AtlantaHotWings 997 Report post Posted April 24 12 minutes ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said: Relax Sven, youre getting Berggren, Johansen, and Edvinsson next year. We dont want to hear your pathetic greedy hand-rubbing over every Swedish UFA. We were at our best when we had Swedes and Russians dominating the roster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 57 Report post Posted April 24 1 hour ago, AtlantaHotWings said: We were at our best when we had Swedes and Russians dominating the roster Sweden has completely fallen off since then. Name one good swede in this league now. Hedman? Thats basically it. There isnt even a single swede projected to go in the first round this year. For petes sake theres a Norwegian that will be going in the first! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Lucidi 461 Report post Posted April 24 7 minutes ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said: Sweden has completely fallen off since then. Name one good swede in this league now. Hedman? Thats basically it. There isnt even a single swede projected to go in the first round this year. For petes sake theres a Norwegian that will be going in the first! What about Borje Salming? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,757 Report post Posted April 25 7 hours ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said: Relax Sven, youre getting Berggren, Johansen, and Edvinsson next year. We dont want to hear your pathetic greedy hand-rubbing over every Swedish UFA. C’mon, you want that swedish depth. You need that swedish depth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stephen-gregory-yzerman 60 Report post Posted April 25 11 hours ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said: Sweden has completely fallen off since then. Name one good swede in this league now. Hedman? Thats basically it. There isnt even a single swede projected to go in the first round this year. For petes sake theres a Norwegian that will be going in the first! Forsberg-Pettersson-Nylander Bratt-Zibanejad-Lindholm Kempe-Karlsson-Raymond Nyquist-Eriksson-Ek-Arvidsson Olofsson/Rakell Hedman-Karlsson Dahlin-Andersson Lindholm-Ekholm Forsling Ullmark Markstrom Side note anyone notice Nyquist just had a career year 75pts at 34 years old? 1 Rick D reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaHotWings 997 Report post Posted April 25 1 hour ago, stephen-gregory-yzerman said: Forsberg-Pettersson-Nylander Bratt-Zibanejad-Lindholm Kempe-Karlsson-Raymond Nyquist-Eriksson-Ek-Arvidsson Olofsson/Rakell Hedman-Karlsson Dahlin-Andersson Lindholm-Ekholm Forsling Ullmark Markstrom Side note anyone notice Nyquist just had a career year 75pts at 34 years old? I would be happy with this roster going into the playoffs...or worlds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 57 Report post Posted April 25 2 hours ago, stephen-gregory-yzerman said: Forsberg-Pettersson-Nylander Bratt-Zibanejad-Lindholm Kempe-Karlsson-Raymond Nyquist-Eriksson-Ek-Arvidsson Olofsson/Rakell Hedman-Karlsson Dahlin-Andersson Lindholm-Ekholm Forsling Ullmark Markstrom Side note anyone notice Nyquist just had a career year 75pts at 34 years old? Dahlin, Pettersson, and Zabinejad are okay I guess. Id like to see us continue to exploit the growing Austro-German market instead. Seider, Kasper, Bicker... this is where the future draft steals will be had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 228 Report post Posted April 27 On 4/24/2024 at 7:06 PM, Jimmybigrigs69 said: Sweden has completely fallen off since then. Name one good swede in this league now. Hedman? Thats basically it. There isnt even a single swede projected to go in the first round this year. For petes sake theres a Norwegian that will be going in the first! Cuz they took in all those refugees from the desert. No hockey there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 57 Report post Posted April 27 1 hour ago, Axl Foley said: Cuz they took in all those refugees from the desert. No hockey there. Malmo is a good hockey team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 4,964 Report post Posted Wednesday at 07:11 PM https://thehockeywriters.com/red-wings-2024-offseason-trade-partners/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR33BbWdsX24kRWwS0KNywP-UDg4UjC7kH0VnNn9UT2SdUkwtc777Zh6okU_aem_AYLfNGSo_bJPyatId2Xo5pXhWJ6Iztx40Uy2dYu5UwVdDshQ5vgXxro_UUhNPrRLpYZpQ5ZKjM7H6q40wjL2o_bd Minnesota Wild Like the Flames, the Minnesota Wild are retooling their roster to make way for some of their up and coming players. Despite their status as a middling team in recent seasons, they have assembled a strong pool of prospects. Because of their collection of future talent, they may need to make some big decisions this offseason. Also like the Flames, the Wild have a goaltender they could look to sell in Filip Gustavsson. With Jesper Wallstedt waiting in the wings and Marc-Andre Fleury re-signed for next season, now might be the best opportunity for Minnesota to move on from the 25-year-old despite the two seasons left on his contract ($3.75 million per year). The Swedish goaltender is a veteran of 111 NHL games, including 80 starts for the Wild over the last two seasons. He may be young, but he isn’t unproven the same way Ville Husso and Alex Nedeljkovic were when the Red Wings rolled the dice on the them. The topic of moving Gustavsson was addressed by Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic in a recent mailbag article: Getting a first-rounder for Gustavsson seems unlikely, but perhaps the Wild could get a second. They’d probably prefer to get a rostered player back, anyway — ideally a middle-six winger…This isn’t a fire sale on Gustavsson, though. The Wild will listen on him, but they’re not going to just give him away. from “What could Minnesota Wild get for Gustavsson? Will they trade Rossi? Mailbag, part 1”, The Athletic, 4/24/24 Aside from goaltending, the Wild may also look to move on from a young center, somewhat surprisingly. Marco Rossi, the team’s top selection in the 2020 draft (ninth overall), is potentially on the trade block due to the arrival of other players in their system. The Austrian center, who will turn 23 before the beginning of next season, just finished his first full NHL season. In 82 games, he recorded 21 goals and 40 points. Though undersized (5-foot-9, 182 pounds), Rossi oozes potential with his blend of offensive skill and competitiveness. Acquiring him would give the Red Wings someone that can compete with J.T. Compher for the second line center position, and he might pair well with fellow countryman Marco Kasper in the future (it would also allow the Red Wings to slow play Kasper becoming a center in the NHL). The Wild are reportedly interested in adding help on the wing; Veleno and Robby Fabbri could be included in a package to bring in both Rossi and Gustavsson, which would theoretically allow the Red Wings to improve their goaltending depth and potentially offset some of the offense they could lose in the offseason. As for any young players the Wild could covet, winger and 2022 second round pick Dmitri Buchelnikov stands out as Minnesota has started to assemble quite the collection of Russian talent, including Kirill Kaprizov and Marat Khusnutdinov. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 57 Report post Posted Wednesday at 09:32 PM 1 hour ago, LeftWinger said: https://thehockeywriters.com/red-wings-2024-offseason-trade-partners/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR33BbWdsX24kRWwS0KNywP-UDg4UjC7kH0VnNn9UT2SdUkwtc777Zh6okU_aem_AYLfNGSo_bJPyatId2Xo5pXhWJ6Iztx40Uy2dYu5UwVdDshQ5vgXxro_UUhNPrRLpYZpQ5ZKjM7H6q40wjL2o_bd I agree with this on Gustavsson. Theyve set it up so that Walstud and MAF will have their contracts expire at the same time. And having your future stud play backup to a former stud like MAF for a season im sure entices them. However, Husso would have to be going back in that trade, and Minny wònt want that. We arent the dance partner for them. Rossi would be awesome, but theres zero reason for Minny to want to trade him. Hes performing well on a cheap ELC, which is exactly what they want for next year: their final season of Parise/Suter buyout hell. He aint moving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Lucidi 461 Report post Posted Wednesday at 10:31 PM 54 minutes ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said: I agree with this on Gustavsson. Theyve set it up so that Walstud and MAF will have their contracts expire at the same time. And having your future stud play backup to a former stud like MAF for a season im sure entices them. However, Husso would have to be going back in that trade, and Minny wònt want that. We arent the dance partner for them. Rossi would be awesome, but theres zero reason for Minny to want to trade him. Hes performing well on a cheap ELC, which is exactly what they want for next year: their final season of Parise/Suter buyout hell. He aint moving. 100% agree on this. Fleury would be a good add for us at the deadline. I wouldn't mind giving up a 2nd and one of our 2nd tier defensemen prospects (Viro, An.Johansson, etc) to add him. Would be a great guy to have around advising Cossa as well. He's a pro's pro. I hate frenchies, but I've always like this cat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaHotWings 997 Report post Posted yesterday at 12:09 PM (edited) I know its a great honor to play for your country etc.But for Larkin to play vs rest was an iffy decision IMHO. This article makes i seem that maybe Wings Dr's nixed it https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2024/05/05/larkin-out-world-championships-augustine-added-to-team-usa-roster/73578540007/ Edited 23 hours ago by AtlantaHotWings info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
town123 178 Report post Posted 21 hours ago (edited) Watched a couple of games of the U18 and by far the best kid on the ice for any team was Gavin McKenna. He played on a line with Tij Iginla who Calgary will probably draft before we get a chance to. This kid isn't draft eligible until 2026.... gonna be a tonne of tanking for this guy. Edited 21 hours ago by town123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaHotWings 997 Report post Posted 19 hours ago So we see him in GR next year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLGTrico 628 Report post Posted 19 hours ago 33 minutes ago, AtlantaHotWings said: So we see him in GR next year? Not likely. All signs point to him staying in the SHL for now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Lucidi 461 Report post Posted 14 hours ago 4 hours ago, TLGTrico said: Not likely. All signs point to him staying in the SHL for now Part of the YzerSCAM 1 Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TLGTrico 628 Report post Posted 11 hours ago 3 hours ago, Scott R Lucidi said: Part of the YzerSCAM I'm pretty sure ASP is the one that wanted to stay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackel 682 Report post Posted 10 hours ago 11 hours ago, town123 said: Watched a couple of games of the U18 and by far the best kid on the ice for any team was Gavin McKenna. He played on a line with Tij Iginla who Calgary will probably draft before we get a chance to. This kid isn't draft eligible until 2026.... gonna be a tonne of tanking for this guy. He's Bedards 1st cousin, it'll be rigged again for Chicago in '26. So they'll pick another favorite or do a legit lotto this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
