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

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Yeah, I hope so haha

Im actually on board with a Kronwall - Smith pairing. Have wanted it for awhile. Ericsson should be nowhere near the top 4.

Im not exactly a Smith fan but he needs offensive situations in order to be at his best

The reason I would object right now is that Kronwall has seemed uncomfortable recently probably with having an unreliable partner so maybe DK would be a better partner right now until Kronwall gets his game back

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I'd like to see

Kronwall Marchenko

Dekeyser Quincey

Ericsson Zids

Put Smith in for Ericsson and that looks good. Good enough for what we have to work with anyways. Holland def did'nt prepare this team for Lidstrom's retirement like he should have. That's a big reason why our D has problems. I think he thought Kronwall was going to step up and be alot more than he has been.

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So, is it safe to say that Marek Zidlicky ******* rules or what? Makes me drool thinking about what might have been had we been able to get our hands on him earlier.

Both of these trades are working out for us pretty mightily. Kudos to Ken Holland. At the deadline I said that both trades addressed needs, but didn't address them enough.

Boy was I wrong.

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So, is it safe to say that Marek Zidlickyf****** rules or what? Makes me drool thinking about what might have been had we been able to get our hands on him earlier.

Both of these trades are working out for us pretty mightily. Kudos to Ken Holland. At the deadline I said that both trades addressed needs, but didn't address them enough.

Boy was I wrong.

Yeah I like him, hes better offensively then I thought he would be. He fits in well and fills a hole for sure

His only knock is hes not great in his own zone, but I wouldn't say to the point where hes a liability. Definitely not a PKer though haha

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Yeah I like him, hes better offensively then I thought he would be. He fits in well and fills a hole for sure

His only knock is hes not great in his own zone, but I wouldn't say to the point where hes a liability. Definitely not a PKer though haha

Neither he nor Smith are great defensively, but that's not really their purpose. They don't start in the D zone much anyway, so it's not really an issue. I mean, Zidlicky is clearly making a difference for the team, and Smith is much better with a rightly than without one, so I'd just keep doing what they're doing with that third pair. Give them opportunities to impact the game in the offensive and neutral zones, and keep them out of the d-zone as much as possible.

Seems like a recipe for success.

Ken Holland wins again.

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So, is it safe to say that Marek Zidlickyf****** rules or what? Makes me drool thinking about what might have been had we been able to get our hands on him earlier.

Both of these trades are working out for us pretty mightily. Kudos to Ken Holland. At the deadline I said that both trades addressed needs, but didn't address them enough.

Boy was I wrong.

Same here........I knew he was good, but didnt realize this is the type of impact he was going to make at his age!

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Same here........I knew he was good, but didnt realize this is the type of impact he was going to make at his age!

He's just so frickin' smart, and his ability to read our skill guys is incredible. He said as much after yesterday's game, but it was pretty obvious from the get go. I've said before that Kronwall is so good with Dats and Z that they should be the Euro triplets, but Zidlicky is just as good with those guys.

Or maybe it's just been a while since we've seen good offensive defensemen so it just seems remarkable lol.

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He's just so frickin' smart, and his ability to read our skill guys is incredible. He said as much after yesterday's game, but it was pretty obvious from the get go. I've said before that Kronwall is so good with Dats and Z that they should be the Euro triplets, but Zidlicky is just as good with those guys.

Or maybe it's just been a while since we've seen good offensive defensemen so it just seems remarkable lol.

I like how our pairings are working and have no problem with them continuing. But I think it could be potentially a crazy dangerous pairing if Kronwall and Zidlicky were put together

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I like how our pairings are working and have no problem with them continuing. But I think it could be potentially a crazy dangerous pairing if Kronwall and Zidlicky were put together

Chances are he wouldn't be playing this well if asked to be a top line defender. He couldn't start 75% of the time in the O-zone as a top line defender. Which means his offense would likely sag, and he'd get exposed more defensively.

From a recent TSN article:

Marek Zidlicky – The veteran, and newly-acquired, Red Wings defenceman paced the attack with a goal and two assists in Sunday’s 5-1 win at Pittsburgh. Since coming over from New Jersey, Zidlicky has seven points (3 G, 4 A) in seven games, with five of those points coming on the power play. While the ice has been tilted in his favour, with 75.0% offensive zone starts in Detroit, Zidlicky has put up strong possession numbers (59.9 SAT%, +6.3% Rel. SAT%) in seven games with the Wings. It didn’t take much, considering how left-handed the Red Wings blueline has been in recent seasons, but Zidlicky is already the top-scoring right-handed defenceman for Detroit over the past three seasons.

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Chances are he wouldn't be playing this well if asked to be a top line defender. He couldn't start 75% of the time in the O-zone as a top line defender. Which means his offense would likely sag, and he'd get exposed more defensively.

From a recent TSN article:

Marek Zidlicky The veteran, and newly-acquired, Red Wings defenceman paced the attack with a goal and two assists in Sundays 5-1 win at Pittsburgh. Since coming over from New Jersey, Zidlicky has seven points (3 G, 4 A) in seven games, with five of those points coming on the power play. While the ice has been tilted in his favour, with 75.0% offensive zone starts in Detroit, Zidlicky has put up strong possession numbers (59.9 SAT%, +6.3% Rel. SAT%) in seven games with the Wings. It didnt take much, considering how left-handed the Red Wings blueline has been in recent seasons, but Zidlicky is already the top-scoring right-handed defenceman for Detroit over the past three seasons.

Yeah maybe it would work if it was a PP pair

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Yeah maybe it would work if it was a PP pair

No doubt. That's why I'm completely fine with leaving Zidlicky exactly where he is. Whatever keeps hime fresh for the PP (which is where he's doing his damage) is fine by me. I'd shelter him from now until eternity if he scored even half as much as he is right now. No need to gas him making him play defense.

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No doubt. That's why I'm completely fine with leaving Zidlicky exactly where he is. Whatever keeps hime fresh for the PP (which is where he's doing his damage) is fine by me. I'd shelter him from now until eternity if he scored even half as much as he is right now. No need to gas him making him play defense.

Agreed. If it's beneficiary for the team, after everything is added up, I'd just continue as usual = 3rd pair and #1 point man on the PP.

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No doubt. That's why I'm completely fine with leaving Zidlicky exactly where he is. Whatever keeps hime fresh for the PP (which is where he's doing his damage) is fine by me. I'd shelter him from now until eternity if he scored even half as much as he is right now. No need to gas him making him play defense.

Agreed. This is not like years past when we could just pair guys like this with Lidstrom and not worry about it.

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Agreed. This is not like years past when we could just pair guys like this with Lidstrom and not worry about it.

Well, that didn't really work all that well either. Ian White, when paired with Lidstrom, looked like a much better defenseman. But he was still Ian White lol.

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Seeing how instantly comfortable here, he might be easy to resign.

Agreed. I think if he continues playing well and wants to play after this season the wings resign him for another year.. assuming they don't find a longer term right handed offensive defenseman in the off season.

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If we can make some noise in the post season, even if we don't go all the way, we should be a destination for FAs considering we'll be one of the few contenders who will have the cap room to add a bigger piece. But I'm thrilled with Zidlicky's play, so no need to break the bank if it's not a great fit.

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Well, that didn't really work all that well either. Ian White, when paired with Lidstrom, looked like a much better defenseman. But he was still Ian White lol.

True haha, but I assume you know what I mean. I mean, a dman like Zidlicky would have been the perfect partner for Lids. Much like Rafalski was.

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