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    Down the stretch it seemed like every game we'd get pinned in our zone and we'd be chasing the puck and scrambling and it was Kane's line on the ice every single time. The dude's a detriment at even strength and while I had a lot of fun watching him I'm happy if he's moving on. I don't expect him to play "defense" per se, but he doesn't even try to win puck battles and that can't happen in the top six.

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    1 minute ago, Scott R Lucidi said:

    If the Pens eat 1/2 his 5 mil, do u take on him and his cap hit for a year?

    Maybe, as long as the ask wasn't anything significant. He'd essentially fill the role that Perron does (2nd/3rd line complimentary winger). But so does Fabbri, and he's already on the team. You've got Mazur who could probably fill that role as well. I just don't see a ton of value in it personally. At forward I'm really only interested in Sharangovich.

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    If you go back and look you'll see that I've been a big fan of Reilly Smith for a long time. But his best days are behind him and his contract is pretty rough. We need a few wingers LIKE Reilly Smith, but I'd pass on the actual Reilly Smith.

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    6 hours ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said:

    Looks like the Griffs will have this defense next year:

    Johansson - Rafferty

    Wallinder - Tuomisto

    Buium - Didier

    Viro

    Losing McIsaac and Edvinsson, will be a blow, but also a huge opportunity for Johansson, Wallinder, and Buium to shine. Good also to see the two Finns getting more opportunity. 

     

    Johansson would have to clear waivers to play in GR next season and he almost certainly wouldn’t. Yzerman more or less said during his presser that Johansson would be in the NHL next year but his role would be dependent on how he plays.

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    I forgot about Larkin’s wife losing her baby. When the reporters asked about his year he almost broke down. He’s in a lot of pain and I genuinely hope he gets help and works through it. That was tough to watch. 

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    Just now, town123 said:

    Is he physically ready to play in GR or would he be better off back in Sweden next year?  

     

    Part of RayRay's new contract should include muscle mentoring the kids.

     

    I think he's fine in the AHL next year, but I'd caution everyone that he's probably not going to look like a superstar. Since scoring from the SHL to the AHL is roughly consistent we have an idea how his offense will translate. So he'll probably score a lot. But he's not ready to score and defend against top end players. Certainly not at even strength. He'll need time in the AHL to learn how to do that. It's very clear by the way that Wings handled Edvinsson that they want guys to play a full game before they get NHL time. ASP isn't there yet.

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    4 hours ago, Scott R Lucidi said:

    You realize we just MISSED the playoffs, right?  Why would we pump breaks on guys that could help us replace players that caused our demise?  Pump the breaks on a first round pick so TRASH Jeff Petry can play 82 games next year and cripple the team AGAIN?  Why would we do that?  Is there some secret Grand Rapids AHL cup mission Im unaware of?

    Did I say we should play Petry INSTEAD of ASP? Nope. I've openly called for us to pursue guys like Matt Roy and Brett Pesce to SPECIFICALLY fill the 2nd pair RHD spot. So pipe down cufflink.

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    Cossa vs Wallstedt going to the shootout tonight

    Aaaaand Cossa out duels Wallstedt…again

    12 minutes ago, mackel said:

    Someone posted yesterday that ALL of our prospects should look to Raymond's improved play and ask for his workout routine.   They need to add strength!

    Mazur, Lombardi, and ASP all need to gain strength. Most of the other top end prospects already have bigger frames than Lucas did. 

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    I think y’all need to pump the breaks on ASP. Aside from the fact that he hasn’t played on small ice he also wasn’t a dominant SHL defenseman. He had elite production for is age because he was the trigger man on the powerplay. He was pretty sheltered at even strength and wasn’t even the powerplay QB for his team. He just has a really wicked shot but he’s far from a complete enough defender to play in the NHL anytime soon.

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    No thanks on the play in game. I don't really think any of Detroit, Washington, Philly, or Pittsburgh really deserved to make it considering how bad they all were down the stretch. It sucks that we missed out, but I'm more bummed that we didn't continue to play at the consistently high level we played at for most of the year.

    I like the parity, but I'd have rather seen a tight race between all those teams because they were all winning most night...not because they were all losing most nights.

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    17 minutes ago, TLGTrico said:

    This draft has an Eiserman, a Howe, and a Lindstrom

    Cayden Lindstrom would be my ideal scenario draft pick but I think he's off the board by the time we draft. Kid is absolutely everything we need. Big, strong, fast, skilled, mean center. Yes please.

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    6 minutes ago, Scott R Lucidi said:

    Cuz u a diehard.  I really had zero hopes of us doing any damage, but wanted to see it too.  Good thing is Edvinsson and Lyon go down to GR for AHL playoffs.

    This is the most exciting hockey we've seen in 10 years. I was fully bought in this season and we played like it all year long for the most part. It sucks SO bad to see them blow it like this. There were absolutely points this season where I thought we were amongst the 5-10 best teams in the league and then we completely deflated in the last third of the season. God damn it.

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    16 minutes ago, Motor City Mullets said:

    Yzerman is the least of this teams' woes.....Unless of course we hold him accountable for hiring Lalonde.

    He constructed a roster that was one injury away from blowing the entire season AND THEN didn't do anything to address any deficiencies at the trade deadline. I'd say a big part of this is on him.

     

    Poor Dylan Larkin. Literally did everything he needed to do to make the playoffs and the team lost it for him when he was out.

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