2024-2025 Regular Season

[Scott R Lucidi 675]

https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/latest-news/pros-and-cons-of-a-simon-edvinsson-and-moritz-seider-defense-pairing-

We have to split them up if the other 4 defensemen include Chiarot and Petry.  There is no way around that.  If we bring up Johansson and ASP, then we don't have that problem  We could play Edvinsson-Seider, Johannson-ASP, Holl-Maatta and feel comfortable with our transition game.  But the SCAM has already thrown a monkey wrench into next year by declaring ASP a Swedish League project.  Big mistake, imo.  Give him prospect camp, training camp, and the pre-season to earn a spot.  If he shows up zit faced and weakling beta male status, then send his ass back to Euro camp.  If he trains balls this summer with Raymond and shows up sigmachad ASP in September, then get his ass in the lineup already.

[LeftWinger 5,153]

They need to rid themselves of 2 or 3 current defensemen, Petry being the first to go, and acquire via trade a younger D that will be part of the next Cup team. By doing this and also bringing up Edvinsson and Johansson, this teams D gets 100% better. Especially if they cannot re-sign Ghost. Yzerman is not afraid to carry 8 D. If 5 of them are Seider, Walman, Holl, Chiarot, and Maatta that's ok, as long as the next 2 are the kids and he acquires an upgrade. I'd prefer a younger D stud to fill the top 4, but even if he signed a 27-30 year old UFA top 4, that would be a huge upgrade. I'd prefer just 7 D though.

Edited May 22, 2024 by LeftWinger

[Axl Foley 334]

You guys are overestimating Jojo and ASP. The latter is not ready as an NHL dman. And the former is not better than moat of the D already on the roster.

[Motor City Mullets 315]

18 minutes ago, Axl Foley said:

You guys are overestimating Jojo and ASP. The latter is not ready as an NHL dman. And the former is not better than moat of the D already on the roster.

Indeed...There's a reason why Yzerman signed a bunch of UFAs these past few summers.