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Lots of teams could use a depth defensive center that is really good on face offs but with Glendening contract I don’t expect much of a return besides salary dump. The Wings don’t really need cap space or the roster spot for a young player so it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense especially since they just lost a center

The PP will be overhauled so Mantha’s position may change. But as far as 5 on 5 play goes I don’t think Mantha is forced to play a net front role by Blashill. It may just seem like that because that’s where he scores the majority of his goals. And has anyone ever though maybe that Mantha likes to play around the net?

It would be ridiculous to not have Hronek on the team considering the glaring need and what he did in his first year pro plus the logjam on D in GR

Happy with what management has been saying all offseason

Mantha is the only guy that can score on the PP as he is utilized. His PP numbers are great especially for how terrible the team is on the PP

Just trying to stir up s*** you know. I think it’s just a case of when fans are a fan of a player and they don’t turn out to be all that. I also get a little annoyed people think Blashill is one of the worst coaches in the league. Same people thought Baba was way overrated. I think blash has done a fine job. Made some mistakes as he is very inexperienced but has improved each year (maybe not with wins but I see improvement)

This is the official list of players that were ruined by coaching according to LGW : Brendan Smith Thomas Jurco Petr Mrazek Andreas Anthansiou ? Laying the foundation for Mantha when he never hits that 50 goal season mark

I would just be worried up a guy that’s suddenly stopped doing something where he scored 80 percent of his goals

I think he’ll have the easiest time scoring goals hovering around the crease and being that immovable object. That’s how he gets engaged and where he’s had consistent success. He has a great shot but he’s far from an elite sniper where he can just set up in the circles. He’ll find that balance because I believe he can be a really good possession player too. Blashill isn’t forbidding Mantha from leaving the front of the net. He’s free to play his game until he floats around looking for a pass. Because he has no impact on the game when he does this Check out his goals scored on youtube the last two years

Yes we need more perimeter players. Guys who score 30+ in the NHL don’t play on the perimeter

Yeah I think Ottawa will be the worst team in the league. If Carey Price bounces back then Montreal should improve but Holland is trying to win and these teams are trying to lose. I respect this approach but it’s frustrating to watch these teams get rewarded. Wings only hope is for goaltending to really s*** the bed which is entirely possible. I still hate to see the young guys not lead to some form of team success. It’s a double edged sword

Absolutely. Such a great mix of speed, size and skill. Checks all the boxes at forward

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I think Ras is penciled in for the top six. Anyone playing in the bottom six will have a hard time putting up points, especially a rookie that the team is counting on to impress as a rookie

I think Nielsen is a capable 2C. He kind of got screwed with his role on this team being used as a shut down player. With PP time and better line mates he’ll bounce back to his 50 point form. Move Helm back to center and maybe these overpaid guys can bounce back and become tradeable. Bertuzzi-Larkin-Mantha Rasmussen-Nielsen-Nyquist Anthanisou-Helm-Vanek Abdelkader-Glendening-Frk Pretty ugly and will looks even worse after the deadline. Replacing Nyquist and Vanek with Zadina and Svechnikov will be nice to see but it’s going to be a mess for a while. I think Svechnikov needs to get the Mantha treatment and get his s*** together in the AHL

I actually like AA and seeing how he develops is one of my biggest interests for next season. Some fans saying Blashill is dumb because he doesn’t let AA just go out there and wing it and try to score is just stupid. It’s actually detrimental for his career. He has a far better shot at becoming a solid two way player in the top six than scoring like Ovechkin (whose still miles better defensively that AA) Lets not forget he doesn’t score very much either. Until AA proves it he is just the Red Wings version of Emerson Etem. Casual fans were super high on him too when he first broke into the league

Franzen was the teams best goal scorer for 5 years and was great in both ends but apparently AA’s elite skill level allows him to not learn how to play defense and contribute anything other than 30 points a year. It’s actually insulting that people would expect someone who skates fast to do anything more than look for breakaways

Franzen was a 7th round 4th line grinder at that time. Comparing sophomore years makes AA look so much worse Franzen was in the lineup for his defensive game and developed into one the teams best goal scorers. AA’s offensive peak is comparable to a defense minded 4th liner. Congrats

Hard to say why Nyquist could never get back to his near 30 goal form. Maybe the NHL just figured him out? The Wings have lost a significant amount of offense since his first two seasons. Datsyuk, Franzen, Alfie... and then they were getting better production from the Defense and Z could really drive the whole offense. Gus used to make a killing on the PP too and now the PP is consistently one of the worst in the NHL. I guess it’s all relative to the state of the team. If Blashill can figure out how to get this team to score goals it will make everyone look a lot better

It was funny how AA had his KHL offer rescinded and then still went overseas to train with a team that had no desire to sign him. The whole ordeal made him look like an idiot

Imagine firing your coach for Dan Bylsma what is this world we’re in

Kickass just argues just to argue I don’t think he actually believes what he’s saying Fact is the best offensive players in the league are still a hundred times better defensively than AA. Not to even mention he’s a 35 point player at this point. The whole argument is ridiculous. AA has a lot to learn on both ends. Expecting more from a player is not a bad thing

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Pretty cheap was expecting 4M

Nobody seems to care that the Red Wings captain may or may not retire? Isn’t his decision supposed to be made in mid July?