Axl Foley 320 Report post Posted July 9 9 minutes ago, LeftWinger said: Adam Boqvist signed with Panthers. 1x775k. Ekblad replacement 2 LeftWinger and Scott R Lucidi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,641 Report post Posted July 9 2 hours ago, Axl Foley said: Ekblad replacement Ekman-Larsson replacement 1 Al The Octopus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,058 Report post Posted July 9 2 hours ago, Axl Foley said: Ekblad replacement As long as Ekblad is coming here, cool! 1 Al The Octopus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,058 Report post Posted July 9 Yzerman must be working on some sort of trade because with $20M in cap, there's no reason why Seider and Raymond aren't signed. He must be gonna acquire someone, then figure out what cap he has to clear to get them signed. It has to be D, so who are we getting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Lucidi 675 Report post Posted July 9 2 hours ago, LeftWinger said: Yzerman must be working on some sort of trade because with $20M in cap, there's no reason why Seider and Raymond aren't signed. He must be gonna acquire someone, then figure out what cap he has to clear to get them signed. It has to be D, so who are we getting? The SCAM is not a genius. We give him way too much credit for his IQ. Maybe because he wears glasses and speaks softly or something. He's just a former hockey player trying to build a hockey team. He needs help from us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 320 Report post Posted July 10 30 minutes ago, Scott R Lucidi said: The SCAM is not a genius. We give him way too much credit for his IQ. Maybe because he wears glasses and speaks softly or something. He's just a former hockey player trying to build a hockey team. He needs help from us. if only Scott was our GM 1 Al The Octopus reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Al The Octopus 18 Report post Posted July 10 And if only we have mods Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,641 Report post Posted July 10 Honestly, I'm not too bothered by most of the moves made in the offseason. I think we have a legitimate top six (for the most part) and added size and skill in Tarasenko. The Walman trade was perplexing from an asset management standpoint, but I think Edvinsson is up to the challenge of eating those minutes. Seider will take over for Ghost on the top powerplay and Gustafson/Edvinsson/Johansson will take over the second unit. The goaltending is marginally better and you'd have to think any two of Talbot, Lyon, or Husso will be solid enough to give us adequate goaltending throughout the season. I even really like the thought of both Berggren and Mazur on the 4th line. My only issues are the 2nd pair RHD position (still Petry or Holl) and the 2C situation (We're still only a Larkin injury away from ruin). Tarasenko-Larkin-Raymond Dcat-Compher-Kane Ras-Copp-Fischer Berggren-Veleno-Mazur Motte Chiarot-Seider Edvinsson-Petry/Holl/Johansson Maatta-Gustavsson Petry/Holl/Johansson 1 Akakabuto reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 320 Report post Posted July 10 Cat-Lark-Kane Bear-JT-Ray Kasper-Joe-Tank Ras-Cop-Fish Motte Spread out the scoring Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,641 Report post Posted July 10 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Axl Foley said: Cat-Lark-Kane Bear-JT-Ray Kasper-Joe-Tank Ras-Cop-Fish Motte Spread out the scoring Not really sure I want a top six that doesn't feature a single winger over 6ft or 200 lbs. Our forecheck would be terrible and we'd get eaten alive. Kane isn't a top line player anymore. Hasn't been in a while. He doesn't even bother trying to win puck battles or forecheck. You cannot have that on the ice for 20(ish) minutes a night and expect to win games. Edited July 10 by kipwinger 1 Scott R Lucidi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akakabuto 1,831 Report post Posted July 10 Kane, Tarasenko and Motte are real gud addtions, imho. Top 6 gets help and the 4th line(or whatever you use for a checking line) and PK gets depth. This leaves it pretty open in the middle six for prospects to grab a spot. Me like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
town123 207 Report post Posted July 10 10 hours ago, kipwinger said: Berggren-Veleno-Mazur I'd like to see Kasper in the middle of those guys as they played pretty well together in GRapids. Maybe to start the 25/26 season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 293 Report post Posted July 10 It's time. Patrick Kane Class: Cool step-dad Doesn't truly love us, and never will, but that’s okay. Patty Daddy is the only step dad who never hit us or tried to trick us into going into the naked candy basement. Now that he has a job, moms lettin him smash again, and we couldnt be happier. Welcome home Patty Daddy. Strengths: being fuqqin cool Weaknesses: too cool to play defense and will probably cheat on mom Vlad Tarasenko Class: Blues Brother With Walman and Fabbri gone, the band desperately needed another former blues brother. 2 cups in 6 years, and now he's on a mission from god to get a 3rd. Strengths: Not supporting Ukraine Weaknesses: Penguins, Illinois Nazis, ex-wives with bazookas Erik Gustafsson Class: Samurai Ronin When covid19 took the life of his master jonathan toews, like step dad patrick, he was caste out of Chicago and forced to roam the league a disgraced ronin. He no longer fights for honor or duty, only for sweet PP assists and to hear the lamentations of the enemies women. Strengths: throwing the ball deep, take the top off the defense Weaknesses: PP QB specialist Tyler Motte Class: Buddy from college Has a great crypto startup you need to invest in. Otherwise you haven't heard from this guy since he did 12 jagerbombs and fell out of a window at gamma kappa phi. Strengths: will do borderline g-ay sheit if you're down Weaknesses: knows about all the borderline g-ay sheit you've done Cam Talbot Class: 37 year old man Plays goalie (g-ay???) Strengths: who cares Weaknesses: old, not cool 1 2 Scott R Lucidi, Motor City Mullets and Bolgar reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kipwinger 8,641 Report post Posted July 10 2 hours ago, town123 said: I'd like to see Kasper in the middle of those guys as they played pretty well together in GRapids. Maybe to start the 25/26 season. Me too, but I genuinely think Kasper could use more time in GR (like Edvinsson last season). Kasper is 90% of the way there, but his finishing needs more work. I'd love to see him go down to GR to start the season, play as their 1C and get top powerplay minutes, work on getting his shot off sooner (it's already fairly accurate) and round out his game. I see his floor as a Sam Bennett type (20G, 20-30A) but if he could bump that up to 70ish points a season I'd be thrilled. That said, if he comes out and has a great camp and/or lights it up his first 10-20 games in GR then bring him up for good. 1 CupCrazy22 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Lucidi 675 Report post Posted July 10 35 minutes ago, kipwinger said: Me too, but I genuinely think Kasper could use more time in GR (like Edvinsson last season). Kasper is 90% of the way there, but his finishing needs more work. I'd love to see him go down to GR to start the season, play as their 1C and get top powerplay minutes, work on getting his shot off sooner (it's already fairly accurate) and round out his game. I see his floor as a Sam Bennett type (20G, 20-30A) but if he could bump that up to 70ish points a season I'd be thrilled. That said, if he comes out and has a great camp and/or lights it up his first 10-20 games in GR then bring him up for good. I think it's more an issue of room that we don't have at this point. Mazur, Johansson, Edvinsson, and Berggren all becoming full timers combined wtih the logjam of worthless defensemen the SCAM likes to accumulate is going to make it tough for Danileson and Kasper, regardless of how well they play during the pre-season. The Yzerplan SUCKS right now. The Red Wings do not play their best players each night. Until that changes, we're in for frustration. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 320 Report post Posted July 10 55 minutes ago, Scott R Lucidi said: I think it's more an issue of room that we don't have at this point. Mazur, Johansson, Edvinsson, and Berggren all becoming full timers combined wtih the logjam of worthless defensemen the SCAM likes to accumulate is going to make it tough for Danileson and Kasper, regardless of how well they play during the pre-season. The Yzerplan SUCKS right now. The Red Wings do not play their best players each night. Until that changes, we're in for frustration. who are their "best players" they arent playing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Lucidi 675 Report post Posted July 10 1 hour ago, Axl Foley said: who are their "best players" they arent playing? Danielson, Kasper, and Berggren are better than Austin Czarnik, Matt Luft, and Motte. Edvinsson, Johansson, and ASP are better than Chiarot, Petry, Lagesson, and Holl. And I mean NOW. Not 5 years from now. Not when the prospects are ripe. NOW. They were better last season, as well. We aren't playing our #1 draft picks, and it's stupid. It's one thing to let them develop in GR if we're a Stanley Cup contender with what we have. But we're not. We're TRASH with what we have. Why give all the NHL experience to pieces of crap instead of our first and 2nd round draft picks? Cause of the 15 year YzerSCAM? F that bs. It's a SCAM. KRSmith can get us back into the playoffs if you give him a 10 year time frame. That's not some special feat. That's a natural progression. The SCAM was supposed to speed that up. And that's not going to happen if we play scrubs. We don't play our best players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 320 Report post Posted July 10 So you are that saying that our HC and GM, whose jobs are to win, are deliberately playing lesser, weaker players over more talented players? Not buying it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,058 Report post Posted July 10 2 hours ago, Scott R Lucidi said: Austin Czarnik, Matt Luft, These two are no longer with the organization....as of right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Lucidi 675 Report post Posted July 10 5 hours ago, Axl Foley said: So you are that saying that our HC and GM, whose jobs are to win, are deliberately playing lesser, weaker players over more talented players? Not buying it. I'm NOT saying that, but I think there may be a possibility that they have played lesser talent to keep ELC / RFA deals in tact. And that sucks when you're ONE FRICKING POINT from being in the playoffs. What I am saying is that they played the wrong players last year. Edvinsson was a better option to play for every defensemen we had last year not named Moritz Seider. He's better, and he was better, than all of them. We didn't play him until March. That cost us a playoff run. That SUCKS BALLS, dude. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 320 Report post Posted July 11 11 hours ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said: Damn. You could park an SUV in that cleavage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 293 Report post Posted July 11 43 minutes ago, Axl Foley said: Damn. You could park an SUV in that cleavage. They would hit the floor if she let them out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Axl Foley 320 Report post Posted July 11 6 minutes ago, Jimmybigrigs69 said: They would hit the floor if she let them out That just means they all natural. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Lucidi 675 Report post Posted July 11 2 minutes ago, Axl Foley said: That just means they all natural. Spank Bank material. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 293 Report post Posted July 11 2 minutes ago, Axl Foley said: That just means they all natural. She gets black eyes from running Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
