Rick D

Good for him…Never got a fair chance with Detroit.

Spent the day looking at wedding venues for son was PAINFUL
but I would rather be doing that more then watching this game

There are some good pokemkn go raids today, i might be done with this one already. 

On NHL Network again?  I ***** hate Bettman 

Been saying this since Fil left (the first time)

The best part of the Yzerplan is paying (6) 3rd/4th line centers (Compher, Copp, Fabbri, Rasmussen, Veleno, Fischer) 2nd line center money instead of signing a 1st line center (Stamkos) to play 2nd line center.  Because more is better.  And doing it with the defense is great planning as well.  Chiarot, Petry, Holl, and Gost at 11 mil is WAY better than Lindholm at 12 mil.  I mean, Lindholm is only a +80 in 2 seasons with Boston.  Terrible.  And it also works with goalies.  Get 3 mediocre goalies at 10 mil a season instead of a really good one and 2 prospects at 12 mil a season.  Really good goaltending is overrated.  
Can you imagine what our team could have shaped up to be if the Lindholm signing would have been handled right (at all and any cost)?
Debrincat-Larkin-Kane
Kasper-Stamkos-Raymond
Rasmussen-Veleno-Danielson
Kostin-Fischer-Mazur
Lindholm-Seider
Walman-Edvinsson
Maatta-Johansson
Helyebeuck
Cossa

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.

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.

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.

They're incapable of beating/beating up an opponent - they take it out on each other in practice
 
 

Raymond and Chiarot just had a scuffle in practive today/ Had to be separated. LOL

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.

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
 
 

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.

This team has zero identity right now. We should have sold some of these dead weight defenders at the deadline. 

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.

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.

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

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.

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! 

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.  

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.    

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.

At this point I would be 100% on board with this team just forfeiting a playoff spot.

This team is far too reliant on Larkin for him to be as fragile as he is