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Mcllelan comes in and seemingly saves the team... few months later and its in absolutely tatters again. Hmmmmm Its almost like... maybe we dont have a coaching problem? Maybe we have a roster problem? Its almost like failing to choose a teams direction leads to perpetual mediocre picks and mediocre talent, which pertually makes you mediocre, and therefore you perpetually draft more mediocre talent, and you perpetually end up with mediocre results... allowing to perpetually draft more mediocre talent. A cyclical self fufilling prophecy. This is a league designed for tanking or going all in. And that is why Yzerman has failed.

Shapiro is reporting Griffs may very well have MBN, ASP... AND Trey for the calder playoffs. Mrazek and Talbot deals end after next season. It would be excellent if the wings can get Trey inked this summer and get him to forego his junior college season. Talbot/Mrazek tandem in DET Cossa/Augustine tandem in GR With Cossa cycling into the DET lineup when Talbs and Mraz are getting gassed and hurt. With the real aim of him slowly prepping to take over the net after next season. At that point I think SY will seek a mentoring vet for Cossa to backstop him on a short term deal. Allowing Augustine to cook by himself in GR for at least a season or two before our holy tandem takes shape.

I was absolutely going to compare him to Walman in my post, but forgot. Thanks. I think there's a strong possibility he may very well be better than Walman as well. And it's doubtful TBL can retain him this summer. A 3 year deal for him would be superb this offseason. Yeah I dont see it. Not the MO of SYs build. I think it's important to note more than a few contracts end after NEXT season. Mostly at D. Holl, Chiarot, and Gustafsson only have 1 season left on defense. This is going to radically change the defense quickly, and I'm praying our griffs will be ready to fill those roles internally after next season. Eddog - Seider Ajo - Perbix Buium - ASP Wallinder A lot is going to depend on Ajo and ASPs development. Can AJo be better than just an upgraded Gustav Lindstrom? Can ASP survive a full NHL season and transition his game to the big time after one year in GR? If no on those we will likely be signing more stop gaps like Perbix/Chiarot etc...

Nathan Mackinnon and Sidney Crosby. Pregame meal: vegan lentil-based gluten-free spinach carbofagmo pasta and a water. Ovechkin and Kessel. Pregame meal: 12" subway cold cut combo with flaming hot cheetos and flat pepsi in a gatorade bottle. Guess who has more cups.

We had a good team, you stupid son of a b*tch! We had Hossa. We had Datsyuk. We had everything we needed, and it all ran like clockwork. You could've liked your team and won as many cups as you ever needed. It was perfect. But, no, you just had to overpay your depth players and sign washed vets longterm. You and your pride and your liking of your team! You just had to kick tires. If you'd actually scouted Zadina, and promoted SY and Nill, we'd all be fine right now.

It began with the forging of the great hoagies of power. 3 were given to the Phil Kessel... the coolest and most skilled of all out of shape fat guys. 7 to the Big Buff... destroyer of forwards and only black guy in Winnipeg. 9 to the Howie... who above all else desired food over career. Within these hoagies was bound the meats cheeses and skills to win the stanley cup. But they were all of them decieved... For another hoagie was forged. In the land of New Jersey, in the concession stands of the Prudential center, Fatso Brodeur cooked in secret a master hoagie more delicous than all others. And into it he poured all of his lust for his in-laws wives and hatred of Sean Avery.

Just realized Buchnelikov has another year on his KHL contract after this one. Probs doesnt come over till 26/27 season. Bummer.

Thinking seriously... What we're going to need next season is a RHD. We have enough forward prospects knocking on the door at this point. More Tarasenkos would only tie up and logjam us. At D on the other hand... Holl is our only RHD besides Seider rostered for next season. And you should want him scratched most nights anyway. Gus and Ajo can play their off-hand... but we shouldnt want that if we can prevent it. In fact Gus is better off as a regular scratch with Holl anyway. We also do not need a "PP specialist" at this point. Ghost and Gus were our bridge players for that role, but Eddogg has stepped up and taken over PP2 duties as hoped. ASP is an absolute beaut of a prospect, but we need to assume he will require time in GR for adjustment, development, and weight gain. It took a 6'6" stud in Eddogg 2 seasons in GR... it may very well take ASP longer. Therefore, allow me to introduce to you: Nick Perbix. RHD, 27 years old, 6'4" and 200+ lbs, drafted by Yzerman for Tampa in 2017, and has been used only in a 3rd pair role for Tampa. What I like about him: 1. Versatile - big, mobile, reliable, decently talented 2. Fancy stats - check em. They paint a very positive picture. Some of that could just be Tampa though... 3. More to give - this kid got to the NHL slowww. Stayed in college and earned a degree, so this is only his 3rd NHL season. And in those 3 seasons tampa has been forced to play him in a limited capacity behind already established players. He doesnt even play the PK regulary for tampa, but on most (less deep) teams I believe he would absolutely be a PK regular. Further, he's been a Dman who can put up points at every level. His numbers for TBL look modest at first glance, but if you look at his production per minutes played, his offense is actually quite good. He stinks like a player ready for a bigger role. 4. Because of how TBL has deployed him he will be more affordable in UFA. This is a smarter option than throwing $8 mil x 7 years at Chychrun. He can be signed on a short contract until ASP overtakes him. 5. His first name is Nicklaus... so he's basically Swedish (Minny boy) Chiarot - Seider Eddog - Perbix AJo - Gus/Holl This D lineup + only using the top4 for special teams

Kamloops just reported Emmitt Finnie is headed to GR. The legend of the Findog begins again.

I dont get why everyones interested in Chychrun. I have zero desire for another LHD. That said, I hate the caps. Oh Dylan Strome is too shiddy of a skater to play in the hawks top 6? Yeah hes our #1 scorer. Protas, our 4th line grinder, yeah hes our #2 scorer. Yeah we have two random goalies no one has ever heard of... theyre both great. Ovis like 300 years old but hes on pace for like 600 goals this season. Chychrun sucks at actually defending so we picked him up and told him "stop that" and now hes actually really good. Oh PLD? Yeah i guess hes been cancer on 3 different teams now but he tries with us.... lol They cant keep getting away with it

Now that Mrazek is back SY has a chance to do something incredible this offseason... Nyquist, Tatar, Mantha, and Glendening are all UFAs... DO IT. RUN IT BACK DADDY. BOYZ BACK IN TOWN. FUQQ IT! WHY NOT?

I agree. Detroit is soft and it's something we need to address in UFA. Someone mentioned grabbing Reaves on waivers a while back... that probably wasn't such a terrible idea... This is also why I absolutely think it's time to part ways with "Showtime". Cool having a (former) superstar on the roster, and the boys respect him and blah blah blah, but he is purelyyyyy finesse. Barely a spec of defense or grit to his game. We have offensive talent at this point so he's redundant. He also gave us a second chance this year to do something and we blew it... I just think from both parties perspective its time to part ways. Not to mention... his qutting on Lalonde this year REALLY rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe Newsy really was absolutely regarded... but you dont quit. IDGAF that youre Patrick 50in07 Kane or what. I honestly think SY should have fired Newsy AND traded Kane at that point. But I digress... There's a few players I wouldn't mind replacing Kane and Motte with this year: 1. Sam Bennett - should be target #1 IMHO. Fits our timeline and age group and he's a gritty SOB who can still score. 2. Brad Marchand - he's a dick/rat whatever, but he's a phenomenal player and great person/leader off the ice. His spending time with newly drafted prospects in order to teach them "how to be a bruin" really sold me on his character. 3. Tanner Jeanott - on a reasonable 4th line contract he would add a nice wallup to the lineup. Can have Mottes spot.

When it comes to Kane, I just don't understand why he'd stay at this point. Last year we barely missed the playoffs and it seemed like we barelyyyyy got him to come back... now we're farther away from the playoffs. If he wants to stay, great, but at this point I'm happy to give his roster postion to a player who might actually be here in a few years as well. Tarasenko has been a big let down fersure. But he's a cup winning vet with 1 year left. I think we should just keep as a papa (and mentor to buchnelikov) in the lockerroom and avoid the buyout. Holl, kinda the same, I would probably keep as well. Serviceable 6/7 guy. But only to avoid the buyout and keep some stability in the room while we transition. Again, its only 1 more year we gotta put up with him. GUSTAFSSON SHOULD BE PUNTED INTO THE FUQQING SUN. Full buyout ASAP. He's not holding his own or delivering on the offense we specifically signed him for. Release: F Kane, F Smith, F Motte, D Petry, G Lyon, F Hanas, F Tralmarks, F Snively, F Gettinger, D Viro, D Rafferty, G Alexander and G Campbell. Re-sign: F Berggren, F Soderblom, D Johansson, D Lagesson, D Tuomisto Add prospects: F Savage, F Buchnelikov, F Kiiskinen, F Brandsegg-Nygaard, and D Sandin-Pellika Buyout: D Gustafsson Sign UFAs: 2nd pair RHD + various GR depth Kasper - DBoss - Ray DCat - JTC - Berggren Ras - Copp - Tarasenko Soderblom - Shine - Mazur Extras: Danielson, Lombardi, Watson Chiarot - Seider Eddogg - UFA RHD AJo - Holl Extras: Lagesson, ASP Talbot/Mrazek Extras: Cossa/Gylander

Wings have 3 players with expiring rights this summer: Sam Stange, Liam Dower-Nilsson, and Red Savage. Savage - 22 years old. Just captained MSU to a big10 championship. Easy sign IMO. He's probably a forever AHL/ECHL guy... however he's too much of a cultural fit to pass on IMO. Leader, grew up in MI, playing with Augustine... maybe one day he's a Drew Miller, worst case scenario he's a Brian Lashoff type. Liam Dower-Nilsson - just isnt that good unfortunately... only reason to sign IMO would be as a show of good faith to his younger brother Noah... who is the better player IMO... but also not super special. If there's doubts about Noah then just pass entirely I think. Sam Stange - interesting one here. 24 years old now and sorta forgotten about. But he just transfered from Wisconsin to Nebraska-Omaha this year and suddenly he's dominant, and the best player on that team. He's probably going to slip through the cracks and go un-signed, but, sorta like Savage, i'd rather the wings take a flyer on him then sign more Eduards Tralmarks, Alexandre Doucets, and Hunter Johannes's... guys who are clearly just fillers.

As others have mentioned... MBN and ASP will likely finish their seasons with the Griffins. But the other two whom seem just as ready are Kiiskinen and Buchnelikov. If they are not signed nowish, or at the very least this summer, I'd be super surprised. I really don't see much of a reason to sign ANY UFAs this summer... maybe some Austin Watson types just for competition, but we dont need any big term comitments IMHO.

Was in Detroit briefly and got last min tix to the Buffalo game off a scalper Sit next to two 10/10 cuties in Peterka jerseys Ask them what is Peterka's role on the team? They don't understand Spend 30 minutes breaking down the difference between powerFs v snipers, top 6 v bottom 6, what a forecheck is, etc... "Idk dude, he's good" Watch game He's a top6 shooter Where were you when you realized puck bunnies destroyed our sport?

Straight outta Detroit. 7+ years with the Griffs. Absolutely rocking it. Showing what "giving a s***" looks like. I dont know why we dont round out roster with guys like this. Absolute DOG. Shinedog.

Anton Johansson signed to ELC. Kinda a dark horse for us. Big shutdown guy. Doesnt get the point scoring attention. Believe I had him ranked as our #3 D prospect a few years ago (before ASP and the crowd)

And now Stuard... colts fans saying similar things to Lopez. Criminally underrated balls to the wall LB. Nice.

Grets should lose the record cause he's maga Ovi shouldnt win the record cause he's Putin Truly dark times for the 51st state

So... looking at the offseason. Kane, Petry, and Lyon are probably gone. The dream is dead for Kane. He barely re-signed last year, he likely will want to pursue with a better team next year. Petry sucks. Prolly retires. With Mrazek acquired and Cossa on the doorstep, I dont see the wing paying Lyon. Good luck in UFA bro. Craig Smith prolly also retiring. Motte can come back if he's cheap again. At D, ASP will prolly take Petry's place. I think Wallinder and Buium should seriously be considered for spots as well. At F, Mazur and Soderblom will prolly get permamanent spots. At G, Cossa will likely be waiting in the wings if either talbot or mrazek falter. If Yzerman signs more tarasenkos i swear to god i will lose my sheet.

Interesting tidbit Rasmus Kagstrom of Skelleftea tweets that the plan for ASP is to finish the season in NA as soon as swede playoffs are over. He would be a huge shot in the arm for this team.

Tires, kicked Team, liked Enforcer, power play Juk, fugging pot Yup It's dead wings time

Pretty darn happy with the lions offseason so far. Lalonde joked about bringing in Campbell to inspire the boys. But now I'm thinking Illitch should bring in Brad Holmes to show SY how to GM... Biggest offseason issue = CB1 Brad handled this masterfully. Carlton Davis's contract was up and he went all aggro saying he would no longer take team friendly deals. So Davis signed with the Pats and we signed former Jet DJ Reed (yes we now have DJ Reader and DJ Reed on the team). In doing so we saved 12 million dollars, gained a compensation 3rd round pick, AND got the better back. DJ Reed is hungry to win, and he took the team friendly deal that Davis wouldnt. Absolute A+ move by the Lions. Signing NT Roy Lopez from the Texans Sneaky good move. Tex fans are saying this guy is criminally underrated. I watched a video they (texans) put out about his personal life earlier this year. This guy literally does nothing but train and chill with his family. Like he literally says my mom and my sisters are my best friends and I hang out with them everyday... after I train with my cousins of course. He fits the Lions culture perfectly. Hardworking family man. He probably wont start on the DL, but as a depth piece hes going to be pivotal if our future is anything like last year. McNeil and Reader probs start, with Wingo and Lopez subbing in. I suspect Broderic Martin will get cut. Shocker: Z Smith cut Didnt see this coming. Smith played well and definately seemed well liked. However his departure saves 11 million over 2 years. Unfortunately we are at the stage where our big players contracts are forcing us to be frugal in other places. Because of this we need another edge rusher all of the sudden, like bad. I highly suspect this need will be addressed at the draft, and we will select a first round DE to pair wity Hutch. Despite the disspointing end to an amazing run last year, we have only gotten better. And the injury bug couldnt possibly hit that hard again. Plan the parade.

Hockey guys breakdown of the wings struggles is pretty brutal. One thing he flat out admits = Larkin is not a 1C. Something a lot of fans have been trying to get across for years... We've essentially built this teams foundation on a pillar thats not strong enough. Trotting out a 2C and pretending he's a 1C has not worked for an entire DECADE now. That's how long it's been. Time to wake TFU. >just get a 1C then Pretty much impossible unless you draft one high. And unfortunately we are now setup for perpetual mediocrity drafting outside the top 10. And even worse, the oppurtunity to correct this error has come and gone. Larkin should have been sold in 2023 for multiple chests of gold, instead of being re-signed to a massive contract with an NTC that takes him till 2031. The picks gained from that would have accelerated the build massively, hurt us in the short term, but it would have reset our foundation (away from holland era, and towards SY era). Seider is turning 24 and Raymond is turning 23 within the month. Theyre in their prime, and we are no closer to the playoffs and trending worse. And strategically, this team is worse off than a basement team drafting high. >but yzerman didnt win a cup until he was 384 years old! LARKIN. AINT. YZERMAN. I said it years ago, this team will not win a cup with Larkin on the roster. At this point we are stalling so Pizzaman could keep his top jersey seller on the team. Until this fundamental problem is adressed we are wasting our time. Unfortunately I dont think SY can do anything meaningful to address it anymore. Thank gosh the lions are good.