MileHighWingsGuy

Think good thoughts, we got this!! The Wings will rise again!!

So when the GMs sit in a room for the reveal on television they know ahead of time if they are big winners or losers...

When the lottery is held behind closed doors it gets even more artificial. The whole NHL lottery system is horrid.

Looks like they approved the 24 team playoff! Let’s get going!!

Hope Yzerman is ready for this draft. 6 picks in the first 65 could be huge for this team.

I don't really care to be honest. It was painful to watch this last year and do take issue with teams close to the playoffs butt hurt because they don't have a shot at the top pick. If you have a team as bad as the Wings were you should have better than 18% odds.

I'm not sure why the NHL went to this every loser team gets a shot at #1 approach. To watch a team like the Redwings on ice every night with only an 18% chance at the number one slot seems like a horrid system to begin with. I hate the lottery format, everything is behind the scenes and seems very manipulated. GMs, ownership and the league should have a straight forward you finish last you pick first approach so there is no underlying doubt about any situation. The NFL has mastered the draft process, wish the NHL would follow suit.

Every day that passes moves us closer to the realization the league must implement a draft sequence in a timely manner. If the draft happens sometime in June as eluded to that puts the pressure on deciding the order and getting on with planning for the big event. If the league moves to the old format we draft first or second, any idea when that lottery would take place? I see each day passing as giving us better odds to land the first overall selection. Surprised there isn't greater conversation on this as I'm geeked for it!!

Which one still loves Jimi?

Team can't score goals and we trade a 30 goal scorer. You want true addition get rid of the idiot warming the bench in the coach's role. Its an embarrassment he's still got his job and worse that we debate whether he will still be here next year. Now back to the tank...

At what point do we fire the idiot behind the bench? Stop trading our talent, stop complaining about good young guys and get a staff to grow them. AA is gone, now we're onto Larkin and talking trash about him, good Lord this season has sucked!!

Was it the flawless backchecking that saved the other 3 goals? Wonder what 30 goal scorer Blashill will find to hide on the 3rd line now...huge void.

Well we traded AA might as well trade Larkin and maybe you can field a team of non-scoring back checkers that you all can drool over and save the rest of us time tuning in.

Kind of funny any member of this squad would talk trash about AA, like anyone had room to judge him. Everyone got their wish...all anyone could dream of the last two years was trading AA, well it’s happened boy this team sure will be fun to watch with him gone bet scoring and defense both improve!! Idiots. Hope he tears it up.

AA is one of the only things worth watching on this team, has been for a couple years. Hope Stevie doesn't pull the trigger if the return isn't right.

Live in Denver and will come back real fast...

Part of managements problem was holding on to Howard as a goalie. He's been done for a few years with no trade value. He was average at best when he was on top of his game. Playing Jimmy this year can be viewed as nothing more than a major push in the tankathon.

Do they not have anyone worth a damn they could call up for experience if nothing less? This is embarrassing.

Jimmy just standing there watching the game as the puck flies by him.

Top to bottom those lines are just pathetic. Yzerman has his work cut out with this mess.

All signs point to no

Blashill is calling people in the building searching for a new goalie...no backup so someone gets s chance I guess. Last seen Helm was headed back to the changing room....

Howard's in fine form with this defense again I see...

Really like the fact Yzerman is beginning to slowly make changes to this team. Excited to see this team take shape.

Brutal game. We need to find whoever puts the fix in for “the lottery” and start making payments to the plan now