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2025 Trade Deadline March 7 - Playoffs? Buy or Sell or Build?
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I see that the Kraken have made Jared McCann available. He’s under contract for another year at 5 million. I’d be all over this if I was SY. -
Since McClellan took over we have beaten a bunch of the top teams in the league. I doubt we keep ripping off 7 game win streaks but I think staying well above .500 the rest of the way isn’t unrealistic for this team. We are a good squad.
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I'm starting this thread with the purpose of having someplace to discuss the team's season in overview. I want to leave the GDT (if we're still doing that) for game by game commentary. But this, I hope, will allow us to contextualize our season. We can compare what we are saying at game 45 to what we were saying at game 15 and see what's changing as the season plays out. And the main thing I want to start with is the play of the kids. Much has been made of Lalonde's coaching, and a lot of the criticism is deserved, but since early in the season he's been giving a lot of big, important, minutes to Edvinsson, Kasper, and Berggren. Less so for Johansson, but the Maatta trade should change that a bit. And from a fan standpoint it's hard to be mad at the results. These guys aren't playing like superstars (although I'd argue Edvinsson is close already), but they've been really really good. Kasper is still a long way off from turning 21 and he's out there taking faceoffs (and winning them) against Syndey Crosby. Berggren has been making things happen all over the ice, but particularly in the offensive zone where his stats don't really tell the story of how good he's been at creating scoring opportunities for the Wings. And then there's Edvinsson. This guy is unreal. Watch how many plays he kills in the defensive zone with a simple poke check (his reach is insane) or by simply pinning his weight into a forward along the boards. He's got two fewer points than Seider (without powerplay time) and he's shouldering the same defensive matchups at even strength. He's still got things to learn (like not taking late penalties) but it's beginning to look like we've got another of the top young defenders in the league. And importantly, he's a defender that should be able to hang with bigger, tougher, playoff-type teams. If Lalonde really is coaching for the future, then by mid-season I'd like to see: 1. Marco's line seeing their ice time start creeping up at even strength (they're currently our 2nd best forward line) 2. Berggren getting top powerplay looks when guys like Kane, Raymond, Dcat, deal with injuries. 3. Edvinsson taking over the 2nd powerplay unit (Seider to the 1st) 4. Johansson as an everyday 3rd pair defender.
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You could see they were ready for vacation after that road trip. We outplayed Tampa but we were lackadaisical with the puck and the turnovers killed us.
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2025 Trade Deadline March 7 - Playoffs? Buy or Sell or Build?
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I don’t really know. With the cap set to go WAY up and all our good players locked in a low cost deals we could basically spend as much as we wanted so long as it didn’t hamstring us long term. I’d imagine he’ll be looking in the 12-13 million range. Steep price to pay but we could afford it and he’s an elite talent that would still be good for most of the deal. Him, Larkin, Ray, Mo, Simon, and Cossa/Augustine is a really good core group to contend with going forward. tl;dr I think he’ll sign somewhere for 7 years x 12-13 million… -
2025 Trade Deadline March 7 - Playoffs? Buy or Sell or Build?
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2025 Trade Deadline March 7 - Playoffs? Buy or Sell or Build?
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I’m calling it now. We will more or less stand pat at the deadline (maybe some minor moves) and then sign Rantanen in the offseason. -
2025 Trade Deadline March 7 - Playoffs? Buy or Sell or Build?
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What do you like about him and his game? -
This is the very definition of a trap game. Second half of a back to back, third game of the Western swing. We NEED these points. Gut check time for the boys! Also, let’s see how the Canucks look now that they traded the only player on their team who isn’t a big puss.
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That kid is about to be so pumped to learn about nitrous oxide lol
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Yep, that was a gutsy win. I love that this team is figuring out ways to get points. We are rolling right now.
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Well hopefully the site will get a little busier now that we are good again. That was a huge win for the boys.
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As of right now the Detroit Red Wings are in a playoff position. Unreal.
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I don’t know, but I do know the Wings are running on fumes right now.
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Yes, he did…allegedly.
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Pretty pumped to test ourselves against a top team on the road tonight. We've had big wins against Florida, Washington, and Tampa this year, but also recently got worked by Dallas and Tampa. Tonight is a true test, especially with a banged up roster. It would be easy to get overwhelmed by the Oilers early and phone it in the rest of the game. A win here would be HUGE for the Wings.
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GDT 1/30/25: Wings @ Oilers: The Best vs. the rest
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What a game! -
GDT 1/30/25: Wings @ Oilers: The Best vs. the rest
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Where’s Kane when we need him?!? -
GDT 1/30/25: Wings @ Oilers: The Best vs. the rest
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Wow, what a fun game! -
GDT 1/30/25: Wings @ Oilers: The Best vs. the rest
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Wings outshooting Edmonton 9-1 in the 3rd We look dangerous right now. -
GDT 1/30/25: Wings @ Oilers: The Best vs. the rest
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Johansson just defended McDavid one on one and stopped him. Unreal. -
GDT 1/30/25: Wings @ Oilers: The Best vs. the rest
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Damn, this is going to be a barn burner in the third. -
GDT 1/30/25: Wings @ Oilers: The Best vs. the rest
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Marco’s assist on the Larkin goal was pretty slick. -
GDT 1/30/25: Wings @ Oilers: The Best vs. the rest
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Ras!!!! -
GDT 1/30/25: Wings @ Oilers: The Best vs. the rest
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Wow, bad penalty for Seider to take there. Huge PK without our top killing defenseman.