krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) What the Detroit Red Wings roster will look like in 3 years (2019-20) according to The Hockey News... Larkin - Zetterberg - Mantha Tatar - Nielsen - Svechnikov Athanasiou - Holmstrom - Abdelkader Bertuzzi - Glendening - Smith DeKeyser - Daley Cholowski - Sproul Ouellet - Jensen Coreau Mrazek Link - http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/2020-vision-what-the-detroit-red-wings-roster-will-look-like-in-three-years What do you think our roster will look like in 3 years from now, without taking into account any blockbuster trades or UFA signings?... I'm hoping for something like this (I drafted Andrei in the 2018 draft)... Tatar - Larkin - Mantha Svechnikov - Zetterberg - Svechnikov Bertuzzi - Rasmussen - Athanasiou Abdelkader / Helm - Turgeon - Smith Cholowski - Hronek DeKeyser - Sproul Hicketts - Sambrook Mrazek Coreau Edited August 7, 2017 by krsmith17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 What happened to Nielsen? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 34 minutes ago, kickazz said: What happened to Nielsen? Not sure... Nielsen, Glendening, Ericsson and Daley are all shipped out somehow... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 Unrealistic bro. The first one you mentioned could actually happen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadgerBob 297 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 I noticed both rosters Nyquist is gone. He walking in UFA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 1 hour ago, kickazz said: Unrealistic bro. The first one you mentioned could actually happen You think 4 trades in the span of 3 years is unrealistic? That just goes to show what an incompetent GM we have when it comes to making trades to improve the team... The first one I mentioned isn't mine. It's the roster that The Hockey News came up with, and if that's more realistic, then we're in big trouble... 33 minutes ago, BadgerBob said: I noticed both rosters Nyquist is gone. He walking in UFA? I wouldn't let him walk, but we need to make some room for the kids coming up and he isn't under contract so I left him off my roster. In a perfect world we trade him for an upgrade on defense. I don't think that will happen though (see above)... 22 minutes ago, F.Michael said: I cannot imagine Hank still playing 3 years from now. I can possibly see him playing in a reduced role, but certainly not as our top line center like THN suggested. Hank is our only player that has played all 164 games the past two seasons, but only making $1M the last two seasons, I could see him retiring if it doesn't effect the team too much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 2 hours ago, F.Michael said: I cannot imagine Hank still playing 3 years from now. People said that 3 years ago too lol. @krsmith17 I don't know if we pull off Svech and rid Nielsen too. Nielsen wanted to settle after having his kid. Maybe Daley and Glendening go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted August 7, 2017 22 minutes ago, kickazz said: People said that 3 years ago too lol. @krsmith17 I don't know if we pull off Svech and rid Nielsen too. Nielsen wanted to settle after having his kid. Maybe Daley and Glendening go. Svechnikov is a bit of a pipedream, but not out of the question. Same goes for Dahlin. If Zetterberg is still around in 3 years, I'd hope to get rid of Nielsen, but it's not a must. Regardless, changes need to be made, and I'm not convinced Holland is capable of making the necessary moves to get this team back on track. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) What's Svech projected at right now anyways? Is he looking like 1st pick or just top 5 area? If I was Holland I would make moves to make sure we land Svech so he could play with his bro. Didn't the Vancouver GM back in the 90s make some trades to get the 1st and 2nd pick just so he could have Henrik and Daniel Sedin together on one team? I know the Svech brothers have openly said they want to be able to play together in the NHL. Nothing beats brotherly chemistry on ice unless your name is Datsyuk or Zetterberg and you're non-blood related twins. Edited August 8, 2017 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 37 minutes ago, kickazz said: What's Svech projected at right now anyways? Is he looking like 1st pick or just top 5 area? If I was Holland I would make moves to make sure we land Svech so he could play with his bro. Didn't the Vancouver GM back in the 90s make some trades to get the 1st and 2nd pick just so he could have Henrik and Daniel Sedin together on one team? I know the Svech brothers have openly said they want to be able to play together in the NHL. Nothing beats brotherly chemistry on ice unless your name is Datsyuk or Zetterberg and you're non-blood related twins. Svechnikov and Dahlin are projected to go 1 / 2, but Liljegren was projected to go top 2 this time last year too, and we all seen how that played out. Hopefully we can strike gold with one of those two. I agree, Holland should do what he can to get Svech. Burke did a lot of wheeling and dealing to get the Sedin's, turning 4th overall into 2nd and 3rd overall. Assuming we're out of the playoffs, getting into the top 2 should be a priority. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 Tatar Larkin Mantha Elfstrom Holmstrom Nyquist Rasmussen Nielsen Svechnikov Bertuzzi Glendening Abdelkader Fleury Jensen Cholowski Hronek DeKeyser Saarijarvi Mrazek Petruzzelli ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 1 minute ago, Dabura said: Tatar Larkin Mantha Elfstrom Holmstrom Nyquist Rasmussen Nielsen Svechnikov Bertuzzi Glendening Abdelkader Fleury Jensen Cholowski Hronek DeKeyser Saarijarvi Mrazek Petruzzelli ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ You're that high on Elfstrom? I'd be shocked if he makes the NHL, let alone becomes a 2nd line winger. I also don't think Holmstrom will be anything more than a bottom 6 forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 Just now, krsmith17 said: You're that high on Elfstrom? I'd be shocked if he makes the NHL, let alone becomes a 2nd line winger. I also don't think Holmstrom will be anything more than a bottom 6 forward. Agree on both counts. But I figure we might be due for a Franzen-esque overachiever or two. I'm more hoping than expecting. I mean, realistically, maybe one of our current D prospects becomes a really good NHL defenseman. So...yeah. We don't appear to have much #Legit talent in the system, so this is all kind of an exercise in self-delusion. 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 9 minutes ago, Dabura said: Agree on both counts. But I figure we might be due for a Franzen-esque overachiever or two. I'm more hoping than expecting. I mean, realistically, maybe one of our current D prospects becomes a really good NHL defenseman. So...yeah. We don't appear to have much #Legit talent in the system, so this is all kind of an exercise in self-delusion. Yeah, I'm hoping Cholowski and / or Hronek can develop into top pair defensemen. Maybe one becomes a true number one, but I agree that we likely need to look outside the organization for that stud number one. Bean remains to be my pipe dream, but Fleury would be a great addition as well. 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,205 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: Yeah, I'm hoping Cholowski and / or Hronek can develop into top pair defensemen. Maybe one becomes a true number one, but I agree that we likely need to look outside the organization for that stud number one. Bean remains to be my pipe dream, but Fleury would be a great addition as well. At the end of the day, I think the cold, hard truth is that we need to get lucky in one or more of the next several drafts and score us some truly elite talent. I don't think the UFA market will save us. I don't think the trade market will save us. I highly doubt the talent that we already have in the system will be enough. We need a Rasmus Dahlin in the worst way. 1 marcaractac reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 32 minutes ago, Dabura said: At the end of the day, I think the cold, hard truth is that we need to get lucky in one or more of the next several drafts and score us some truly elite talent. I don't think the UFA market will save us. I don't think the trade market will save us. I highly doubt the talent that we already have in the system will be enough. We need a Rasmus Dahlin in the worst way. I agree that the UFA market isn't going to save us, and it's time for Holland to come to realization of this. However, I do think the trade market could save us, if we had a GM that was capable of pulling off a couple big time trades. Dahlin would be a great add for us. I really wish we somehow got Liljegren in this year's draft, but of course he slipped to the Leafs. Imagine a top pair of Dahlin - Liljegren for the next 10-15 years... Instead we'll have to settle with Dahlin - Hronek... 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 I understand the ground rules, but it's silly to project a roster that far into the future, pretending there won't be any trades or FA signings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 1 minute ago, GMRwings1983 said: I understand the ground rules, but it's silly to project a roster that far into the future, pretending there won't be any trades or FA signings. I agree. The likelihood of anyone getting a roster even remotely close to what it will be in three years from now is slim to none. It's still fun to predict (maybe not for you). It's really not much different than talking about what if trade scenarios (Trouba), or what if free agent scenarios (Tavares), or predicting where the Wings will finish in the standings, or who will win the Stanley Cup, or the countless other things that are discussed on this board that we have no real way of predicting with any sort of accuracy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 1 hour ago, krsmith17 said: I agree. The likelihood of anyone getting a roster even remotely close to what it will be in three years from now is slim to none. It's still fun to predict (maybe not for you). It's really not much different than talking about what if trade scenarios (Trouba), or what if free agent scenarios (Tavares), or predicting where the Wings will finish in the standings, or who will win the Stanley Cup, or the countless other things that are discussed on this board that we have no real way of predicting with any sort of accuracy... Yes, but three years is a little far. Predicting the upcoming season based on an educated guess is a different matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 7 hours ago, krsmith17 said: You're that high on Elfstrom? I'd be shocked if he makes the NHL, let alone becomes a 2nd line winger. I also don't think Holmstrom will be anything more than a bottom 6 forward. Mule 2.0 Elfstrom - Rasmussen - Mantha top line in 3 years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keep Your Stick On the Ice 67 Report post Posted August 8, 2017 THN dont know sh*t Share this post Link to post Share on other sites