Red Wings acquire Marek Zidlicky from NJ for Cond. 2016 3rd Round Pick

[HockeytownRules19 902]

Ansar Khan ‏@AnsarKhanMLive 2m2 minutes ago

Wings have acquired RH shooting Marek Zidlicky from New Jersey for third rounder in 2016.

Great Deal!

[Wings_Toledo 233]

Nice!

[hankzet40 233]

I like it. Two good moves. Nice work Kenny.

[Dominator2005 558]

Nice

[kipwinger 8,807]

Pick becomes a 2nd if we reach the finals.

I don't understand this year's deadline strategy. Not at all. I don't hate it, but I don't get it.

[DickieDunn 2,571]

A few days ago but said Cole and Zidlicky both made sense. Hopefully they work out.

[HockeytownRules19 902]

Great Trade Deadline for Kenny Holland!

[dirtydangles 1,328]

Good deal - not a permanent fix. Glad we didn't give any prospects.

Holland still needs to do something significant this offseason to fix the back end for more than a couple months.

[fixxxer 11]

Safe option and didn't have to give up much for it.I kinda wanted Green but oh well.

[LeftWinger 5,179]

just want to give a huge kudo to Kenny for not caving in a trading our top prospects! He made the team better with both Cole and Zidlicky! Lost nobody of significance doing so either! Thank you Kenny! Lets Go Wings! Bring on the NHL!

[Opie 308]

Very solid deal, best part of all is this eliminates the Phanooops possibility!

[rick zombo 3,739]

Loving me some Kenny this deadline.

[Nyquistfan14 489]

I called that trade, zids for a 3rd

[Carman 387]

Awesome, Zidlicky has been a very good puck moving defenseman for a long time. He could really shine here, still put up .37 PPG this year on the third worst offense. Should be a big short term upgrade for our defense this year, without losing any defensive talent in the pipeline.

[HockeytownRules19 902]

Bill Roose saying two picks?

The Wheel Deal ‏@Bill_Roose

#RedWings have landed a right-handed shooting D-man, Marek Zidlicky from NJD for 2015 conditional second-rounder and 2016 third-rounder.

[puckbags 863]

Pick becomes a 2nd if we reach the finals.

I don't understand this year's deadline strategy. Not at all. I don't hate it, but I don't get it.

What is there to get? We picked up 2 legit veteran players and gave up prospects who are clearly not even close to playing in the NHL. We gave up a couple of picks which we can afford to do considering our prospect pool is pretty damn deep. It's all about what you can afford to give up and what you need. We needed another right handed d man and got one.

[wings_fanatic 677]

Excellent trade by Ken Holland. He has done a really good job this year and I think, if healthy, this team will be a force in the playoffs.

[jimmyemeryhunter 2,747]

Bill Roose saying two picks?

The Wheel Deal ‏@Bill_Roose

#RedWings have landed a right-handed shooting D-man, Marek Zidlicky from NJD for 2015 conditional second-rounder and 2016 third-rounder.

We don't have a second rounder this year, so he's gotta be wrong.

[amato 3,210]

Excited to see these two guys in Detroit.. and didn't have to give up much. Good work Kenny.

[frankgrimes 1,836]

Third would have been fine but I don't like the added second rounder..wings won't have a second rounder this year and probably aren't getting a nice top 15 pick.

[dirtydangles 1,328]

Kenny still needs to go after Green this summer but this is a good band-aid fix for now.

[marcaractac 3,963]

Bill Roose saying two picks?

The Wheel Deal ‏@Bill_Roose

#RedWings have landed a right-handed shooting D-man, Marek Zidlicky from NJD for 2015 conditional second-rounder and 2016 third-rounder.

The 3rd becomes a 2nd if the Wings make the finals

[Opie 308]

Bill Roose saying two picks?

The Wheel Deal ‏@Bill_Roose

#RedWings have landed a right-handed shooting D-man, Marek Zidlicky from NJD for 2015 conditional second-rounder and 2016 third-rounder.

I think he meant to say 2016 conditional 3rd (could be a 2nd)

[FifeHockeyNut 57]

Kenny's done a good job here. All in we've not given any real assets today and brought in some solid pieces to strengthen our team.

[The Greek 323]

Where does he slide in?