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I would still like him here...sorry, don't want to offend anyone, but if he a Staal played as linemates the last 2 seasons, it would only HELP this team more because you could expect for TDA to play with him here (barring Blashill screwing things up) and he would have similar on ice output. I say trade them one of our 3rds and get him and a 4th. The only thing this would do for the expansion draft is expose both Lindstrom and Cholowski (in Yzerman was protecting one of those to begin with) and right now, that would not upset me. I like Stecher, Hronek and Merill on this team, next season replace Staal with Seider and the addition of TDA, you cannot argue that the D is better.

be glad that it wasn't Ken Holland that re-signed Mantha, he'd have a full NMC and it would've been 8 years!

Honestly, we should've snagged him off waivers. All Yzerman has to do is tell him, leave your dumb s*** at home, if ANY gets brought here, it's back to waivers (if that is possible.) ....Or it's curtains for you!

Does Jeff Blashill (and staff) still have a job today?

Hey! 5100 posts 3 posts Hmmmm.... strange things are happenin!

So these teams over the cap have until tomorrow to make their LTIR designations or make some deals. The only teams that I see that DO NOT have anyone even listed on IR is Toronto and Vegas, the others all have players listed on IR and for surely will move enough to the LTIR to get under. Interested in seeing what TOR and VEG do. All four of those guys would have to clear waivers, but with GR playing, and Yzerman wanting the kids playing (basically the ones with waiver exemption) then our Taxi squad is going to be filled with players that need to clear waivers no matter what. Here who I am going with: Elson Barber Criscuolo McIllrath Lashoff Pickard

all players on waivers today. Apologies for how small it may seem on your respective device. (that's what she said!) I see Loui Eriksson and Tyler Johnson. Anyone you'd nab? I have always like Fasching. I thought Matthew Peca was pretty good. If I HAD to pick someone, I'd nab those two just to get them in the organization.

to me, and this is just my opinion, it seems that Yzerman is pretty much done with Svechnikov. He probably isn't too worried about losing him on waivers.

wait, what? Ryan and Djoss are injured?

so with GR playing this season, and Yzerman wanting the kids (waiver exempt) to play instead of sitting, it seems we are going to have to fill the taxi squad with a bunch of players that we assume nobody will ****** off the waiver wire. Probably why he plucked Djoos so he could use players like Hicketts, McIllrath, Biega and Lashoff for the taxi squad. Probably means Ras, Brome and Smith go to GR as well. unless Svechnikov does not heal. of course what does this mean for players on loan? do they come back to The AHL? can they?

Not gonna miss Jimmy's hot garbage!

Vatanen goes to Jersey.

Ok, did some retooling so I have room to safely send some players down to the AHL: D Jacob Middleton for a 4th G in Josef Korenar from San Jose (giving me 2 G's for the AHL) D Robert Hagg for C German Rubtsov from Philly D Calvin De Haan for D Lucas Carlsson from Chicago D Kevin Shattenkirk for D Josh Mahura from Anaheim I am pretty happy with this team. Pretty competitive. Also, I am getting the 3rd pick of the draft (elite player) plus the 3rd pick in every round there-after.

True because you never know who exactly will be protected, I just had capfriendly do a quick protect on who they felt would be protected and picked from there. But if those players are available, nothing is really stopping Seattle from taking them. Except, like I said, the fact that they'd have to waive 5 D and only one has exemptions. I do think that Seattle will take more D with waiver exemptions. Of course there is also the "trade" scenario's offered to NOT take a certain player. Again, when you are doing the draft, they don't indicate who is waiver exempt (or IR) until you click on the "View Team" tab. I can always go back and swap out some D with some younger D from the same team that will be on the farm. I just gotta figure out which ones I want to keep!

I thought this was "who you pick?" as in if I was Seattle. Not who you protect! LOL! Here is my team if I were Seattle. I stayed away from pending UFA's except for one, I couldn't pass up on Adam Larsson., I just had capfriendly.com do a quick protect and chose from who was available. Obviously I had to choose some RFA's. I admit that I do not know a lot about some of the players I chose, but I went with an influx of vets and youth. I tried to stay away from huge contracts and too many players over 30. Go ahead do yours and lets see how close we are to the actual draft! (sorry for not having all the info, I tried to snip the entire page, but apparently it was too big to put on the post. I am under the cap by $19M. Also I didn't realize that Little and Girgensons were on the IR, it does not say it when you are drafting, but hopefully they aren't LTIR.) ..also I realized after the fact that I am going to have a lot of waiver issues when it comes to my D, only Foote is exempt. That is also some info that was not on the draft board. I am sure Seattle will select more players that don't have to clear waivers than I did...I am good up front and in G.

https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2021/01/swedish-free-agent-mathias-brome-making-case-to-stick-with-red-wings.html

Detroit will finish 10-13 from the bottom and win the draft lottery, drafting Owen Power. With their 2nd 1st rounder they draft Luke Hughes. With their 3rd 1st rounder they draft Aatu Raty. Yes, bold prediction they will have THREE 1st rounders ALL in the top 10! Wouldn't that be nice!

Agree! But at some point, he will no longer be waiver free. As a matter of fact, this is his last season to be waiver exempt, according to capfriendly. Also, if he doesn't make the team, or hold a spot all year, do you protect him at the expansion draft? Right now we (I am assuming) protect Hronek and Stecher, will Cholowski be the 3rd D or will that be Lindstrom? I am pretty sure DD won't be protected. For me, that is who it boils down to, Cholowski and Lindstrom battling for the final protection. Related to that, I have Svech and Smith battling for the final FWD protection as well. Obviously Greiss will get the G protection. But, yes, bottom line is THIS is the season that Cholowski needs to make the leap to either the NHL club OR top D prospect playing in GR.

https://www.wingingitinmotown.com/2017/5/12/15602822/2017-red-wings-draft-profile-michael-rasmussen-offers-size-and-skill-red-wings-covet https://www.tsn.ca/michael-rasmussen-centre-1.741814 ...again, I know there were other factors, need of a C, size, but it was eluded to many times, by Ken Holland himself too, that he is a PP specialist and huge net front presence. I do believe even Ken and Mickey mentioned it during that following the season, or on a draft wrap-up show. Maybe he's not a one trick pony, I hope he is not. Hopefully he makes the club and pushes Neilsen and Filppula out. FWIW, not that I matter, but when mocking up my protection list for Seattle, I always protect Ras. My debate is whether to protect Smith or Svech....but that is for another thread and another time!

...odd, that is what analysts talked about when he was drafted, NHL Network, TSN, Sportsnet, they all said Detroit was looking for a net front presence on the PP. I understand the things you pointed out and other reason's that made him a lottery pick, but there is no denying that he was drafted for his size, his PP points (which made up moist of his points) and the fact that (and it was referred to may times) Detroit hasn't had a PP specialist since Holmstrom retired.

True, I forgot about that extra pick.

and this is exactly why Holland drafted Rasmussen. I certainly hope he turns out to be a well rounded player, but if he is one dimensional (PP player) then I can live without him. re: Svechnikov, I say we trade the kid while he has "potential" value. But that is waning each season. I fear his time is short here as well. Maybe Yzerman can deal him to a Western Canada team, where is from, and maybe he can ignite some kind of career. I know drafts are crap shoots for the most part, but (I know Holland wanted to dump Pav's salary) most of us, if not all, wished that Holland would've just drafted Chychrun. Here's to hoping that we aren't saying the same thing about Zadina and Hughes 4-5 years from now.

I am surprised that Hoffman hasn't gone somewhere for a year by now. Unless teams are just waiting for camps to thin out, you would think that some team that he would want to play for would have offered him something he could live with. Yzerman should say here is $4M for a year ad we'll deal you at the TDL to a Cup favorite team, if we cannot get a trade you can go back to UFA in the summer. I am sure many teams have offered him deals similar, I just don't get what his hold up is...

PLD has re-signed in Columbus.