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The more I read about Byram, he's the player most I want outside of the top 2. I just feel like we really need a home run hit at D for once and he appears to be the best D in the draft. I was hyped as anyone about getting Zadina, but I felt a small sting about RedWings letting Q.Hughes pass by.
As for the top 2. I am starting to lend in favor of Kakko over Hughes, but I really don't know which is better. I guess I feel safer with Kakko. I would be hyped for either one to be honest.
Another player I am starting to really like a lot is Podkolzin. I think if ( which most will be ) Hughes, Kakko, Cozens, Byram are gone Podkolzin my dark horse. Something about him screams you'll be sorry if you don't pick me if you get the chance between 4-7.
If we fall back to 7, I would be more than happy if we draft any of Cozens, Podkolzin or Byram. Any of them falling in our laps at 7 to me would be like Zadina falling into our laps all over again.
1st-2nd Kakko - Hughes tied
3rd-4th Cozens - Byram tied 
5th - Podkolzin
That would be my rankings right now I think. Can't wait for the draft!
 

Going to be a rough summer if Yzerman ends up in NY...

Have you considered applying for a GM position? Because this comment just changed my entire perspective. Major paradigm shift moment.
"Abby is underpaid" How did I not see it before? You may be the chosen one the LGW gods foretold of.

Pittsburgh fan on here.  That's cool.

Lol, wow.

I have mix feelings about it. Losing ******* sucks, as a fan of pretty much all of Detroit sports anyone like wise, we've had more than our fair share of it. So yea I get pretty happy when the RedWings win. 
It sucks the Wings were trash for 70+ games and now starting to look like something of a team. Meanwhile our chances of a top 3 pick. With many of us drooling over for most of the season, something to be somewhat excited about, is slipping away. So I kind of get both sides of it. Some are just little more extreme....
Regardless I am just ready for next season already and can only hope we draft the next Elias Pettersson of the draft if we don't win the lottery. 
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It's 2019 and The Red Wings have a Bertuzzi, Chelios, Holmstrom, and Lindstrom in the system...

But the Wings never had a chance. Not like they passed on the guy. 
What exactly are we trying to figure out here? That people are wrong sometimes? 

I couldn't disagree more. I paid a couple hundred bucks between tickets, parking, concessions, and souvenirs to see a game earlier this season, and I sure as h*** didn't go to the game to watch them lose.

We should only draft goalies in this draft.

I mainly hope we don't get screwed in the lottery and lose position, from where ever we finish. 
The more I hear about Kaapo Kakko the more I as well hope we land the 2nd overall pick. If we get lucky with the 1st overall, I am good with Hughes obviously, but I would be fairly happy with Kakko as well. I honestly don't know which is better. Outside of them two if we don't land the 1st or 2nd pick, I like what I hear about Podkolzin.
I don't know if it was in this thread, but I know someone around here said they think the Wings should start drafting at least 1 goalie every year. I hope they do as well, I don't really care who. Just start stock stockpiling and hope for one to turn out. Spend a 3rd or 4th rounder on the best goalie available for the next 3 seasons and pry I say.

Where is @ChristopherReevesLegs?
I hope he plays. F*** it, throw Witkowski and McIlrath out there and tell them to wreck havoc...

I mean, if you're not following the GDTs here and you're not reading any blogs and you're not following the Wings on any social media platforms and you're basically not communicating with any Wings fans on any level and you didn't see any of Zadina's NHL stint, I can maybe understand how the idea that Zadina had a pretty good nine games might strike you as crazy.
Blashill has no problem with mentioning things a young prospect has to work on. He has no problem saying a prospect needs to work on his defensive game.
That being said, Blashill's messaging about Zadina has been consistent and consistently positive: "His defensive game isn't a concern, his all-around game is pretty good, we just want him to work on being extremely dangerous offensively. And that's just a matter of him getting used to pro hockey." He says some variation on this every time he talks about Zadina. Every single time. I don't believe for one second that he's simply being kind to Zadina in public "because 6th overall."
I've seen him with the Mooseheads. I've seen him with the Griffins. I watched every game of his nine-game stint with the Wings. I'm pretty familiar with this player.
You seem to be basing everything on just his time with the Mooseheads. And you seem to be the one who's hung up on "his draft position and little else." I mean, that's why you keep calling him a bust, right? Because we drafted him 6th overall and you don't think he was worth the 6th overall pick. Right?
No, I play it off like you have a half-baked impression of him based on some QMJHL viewings and you're going to cling to that impression no matter what, because you're that committed to your craft. That craft being trolling.

My favorite Red Wings music video.
 

Was this post necessary?  Absolutely not 

Anyone else hate Blashill’s head? 

I am just sick of Blash voice at this point. Anytime I hear or see him, I just mute the TV until he's off the screen. I don't care to hear a single word he has to say. 
Same would be said for Babs.
 

Spencer Knight is the big name. Seems like he's destined to go in the 1st round, possibly in the top 10 but more likely in the middle or second half of the 1st round.

Bah, I really wanted the redwings to win this one. This is the one game all month looking ahead I cared about winning.
 
 

Hope everyone well, everyone they know is well. Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to wish all the LGW fans on here a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!  
Keep on Tankin!!!

HYPE!
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy New Year!

What everyone else has said...Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to all!

Merry Christmas everyone!
 
i hope everyone has a wonderful, happy, healthy, and safe holiday.

Hope everyone well, everyone they know is well. Merry Christmas!