Dabura

Skating in cement. Bad first passes, bad second passes. Losing battles and races. Clean it up, boys.

hai~

We do not have a transition game right now. Need to find it.

Obligatory dumb momentum-killing penalty. PK Jimmy coming up big early.

Green with the assist. Karlsson, Ekblad...you will know Athanasiou by the trail of Norris-caliber dead.

ATHANASIOU! 1-0!

How many goals will Vincent Trocheck score tonight and how many times will we hear about his Michigan connections?

Carley Johnston is best girl. This is facts.

I'm starting to kinda lean in this direction as I learn more and more about more and more of these players. I mean, let me be clear: I'm not uninspired by Svechnikov, Boqvist, Zadina, Hughes, Tkachuk. Far from it. To me, they're looking like your safest bets for a franchise cornerstone player right now (beyond Dahlin, of course). They're all exciting, they're all tantalizing, any one of them would be a huge addition to the Wings' system. At the same time, though, what makes this draft class special -- IMO, the reason why this is widely considered an extremely deep class -- is that there isn't necessarily going to be much talent separation between, say, #5 and #20. We're looking at a very big pool of very good players, a much bigger pool than we're used to seeing. If Evan Bouchard (who, like I've said, I'm really high on) were in last year's class, he probably would've gone in the top ten. Joe Veleno might've been a top-five pick last year. But, as things currently stand, Bouchard and Veleno and a busload of similarly high-end-yet-surprisingly-underhyped players are kind of stuck in the shadow of some players who really might not be any better than them. Bouchard, Veleno, et al. aren't the dazzling offense-weighted weapons that guys like Boqvist and Zadina are, but you could be on to something when you say they're more well-rounded and perhaps more desirable because of it. I'll put it this way: anyone who gets taken within the first 45 selections in this draft has the potential to become a big-time impact player in the NHL. That's the case with every draft, but I think it's especially true this time around. I'm expecting this draft to produce a relatively high number of homeruns and I'm expecting many of them to be sleepers. Wings fans won't want to hear it, but trading down could be the smart play here.

If AA's unhappy in Detroit and we couldn't get a 1st for him, I'd be ok with an AA-Duclair swap. Seems like they're roughly the same player.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/analyzing-10-players-available-nhl-trade-rental-market/ There aren’t many rental defencemen out there who can play above the third pair and while Green might be the exception, he’s also a specialist. Detroit has leaned heavily on him this year and he’s been a good offensive producer. Unfortunately he’s well below average by virtually any defensive metric, and on a contender he’s probably better suited to a role as a No. 4/5 even-strength defender and power play specialist. The goalie rental market is uninspired this year. Mrazek, the one-time Detroit starter, is the best of the lot. He’s a restricted free agent who likely won’t be qualified at his $4 million salary this summer after two very difficult years. What makes him interesting is that he’s just 25 and had a really good year as a starter in 2015-16. He also has an impressive playoff history, and could be an upgrade as a backup somewhere.

https://twitter.com/usahockey/status/947924744426356742/photo/1 Two players are former peewee teammates of mine (Kolarik and Gunderson). Awesome surprise to see their names on the roster. I had no idea they were even on the radar. The no NHL thing really sucks. But it does give some good people a chance to do great things on a huge stage.

Bring back Manny Legace.

Larkin with the assist. Two goals for AA. Could've easily had four. Wings now have their first three-game winning streak of the season. WOOO!

ATHANASIOU! WINGS IN OT!

OT

Sens score. 1-1.

End of 2nd. Wings lead 1-0. We should have eight goals. Our season in a nutshell, I suppose.

PP

End of 1st. Wings lead 1-0. Mantha-Athanasiou-Frk line looking really good. Mantha and AA have undeniable chemistry.

`Mantha and Frk with the assists. Karlsson is lazy and he sux.

ATHANASIOU! 1-0!

Damn, that would've been a sweet-ass butt goal.