LeftWinger

Hi y'all! What's going on in here?

If Yzerman would've won, he would've traded the pick to Vancouver for Pettersson, Hughes and 3 first round picks.

Ok, see, the NHL awards the team with the most obvious tank in league history. Plus here's your award for covering up sexual abuse for a decade. Welcome to R@petown Conor Bedard!

I feel the same. Unless we move up significantly of course. But if we hover around 9-11 I do believe Reinbacher is his pick. (Unless he's gone already) On Eliteprospects.com, he's ranked as high as 8th and as low as 35th in the various rankings.

Anybody going to watch the draft lottery tomorrow? I, for one, am not. I know our odds are only 5% but I'm just so tired of the same teams getting coddled and being awarded for tanking. I fully expect to be picking 11th come June, while Tank experts Montreal or Chicago, get awarded Bedard. God forbid Anaheim gets him...

Hronek replacement?

Yep! #ThanksHolland Thank God he's long gone!

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2023/03/robert-mastrosimone-unlikely-to-sign-with-detroit.html

Ok, since it's almost here, let's talk about all the goings on when it comes to Training Camp, PTO's and the Pre-Season leading up to The 2021-22 Season! Let's Go Red Wings!

So, who's left from the Holland Era? Larkin, Bertuzzi, Lindstrom. Rasmussen and Veleno I do believe.

what is this? Wow!

Do we sign them? Trade them? What do you feel their contracts will be, or what do you think a return in trade will be? I saw that Matt Boldy re-signed with Minnesota 7x$7M. What does that mean for contracts for our guys? Does that put Larkin near $9M? Does Bertuzzi get more than $7M? TDL Holland is looking for D and it's been said that he has inquired about Hronek. Would you send him to Edmonton if it got you a 1st or maybe Bouchard in return? Could we toss Zadina and some retained salary on Hronek to add Puljujarvi in order to clear cap space in Edmonton? to EDM : Hronek (retained salary) Zadina to DET : Bouchard, Puljujarvi, 1st? (maybe a 2nd instead)

Done deal.

Looks like prices are going up! Maybe Yzerman should consider trading a couple players. Haag, Sundqvist, Suter, Erne, Oesterle? Would've loved to have Cal Foote on the team, but I'm not sure how his dad would feel about wearing a Wings jersey during the fathers week. Or if I'd even wanna see him in one!

Could Yzerman be a buyer next Friday? https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroit-red-wings/red-wings-yzerman-eyeing-playoffs-as-trade-deadline-nears

This is basically what I said last week. Making the playoffs, losing in the 1st or not, is experience and it's progress. I'm not surprised he's taking this stance. Like it or not, this is the Yzerplan and this is progress. Its what he preached from day 1. Patience and seeing progress each year. I thinking if Bertuzzi isn't extended by the draft, he'll probably go right back on the block.

I wouldn't be surprised if a verbal agreement was in place that if he leads then into the playoffs, they'll revisit the $9M.

I have a feeling that since The Wings are only 3 points out of the wildcard spot with games in hand on The Isles, Caps and Panthers, we can forget about a Bertuzzi and/or Larkin trade. I feel that Yzerman is going to stand firm with this team (unless he dumps Vrana (unfortunately)) and IF they can squeak into that spot, it'll be a huge learning experience for this young team. Even if they don't make it, the experience they'll get by just being in the race is valuable! Yzerman made his UFA choices last summer with the intent on getting better and making progress. Well, being this close to the playoffs, and possible making it is the progress I believe he was looking for. Extending Maata only proves that he is very happy with this team and the additions he made. Of course, it may mean a 1st round exit, but it's still experience and gives them hunger to do even better next season. So with that, I am not sure Yzerman will be too active come March 3. He may be able to move Haag or Oesterle or even Ned and Erne, but I believe that both Larkin and Bertuzzi will get their extensions and be two of the cornerstones of this team going forward into glory. This is all just speculation on my end of course, but if you're this close to the playoffs, and possibly make it, why trade away one or two of the pieces that got you there? I get it, there is always the chance that they'll walk for free, and the TDL is when their value is highest, but if negotiations stall, they can always be dealt on draft day, or right up to before they become UFA. They return won't be as high as the TDL, but it would still be good, and they won't walk for free. Neither of them have NTC/NMC so there are 31 teams you can trade them to, I am sure someone will pay a good price for either of them at the draft. Give Larkin the 8x$9M and Bertuzzi 4x$6M.

I'm thinking this makes Larkin even more of a $9m player.

Really? I got Mo for $6.8M! He must of done better for you than he did for me!

Ok. I am not about getting fleeced!

This quote is from @kipwinger in the News From Around the League thread. I wouldn't be sad if Bertuzzi and Zadina were dealt. Bertuzzi still has some value and could fetch a pick and a prospect, Zadina I don't think would fetch too much by himself, but in a package, it could return some nice things! I'd still like to see what a package of Zadina and Hronek (with salary retained) would bring back. I know Hronek is finding his own lane now, but his value has never been higher. He is 3rd in scoring on the team and should surpass his point totals from last season. He cold be approaching his prime right now and just may be past it by time Detroit contends. So maybe trade him for a younger D prospect? Take on a bad salary, retain 50% and Yzerman could get a very nice return.

How about $8.75Mx8 which is a $70M contract. Give him a signing bonus and incentive bonus which equals a $76M ttl value, thus equaling a $9.5M possible AAV. That would make him more than happy, no?

Well Horvat just got 8x$8.5M, what does this mean for Larkin? https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1622327301219164160?t=jIhugq3dLL6aE2-gG0bLoA&s=19