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Castlegar boy... very interesting Could be Holland helping out a friend with his BC roots

In the end it will all come down to how Blashill distributes minutes

Nobody cares that Europe beat Sweden? Red Wings players fared quite well

Pretty boring games to open this tournament with on Saturday

Be very very happy if Vanek scores 50 points. That's best case scenario I predict he gets sheltered by Blashill but solidifies the third line and PP The constant change up of lines especially on the PP has to stop. Blashill has plenty of options at forward he needs to find something that will stick

You're setting yourself up to be disappointed in Vanek

Too bad the red wings can't draft a defensmen to replace these guys

This makes no sense Z was locked up long term and Dats resigned a contract

Hypothetical scenarios spoken like facts

Yeah good point. I think once we get past the excitement of hockey starting we'll see this tournament isn't going to be all that. Hopefully Larkin plays with a chip on his shoulder. Being the outsider with something to prove is a good mentality to have going forward

That suuuucks... Hopefully extra motivation. Larkin must be really disappointed hopefully he changes the coaches minds. This decision is purely based on hype

yeah why should they be gifted roster spots? Imagine Mantha stepping right into the NHL at 20? Look what happened to Jurco... Now look what happened to Tatar and Nyquist who had to fight for their roster spot. Mrazek etc. Having a tough lineup to make is good for development. It's about having a competitive culture

Zetts-Nielson-Nyquist Tatar-Larkin-Abby Mantha-AA-Vanek Sheahan-Glen-Helm Lots of depth at forward DD-Green Smith-Marchenko Kronwall-E Lots of questions on D. Can Green play efficiently enough at 20+ minutes a night? Can Kronwall bounce back and be a good top 4? Need another RH top 4 badly. Marchenko is likely over his head in the top 4. Adding a RH'd top 4 and ditching E really solidifies all three units Kind of crappy outlook as a fan. Only interested when they're contenders? Would you watch them be a lottery team like you wish they were? I enjoy these rebuilding years. For this first time since Steve Yzerman we're watching a 20 year old kid be the best player on the team. Mrazek, AA etc. Our best players are the youngest on the team

In the 2013 playoffs Jimmy was outstanding. Just about carried us to the conference finals as a 7 seed that had to win their final 3 games to even make the playoffs Been really excited for the start of the season so I've been watching old playoff Red Wings games. Rewatching that Ducks series in 2013. Was an incredible series and Z was so clutch

I'm almost positive Z and Kronwall opted out to better prepare themselves for the start of the season

I was hoping Larkin would play centre

Training camp starts tomorrow!

The Czech team will be interesting. So does the league have to shorten training camp in order to have this tournament?

Dekeseyer and him never clicked so they abandoned it pretty quickly. I think there's a quote from Holland last year after the signing where he said he was brought here to play with DD

Am I the only one who think Mike Green had a good season? He's low key the wings best defenseman

I somewhat agree but Mrazek still has a lot to prove imo. I think the wings best option is to just sit tight and hope Vegas takes Howard and Ericsson. I want to see Green and Smith play in the top 4 all year and so how our d looks

Problem is Winnipeg already has better wingers than Nyquist and Tatar plus more coming down the line Mrazek for Trouba + pick is the most realistic imo

I'll be rooting for team Larkin

What exactly is going to hold AA back from being a top six player? With his skill set I'll bank on him being a top six in his prime and that's a pretty modest prediction. Becoming a top six around the league isn't some amazing feat

Marchenko doesn't wow you but he's a lot better than any rookie defensemen the wings have brought up since Kronwall It's okay to be optimistic people it doesn't make you a worse fan than others