing anymore and DeKeyser filling in for all his work.
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    Rick D reacted to GMRwings1983 in 3/14 The Revenge Tour Begins GDT - Yotes @ Good Guys - 7PM EST   
    This team has been a joke for almost a decade.  Can't blame the fans.
    Yzerman made a huge misstep during the deadline.  And an even bigger misstep by hiring Lalonde.  Pizza boy junior needs to make the playoffs an ultimatum next year.
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    Rick D reacted to Troy McClure in 3/14 The Revenge Tour Begins GDT - Yotes @ Good Guys - 7PM EST   
    It reminds me of Blash... like we're STILL trying to play like the post-Bowman Wings. PP is our enforcer, subtle interference, possesion oriented, non-physical cutesy euro style, BS. 
    We need a coach with the balls to stop trying to ram idealistic systems down the teams throat, and actually come up with something original that maximizes the the strengths of the roster. 
    Like im not even surprised Kostin didnt even work out for a full season. But why go out and get guys like that if youre not gonna use them properly anyway. 
    My jimmies are starting to get rustled again
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    Rick D reacted to kipwinger in 3/14 The Revenge Tour Begins GDT - Yotes @ Good Guys - 7PM EST   
    Neither Chiarot nor Petry are especially good defensively. Petry should be a 7th defenseman and Chiarot should be paired with someone who can actually defend. Also, it wouldn't kill Chiarot to actually play physical (with someone other than Raymond) once in a while.
    The two most frustrating things about this team's play (not roster construction) are their half-assed passing and their absolute unwillingness to finish a goddamn check. If you're not counted on to score you better be grinding guys down. I have to think that Derek doesn't want guys doing it because there's no other reason why Ras, Veleno, Fischer, Copp, Chiarot, Petry, Maatta, Walman, or Fabbri don't finish checks. It drives me absolutely crazy.
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    Rick D reacted to LeftWinger in News From Around the NHL *Mod warning page 75*   
    IMO, each time there's expansion there should be 2. Keep this crap even, odd number teams screw up playoffs. Also fug the expansion draft. I hate when that comes around. It seems teams get to protect less players each time. Although I know the last 2 have been the same. Another good reason to keep middle of the road aging vets on the team! 
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    Rick D reacted to Troy McClure in News From Around the NHL *Mod warning page 75*   
    Houston, QC, Salt Lake, Atlanta....
    What happens when we reach 40 teams? Is it good for the sport or dilution? I mean guys like Cory Emmerton might suddenly gain careers, and good for them... but does the league start to become a joke when we don't even play rivals more than twice a year? Or play some teams only once or not at all?
    Part of me thinks Gary and the boys are ignoring the long term consequences because of the warchest being presented to them by expansion groups.  
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    Rick D reacted to GMRwings1983 in During the Season 2024 Thread   
    These crybabies complained about losing their buddies last year at the deadline.  
    Yzerman needs to go full Tywin Lannister on these fools in the future.    
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    Rick D reacted to Motor City Mullets in During the Season 2024 Thread   
    If we're down by 2 after the 1st period tomorrow night - I'm hoping the team heads in to the locker room with a chorus of boos echoing throughout the LCA.
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    Rick D reacted to TLGTrico in YzerFails @ Sabers. 7pm Regard Time.   
    At this point I would be 100% on board with this team just forfeiting a playoff spot.
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    Rick D reacted to TLGTrico in YzerFails @ Sabers. 7pm Regard Time.   
    This team is far too reliant on Larkin for him to be as fragile as he is
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    Rick D reacted to 13dangledangle in During the Season 2024 Thread   
    BUT WAS STAMKOS A CENTER OR NOT?!
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    Rick D reacted to LeftWinger in Yzerplan Problems   
    Fedorov was a wing on the Russian 5 line. Plus he also played D. Does any of this have anything to do with The Yzerplan? We have 2 pages of arguing about who played C and now plays W. This could be it's own thread.
    Yzerplan. I, as well as most people, tend to give Yzerman lots of leash and lots of passes because he's such an icon here. If Holland were still GM, we'd (still) be calling for him to be fired if he made the same moves or lack of moves that Yzerman has. Especially after this past TDL. While I don't really have too much of a problem with his plan so far, but if you think of a couple of other teams that were also rebuilding the same time we were (Rangers, Canucks, Devils) we are still way behind in our rebuild. Although Rangers and Devils have been gifted 1st overall and in some cases, multiple #1s, and top 4s. But nonetheless, we are still way behind them despite having top 10 picks the last 6 or 8 years. Holland absolutely killed us with Zadina. Vancouver drafted ahead of us the year prior and just behind us the Zadina year. Not going D that year was the most...nevermind that could be yet another thread! Point being, they were rebuilding the same time we were and now look at them compared to us.
    I'm not convinced Lalonde is the guy to lead them either. My biggest question with the plan was, why did he keep Blashill around so long? That makes me afraid that he'll just keep Lalonde around far, far too much longer than he should. Obviously we weren't there when he was interviewing coaches, so we don't know who he called or who wasn't interested. It just seems Lalonde was the guy no matter what. IMO there were at least 3 better choices. Larionov, Fedorov and Grönborg. Fedorov being the wildcard. But they didn't call Igor The Professor for no reason. Nobody thinks the game like he does. Again, maybe these guys weren't interested, but to me, it just seemed like Lalonde was his guy from the start, and he wasn't going to consider anyone else. I would've liked to have seen a coach that was new and had ideas that 31 other coaches don't already have. There's nothing special about Lalonde. Nothing that sets him apart. 
    And my one gripe about TDL. I think Roslovic could've and would've been an upgrade to our top 9 and think most definitely he would've been worth the 4th(3rd) that Rangerd paid for him.
     
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    Rick D reacted to Scott R Lucidi in Yzerplan Problems   
    https://www.nhl.com/lightning/player/steven-stamkos-8474564
    I emailed NHL.com and let them know Kip said Stammer is a Wing.
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    Rick D reacted to Troy McClure in Yzerplan Problems   
    1. Should not have traded Hronek
    2. Should not have traded for Petry
    3. Should not have signed Holl
    4. Should not have traded for Kostin
    5. Should have sold Ghost, Perron, and Sprong
    6. Should not have traded up for Cossa
    7. Should not have hired Lalonde
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    Rick D reacted to Troy McClure in Detroit Like Our Teams VS. Las Vegas Maneuvering Cup Chqmps   
    Derek: "I loved our effort in Arizona"
    >we lost 0-4 and played like garbage
    Derek: "I thought we had a really good first period"
    >Outshot 19-7 by Vegas
    This is guy is either fuqqing delusional, or he's a terrible coach. Because a good coach would be honest and hold his team accountable. 
    Blash 2.0 players friend wannabe. We're never winning dick wth this Ted Flanders at the helm. 
     
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    Rick D reacted to kipwinger in Detroit Like Our Teams VS. Las Vegas Maneuvering Cup Chqmps   
    Why's that? The only difference in their games is that Point scores marginally more. Which is to be expected when you play your entire career on a Cup contender with Nikita Kucherov as a linemate. Larkin's been on a rebuilding team his whole career and until this year his best winger was Tyler Bertuzzi. Otherwise they're extremely similar players both in style and in production.