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I didn't even realize that. I just assumed the were bad. Looking at the standings they're in the first Wild Card position (in a crowded field) so you're right, we'd have to wait for the standings to shake out a little bit more. I'd definitely keep my eye on him though, he'd be a good get.

What about John Gibson? He's a stud goalie and his contract is bad enough that Anaheim may be willing to eat part of it just to get it off the books while they're rebuilding. If they'd eat a million bucks and we'd get Gibson at 5.5 million for the next three years I'd be pretty happy with that outcome.

Since the rumors about Kane won't go away I thought I'd play with the lines a bit. Here's what I came up with: Dcat-Larkin-Kane (if Kane is signing to play exclusively because of Dcat with only makes sense) Copp-Compher-Raymond (I love this line more than any other linemate Copp/Compher have had) Kostin-Ras-Sprong (Loved this line last night and Ras and Kostin seem to have chemistry) Fischer-Veleno-Fabbri (this line was good last night but I'd mix Perron in to rest Fabbri and/or in case of injury) I really don't hate these. The top line is going to sacrifice possession a lot but hopefully can score beyond their mistakes. They'd have to be utilized carefully. The 2nd line is a hell of a matchup line since all three are responsible players. They would score a decent amount as well since Copp and Compher have the puck a lot and can both make plays to set up Raymond. This third line could do some serious offensive damage and would be a load to deal with given their size/skill combo. The fourth line is "blah" but it worked yesterday and I don't hate it against weaker competition.

I think it's pretty funny, and I don't mind it. My one problem (and this is true for other teams like Chicago as well) is that it's meant to troll the other team. We score a goal and rather than celebrate our team's accomplishment we're trying to be irritating instead. I kinda don't like that part of it. Why not "Detroit vs. Everybody" by Eminem instead? Like, make the point that our team did something good as opposed to "something bad happened to your team".

Every time Kevin Weekes calls a game I’m reminded why I’d like to see him jettisoned into space on a rocket.

I really like this Kostin-Ras-Sprong line too.

I really like Christian Fischer as a bottom sixer. If you can’t score being big, tough, and fast is a decent enough fall back.

Shoutout to the NHL for their TV distribution strategy. I have the ESPN plus app, the Bally app, Hulu, and Max. All of which have carried Wings games so far this season. So of course todays game is on none of them. If David Perron is not going to be contributing to the success of the powerplay in a meaningful way then why is he on the roster?

This will be a good game for the boys to get back on track. Looking forward to a solid effort.

I'm kinda baffled by Lalonde in general lately. Overall I'm not mad at his job performance, but I'm starting to question certain things. I genuinely can't understand why he's deviated so far from what made us successful for the first 6 or 7 games. Both in terms of lines as well as the powerplay. It makes no sense to change something that has shown it can clearly work, even if (in the long term) it won't work AS WELL as it was. He took something that was working so well that it was unsustainable and completely altered it because it stopped working at that unsustainably high rate. AND THEN he won't even consider changing that top defensive pair despite the fact that they've been getting caved for five or six games now. Not that I'm saying he should change it, I'm just curious why you'd change a top of the league powerplay but not a top pair that sucks. Like, what's the rationale for one and not the other?

What a monumentally dumb thing to do. Like, “Brendan Smith hitting the puck with his hand from the bench” levels of stupid. Im not surprised, this is a guy who thinks a cosmic entity in the sky is able to create time and and space but instead cares what jersey he wears for warmups. What a f*cking dips***.

Shoutout to James Reimer for committing the dumbest f*cking penalty of the season (so far). Cost us the extra point. What an asshat.

I can't see real well, is that Brendan Gallagher or Pat Verbeek?

*Red Wings have a league best powerplay* Everyone: The Red Wings powerplay is due for some regression. *Red Wings powerplay regresses* Lalonde: We've got to change the powerplay completely! How does this make sense? Arber Xhekaj's last name makes more sense if you spelled it backward. "Jakehx" looks like it could be pronounced "Ja-Kai". "Xhekaj" does not.

Good idea, we can probably get McDavid for them.

When are we going to talk about the fact that Seider and Walman have sucked pretty hard so far this season? Aside from that crappy goal against we're kinda handing it to them so far in the 1st.

Looking forward to seeing Xhekaj and Kostin rumble at some point tonight. Edit: Really liking how the Fischer-Ras-Kostin line has looked so far this game.

Also what a great segment Ken Daniels just did with new Tigers announcer Jason Benetti. Always felt that the Detroit guys were among the tops in their respective Leagues and it’s good to see the teams getting back to that.

Good to see Jonathan Ericsson on the broadcast. Love that dude.

I think Edmonton will continue to tinker for the remainder of this year and next (until the trade deadline). They've got Draisaitl under contract this year and next, no sense pulling the cord until they have to. But I fully expect him to walk in free agency. He hates it in Edmonton and the team is absolutely trash. But man is he going to get PAID when he hits free agency. Fun Fact: Draisaitl is buddies with Mo Seider. Just sayin'.

In news that's a surprise to nobody, Robby Fabbri is iffy for tomorrow's game according to Helene St. James. This dude will never play enough to justify his contract or roster spot. Who could have seen that coming?

Lyon isn't good, that's the thing. He's a 30 year old goalie who has only ever played good once in his career...for less than 20 games. He was never some trade chip, he was a cheap insurance policy in case Reimer didn't work out as a reliable back up.

I'm not sure Lyon is any better than Campbell. He's cheaper, but the cost savings from unloading Campbell for Lyon would be gobbled up by Chiarot's contract in this scenario. They'd essentially be swapping a crappy goalie that costs too much for another crappy goalie and a defenseman that costs too much. So I agree, I doubt they're interested.

Lol, fake news (on my part). I was giving AA credit for 4 goals instead of the 4 assists he actually has.