Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted October 22, 2020 3 hours ago, The 91 of Ryans said: Saw this earlier. 155 players, 31 teams = 5 players per team on average. Detroit has 4. Considering we've been really bad for four years now it's a bit disappointing to say the least. I'm generally not a fan of The Athletic, for political reasons which, being political in nature, I won't get into. That being said? Yeah. We can argue about that list, but what it says about the state of our rebuild is valid. We've been bad for roughly half a decade now and we don't have that ultra-sexy group of young talent that makes all the other teams and their fans drool. Hard not to be at least a little disappointed with where we're at. Now, that's not to say the brass has definitely misplayed these basement years. Too early to say. Certainly there's nothing to say that what we have in the system right now won't soon become the core of some great Wings teams. Y'never know. We could win the Cup seven years from now and all of a sudden we look back on these basement years kinda fondly and tell ourselves and each other that things had to happen the way they happened. But in terms of sheer HYPE!? We haven't gotten that payout that we'd hoped for. We're not at the point where Wings fans can talk s*** about how great we're gonna be in a few years. We're still in the "We need a couple more key pieces. *Then* the s*** talking will commence" stage. 1 13dangledangle reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,747 Report post Posted October 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, Dabura said: I'm generally not a fan of The Athletic, for political reasons which, being political in nature, I won't get into. The Athletic hates Dragon Ball, don’t they? 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xault 272 Report post Posted October 23, 2020 If we are talking about the Pronman list.. I saw this list as well, I felt like Pronman just wanted to make Matthews #1 at something. It appears Pronman doesn't think highly of Hieskanen. Hieskanen being ranked #14 on that list is laughable at best. Never really been a fan of Pronman to be honest. 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,014 Report post Posted October 23, 2020 If Pronman GMed a team they would slay in the regular season but never win in the playoffs. 2 Wings3:16 and Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted October 23, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 3:56 PM, Akakabuto said: The Athletic hates Dragon Ball, don’t they? YES. YES, THEY DO. 1 Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, xault said: If we are talking about the Pronman list.. I saw this list as well, I felt like Pronman just wanted to make Matthews #1 at something. It appears Pronman doesn't think highly of Hieskanen. Hieskanen being ranked #14 on that list is laughable at best. Never really been a fan of Pronman to be honest. Heiskanen is a dreamboat and I was totally wrong about him. Just wanna put that out there. Edited October 23, 2020 by Dabura Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Lucidi 441 Report post Posted October 24, 2020 Hard to get that nice pool of players when Bettman keeps restocking the New York market. Buffalo, New York, New Jersey. Repeat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackel 679 Report post Posted October 24, 2020 55 minutes ago, Scott R Lucidi said: Hard to get that nice pool of players when Bettman keeps restocking the New York market. Buffalo, New York, New Jersey. Repeat. I'm sure the draft lotto will magically need changing when we're in the position to jump other teams, similar to what's happening to us now. At that time the league will suddenly see that its unfair thus screwing the Wings on the back-end too. 1 Wheelchairsuperhero reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,014 Report post Posted October 24, 2020 1 hour ago, mackel said: I'm sure the draft lotto will magically need changing when we're in the position to jump other teams, similar to what's happening to us now. At that time the league will suddenly see that its unfair thus screwing the Wings on the back-end too. They are discussing changes to the draft lotto at GM meetings currently. To your point, I agree. Just in time to help the Hawks with their rebuild. 1 Wheelchairsuperhero reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackel 679 Report post Posted October 24, 2020 2 hours ago, The 91 of Ryans said: They are discussing changes to the draft lotto at GM meetings currently. To your point, I agree. Just in time to help the Hawks with their rebuild. The thought of that is infuriating... gee thanks for the mental image lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,207 Report post Posted October 24, 2020 I've got lots of time for cursing perceived anti-Wings chicanery. The complaining is at the very least cathartic. At the end of the day, though, it's on the Wings to take care of business with what they can control. Even if we're not picking in the top three, we've still been tanking for a few years now and collecting lots of picks and cashing those picks in...and I question how well we've taken care of business on that front. That's my real concern. Dropping in the 2017 lotto draw? That sucked, no question. But if we nail that 9th overall pick and/or a later pick, it probably wouldn't matter. And so we took Rasmussen at 9. And Carolina took Martin Necas at 12. And Vegas took Nick Suzuki at 13. And St. Louis took Robert Thomas at 20. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 1 The 91 of Ryans reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted October 25, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 3:31 PM, Dabura said: I'm generally not a fan of The Athletic, for political reasons which, being political in nature, I won't get into. That being said? Yeah. We can argue about that list, but what it says about the state of our rebuild is valid. We've been bad for roughly half a decade now and we don't have that ultra-sexy group of young talent that makes all the other teams and their fans drool. Hard not to be at least a little disappointed with where we're at. Now, that's not to say the brass has definitely misplayed these basement years. Too early to say. Certainly there's nothing to say that what we have in the system right now won't soon become the core of some great Wings teams. Y'never know. We could win the Cup seven years from now and all of a sudden we look back on these basement years kinda fondly and tell ourselves and each other that things had to happen the way they happened. But in terms of sheer HYPE!? We haven't gotten that payout that we'd hoped for. We're not at the point where Wings fans can talk s*** about how great we're gonna be in a few years. We're still in the "We need a couple more key pieces. *Then* the s*** talking will commence" stage. Propaganda disguised as sports coverage? That never happens. On 10/22/2020 at 3:56 PM, Akakabuto said: The Athletic hates Dragon Ball, don’t they? Just like most people who dont live in their parent's basement. 1 Dabura reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackel 679 Report post Posted October 27, 2020 On 10/24/2020 at 11:21 PM, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: Propaganda disguised as sports coverage? That never happens. Just like most people who dont live in their parent's basement. I really like the Athletic... though they are really reaching for Wings content this far removed from actual on ice action with months to go still. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,747 Report post Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) Sportbladet selects the Swedish World Junior Championship team Six Red Wings prospects selected. Lets hope the swedish hockey federation is on the same page! Alexander Holtz, Djurgården – Karl Henriksson, Frölunda – Lucas Raymond, Frölunda Emil Heineman, Leksand – William Eklund, Djurgården – Noel Gunler, Brynäs Theodor Niederbach, Frölunda – Arvid Costmar, Linköping – Simon Holmström, Vita Hästen Elmer Söderblom, Frölunda – Albin Sundsvik, Skellefteå – Albin Grewe, Djurgården Oskar Olausson, HV71 – Elias Ekström, Örebro Philip Broberg, Skellefteå – Tobias Björnfot, Djurgården Albert Johansson, Färjestad – Victor Söderström, AIK William Wallinder, Modo – Helge Grans, Malmö Emil Andrae, HV71 – Ludvig Hedström, Djurgården Edited November 18, 2020 by Akakabuto 2 krsmith17 and ely s reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,747 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 I like that the german name for forwards is STÜRMER Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ely s 457 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 Seider opted not to play. He wants to keep playing for Rögle. https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2020/11/red-wings-top-prospect-moritz-seider-to-skip-world-juniors.html 1 hour ago, Akakabuto said: I like that the german name for forwards is STÜRMER der Sturm = the storm stürmen = to storm Stürmer = attacker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,747 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, ely s said: Seider opted not to play. He wants to keep playing for Rögle. https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2020/11/red-wings-top-prospect-moritz-seider-to-skip-world-juniors.html der Sturm = the storm stürmen = to storm Stürmer = attacker I know, I just like that they use that word. In sweden we use the english term when we could be saying ’Stormare’. smdh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ely s 457 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 yes, "der" is the male version of "the", "die" the female and "das" the neutral Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted November 19, 2020 30 minutes ago, ely s said: yes, "der" is the male version of "the", "die" the female and "das" the neutral assigning genders to words is transphobic 1 Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ely s 457 Report post Posted November 20, 2020 21 hours ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: assigning genders to words is transphobic and sometimes it doesn´t even make sense like "das Mädchen" which is "the girl" or why is a bottle female and a ring male while a car is neutral... it´s "die Pistole" and "der Revolver", don´t ask me why... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, ely s said: and sometimes it doesn´t even make sense like "das Mädchen" which is "the girl" or why is a bottle female and a ring male while a car is neutral... it´s "die Pistole" and "der Revolver", don´t ask me why... Lol. I was joking. Germans can make all words masculine for all I care. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLGTrico 622 Report post Posted November 25, 2020 So Sam Stange has 3 goals in 6 games for Wisconsin. 3 Akakabuto, WRusco and The 91 of Ryans reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted December 21, 2020 4 The 91 of Ryans, Akakabuto, WRusco and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,014 Report post Posted December 22, 2020 56 minutes ago, The 91 of Ryan said: Would have posted this in the Lucas Raymond thread I started, but the sensitives got that reported and shut down I don't know why everyone can't just let U B U bruh 1 krsmith17 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaymister 71 Report post Posted December 24, 2020 https://fightinghawks.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/jordan-kawaguchi/10305 Watched this kid play junior, has really good numbers with North Dakota, will be a free agent after this season ends. I would take a chance on him, low risk move 1 town123 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
