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The way I see it there are two paths forward. One is to stay the course. Continue to introduce the kids gradually. Hope for incremental improvement until CCR (or I guess I should say CCCR) are off your books. Sign free agents to fill whatever gaps are left over and hope for the best. The other is to make your own luck, maybe on a reclamation project like EP40. As I said in another post, if they took the last two years of Compher and Rasmussen (maybe also Danielson or Kasper or a goalie), that would make the effective annual value of EP40 just under $9 million. If his knee is right, and his head got right playing with a bunch of fellow Swedes and freed from the Canadian hockey media that is often harsh with non-Canadian players, you could end up with another center capable of putting up Dylan Larkin numbers at effectively a Dylan Larkin salary. No, you would not be getting around the criticism that your team is soft, but yes you would be making a dent in the even strength scoring situation. But there are still a lot of years on that contract so your Swedish brain trust needs to be 100% sure that EP can be resurrected in Detroit.

Two different weather apps I have are predicting different moderate possibilities of showers so I’m going to be depending upon driveway reports from those of you who live in the promised land.

Vierling in the #4 spot is certainly....unique.

Jones, Jah DH Torres 2B McGonigle SS Vierling RF Dingler C Greene, R LF Torkelson 1B Lee, H 3B Báez, J CF

All of these reports reek of a team in the 20s hoping he’ll fall, so they leak information that is probably widely known (or irrelevant), hoping the bad teams drafting at the top of the draft get scared off.

If you trade for EP...2nd line C between Cat and Kane. Mantha is a FA...bring him home to give Larkin and Raymond a bodyguard on the 1st line. Or get Bert back from the Blackhawks..proven chemistry with Larkin and Raymond

You're all going to feel silly when Brady Cleveland makes the team and beats up the entire league

In preparation for tonight's game—or maybe not—here's a fun interview of Dan Petry in FanGraphs.

Saying the quiet part out loud

I don't believe these reports that come out in the days prior to the draft. Hopefully the Lions did their homework on him and know what the severity of the injury is. Because we already have our chronically injured CB spot filled.

i dont want ep40. but the amount of smoke there means they are interested.

I had McCoy on my short list because he is the best corner in the draft IMO. But if he requires a second surgery, and that's going to keep him out, no thanks. I'll pass on him if that's the case. But Brad might not. Jamo, Levi, Paschal, Rakestraw all had injuries or prior concerns when Brad drafted them with high round picks. So I think if Brad feels McCoy is the best player on his board, at a position of relative need, he might take the risk. He'll get absolutely and rightly roasted if he does draft McCoy and it turns out that he requires a second surgery that keeps him out for at least month or more.

Brad's antenna just went up.

I could see not drafting McCoy at 17...maybe take shot at 50?

That’s such a soft lineup. Bottom 6 still lacking any toughness or ability to make life difficult for another team. They won’t be able to get them but maybe someone like Colorado’s Logan O’Connor or Columbus Mathieu Olivier would be perfect for this team. Much better at filling a need than another questionable skill guy like EP40

04/21/26 SS Jordan Yost assigned to Lakeland Flying Tigers from FCL Tigers. 04/21/26 SS Bryce Rainer assigned to West Michigan Whitecaps from Lakeland Flying Tigers.

i dont care what they do, as long as i dont have to see another retread veteran with no skills on a top line with larkin and raymond. you want to take advantage of skill? get a skilled player like ep40. you want someone to dig in the corners but still have some playmaking skill to match? move kasper up or go get a bigger guy with some speed who can stay with those two.

It goes back to when they played Kokomo the day Brian Wilson died.

Fun story even if he's a longshot

seeing reference to Trump demanding the nuclear codes on Saturday night and Gen Caine stopping him. Can someone find a source to that?

Your 15-8 first place Cincinnati Reds (just ignore the run differential please and thank you)

About McCoy Report: University of Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy could require another surgery

Honestly that works for me. I'd probably flip Mazur/MBN from your lines but that's splitting hairs. No matter what happens I wouldn't mind carrying someone like Lombardi over a more defensive responsible player just to add some creativity to the team....if they aren't winning a cup I don't mind a glass cannon team for entertainment reasons.

at least he's worried. Insert meme of Doogie Houser mind melding with the brain bug in Starship Troopers and declaring "its afraid!" and everyone cheering.

EP40 - Larkin - Raymond Debrincat - Copp - Kane Lombardi - Kasper - Mazur James - Compher - MBN you lose danielson in the trade plus a pick and ras. re-sign kane.