1984Echoes

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Dude... No one wants to steal your thunder... So you need to get that Playoff Game Thread up pronto! As soon as we know the date/ time!!!

Agreed...

Wild that the Lions traded Stafford to the Rams, who won their Super Bowl... And rebuilt their team, with Goff and the plethora of Rams' picks returned in trade, plus other "stuff" of course... And two years after Stafford winning the Super Bowl we're playing him and the Rams in our first playoff game in forever, rebuilt team from the Stafford trade and all....

That was an interesting tidbit that just came to light... But is Ertz in FB shape...?

"WTF is WRONG with KIDS these days?!?!": Old man shouting at clouds passing by...

If we could find a true #1 CB he probably wouldn't be so bad as a #2...

I don't think Aaron Glenn will be in the "top 5 next head coaches" this offseason. I think he needs another year, and a better secondary, in order to prove he can get a D to rise to "playoff worthy". Just my 2 cents...

I'm ready to drop edge rusher to the bottom of that list because (A) Gotta fix this secondary, (B) Our kicker is a disaster IMO, (C) Absolutely need quality interior O-Line depth because a couple guys are older/ and or getting nicked up and... the O-Line makes this offense go... I really want to have an A+ backup or 2 on the O-Line, especially the interior... And... mostly... because... (D) I think we're able to create/ manufacture enough pass-rush whether we add another edge rusher or not. It could always be improved... But it's less of a concern to me than the above 3. Houston will be back. And Glenn has been dialing up Melifonwu/ Anzalone/ Campbell/ etc. blitzes that have been highly effective. Always keep an eye out for pass-rushers... but ranking problems to me is: 1) Secondary, 2) Fix Kicker, 3) MUST have top-notch O-Line depth, 4) add pass-rushing wherever possible. Always.

Yes, it is. What you are saying is that Ben Johnson and Dave Campbell completely lack the creativity to work around a key guy being out for a period of time, and that Goff is incapable of scoring points if his rookie TE is missing the game. Complete, and total, falsehood. On all counts.

I wanna see that one again as I was watching Hutch collapse the right side of the pocket and then Levi slipped through. I'd like to see what Levi actually did to get home on that sack...

Hyperbolic overstatement of the year.

If you sit LaPorta... Who plays TE for the Lions?

James Mitchell is healthy... Yes?

If you hover over someone's Username... There is an "Ignore" option you can click on lower RH corner... Sometimes... It's useful.

They have two 3rds and I don't believe it out of the realm of possibilities one of 'em is used to fix the kicker position. There are actually 2 kickers both accurate and with monster legs (over 50% from over 50 yards): Josh Karty and Dragan Kesich.

Well... Tuomisto seemed to mature slowly but he's now in Grand Rapids and looking decent I believe, if not yet ready for the NHL... They've got Seider. And just drafted Pellikka, who looks beyond dynamic... And in the same draft they added another depth guy in 2nd rounder Andrew Gibson (RH'd D). And Anton Johansson RHD in the 4th round 2022... So they've got some guys on the right side but mostly we don't know how they're going to turn out, or how long it takes, aside from Seider. It wouldn't bother me if Stevie is able to hunt for a defenseman or two at the deadline... I'll take one from each side thank you very much.

I think the Wings are going to try like hell to hold onto their RH'ed D-prospects. They'll trade from the Left side if it comes to that... IMO.

Maybe right now... But I think the Org is pretty high on Albert Johansson and on Wallinder too. Don't know if that means they're ready this year, 2024, or never... I'm just thinking of trades either to open space or to send out excess prospects... I'd like to make a massive trade with Calgary... some how, some way. If the Wings don't make a playoff-worthy run over the next 6-ish weeks... I could see Gostisbehere traded, along with Perron and maybe even Petry (not that that gets us much... just sayin').

Two years ago Buium looked great at Denver. Last year - meh. But this year he looks good again. His younger brother offers more offense but Shai is bigger and offers more defense/ and still has some plus offense to give... I don't know what that says anything about his NHL prospects...? I guess we'll find out soon enough. I think he's 2024 in Grand Rapids. As for signing, why would he NOT sign with the Wings SFK? PS: Zeev Buium is mocking at around 15 which is really close to where the Wings might be picking. But I'm looking for the best 2-way player and would prefer a forward over D. Just my 2 cents...

What are we going to do with all these LH'ed Defense prospects? They can't ALL play in the NHL at the same time: (Already on the Wings) Walman, Maatta and trade these two? Chiarot & Gostisbehere? Prospects: Edvinsson Wallinder Albert Johansson Viro (fringy but still tossing him in here...) Buium Cleveland (8th D at best... just for fighting...)

A Handmaid's Tale. At least that's the direction the Red States are going... Disgusting, and that's the nicest thing I could say about that...

I think Teddy sticks with us through the playoffs. Just in case. But your point remains: Last time Teddy "should" see the field. So I'm good with that: Hooker 3rd Qtr, Teddy 4th... For the ovation.

Like I've said... Maybe he's not as bad as it looks because he's getting PTSD from our (lack of) defense. Anyways... I'm not worried about trading him. Not yet. Not until Cossa and/or Augustine are pushing him out the door. We'll cross that bridge when we get there, and we'll see where he's at, at that point in time. Maybe our defense will be worlds better and he won't look so bad... Look at Nedeljkovic: .934 at Carolina, .899 with Detroit, .920 with Pittsburgh. At some point he's an expiring contract as well (don't know if that counts for anything in the NHL...)

The easy answer to that is: "That's because there is ZERO ****ing crime in that area (dip****)."