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Stupidity

I still can't get over the fact the worst team in a generation is trying to read the tea leaves so they don't F-up the 4th over all pick. Meanwhile a team that was literally twice as good as they were picks first.

That's awesome!

I really don't want Perfetti, I'm just not sold on him... I'd like to see one of Raymond, Drysdale or Rossi (in no particular order)

Looking at Columbus' goalie situation... Korpisalo and Elvis are both 26 and both seem like starter material... I'd love to see us add one of those guys... mind you I don't know if Columbus would want to part with either since they are both inexpensive. Next year they both get raises and total 6.8M

Larkin/Turris would be a good platoon 2C combo, in the absence of a legit 1C.

Wow the Rags have had 2 huge jumps in the lotto in consecutive years... I wonder what that must feel like!?! They must be as + as we are - in position the last 4 years.

I think at this point... the statistical probably of what's happend to us in the draft lottery over the past 4 years clearly indicates someone has their hand on the scale.

Larkin is a really good 2C or a platoon 1C with, well another Larkin type. We need a dynamic player or two. We have alot of 2nd and and 3rd liners in our rebuild we NEED elite skill... which is why sliding to 4th was such a kick in the nuts... we'll probably get a good player but we'll only know in 3 years time. I'm in.

Vernon played the majority of his career before the DPE, Cujo played 70% on the DPE and Ozzie played almost entirely in the DPE. Of those 3 I Think Vernon and Ozzie are hall worthy, in that order, Cujo not so much... He may get some kudos for the 1996 World Cup and Championships but he didn't win anything.

Of course you'd argue, that's your default setting... however Vernie was right there numerically with the guys of his era and was out conn smythe winner. He also played against those stacked Oilers teams more than say Patty Roy... his numbers are as good or better than guys like Fuhr. If Vernie wasn't elite he was what every comes just before it.

Mike Vernon is the most underrated goalie of his era, he should be in the HOF. I'm with you on Osgood though.

Thank god we have that rigged draft lotto to prevent teams from tanking... https://www.nhl.com/news/blackhawks-crawford-ruled-unfit-to-play/c-317401792

Good talk.

I was referencing Shawshank.

With the current "leadership" in the NHL the Wings getting screwed is a foregone conclusion.

I think the Vancouver pick is lottery protected... Well since we got screwed in 2020... https://detroitsportsnation.com/2021-way-early-nhl-mock-draft-red-wings-selecting-no-1-ranked-prospect/apowell/detroit-red-wings-news/07/07/2020/228671/

It'll take 20 years, a poster and narration by Morgan Freeman...

I have a theory that @ChristopherReevesLegs and @krsmith17 are two competing personalities trapped in the same body and use the same device to unknowingly argue with each on here.

^^^Literally all of this! We need so many picks that the league can't work out how to f*** us in the lotto. The only UFA we should sign is a goalie... and at this point it might as well be Howard, or Ayers (remember that guy) why not? Just a warm body to spell off Bernier.

What I find interesting is just how many of us expected it... not just that we would drop, but drop the max. I was telling the guys at the golf course this would happen in early June and they thought I was nuts... I handed out the "I told you so's" lol

Keep dreaming... we're way closer to a rebuild reset than being a rising team. At this point we have to commit to stripping it down; going the UFA route only makes us average.

You're more positive than I am... I think the drop to 4th has really hurt this franchise and IF that is combined with an already good team within our division getting the 1st pick that's going to really hurt. IF Toronto gets that pick for example, it gets them out of cap hell... they get a star player on an ELC and can trade a player or two for futures, extending their window.... not to mention we play teams within our division 4 or 5 times a season. Seeing Lafreniere in a visitor jersey 4 or 5 times a season would be such a kick in the nuts.

People may interpret this a a good thing but for me it's a huge RED flag... it screams late 90's/2000's Oliers good old boys club to me.

Leaving the bait on the line... NICE