I know I'm oversimplifying the role of GM grossly, but since 2 of our top 3 prospects and 3 of our top 10 prospects are goalies, why not just diversify and offer Cossa to another team for their system's #2 ranked prospect, likely a winger.
How can a team with as many offensive weapons be Montreal be so often held to low shot totals. Being outshot 30-12, no shots in 16 minutes, but tied 2-2 with 6 m8nutes to go in regulation.
I can’t think of a case where a highly touted prospect got moved or given up on without a chance at the NHL level. I wonder if things would have been different if the Wings weren’t a playoff bubble team. It’s one thing giving Svechnikov and Zadina ice time to fail, burying them with low ice time, but maybe another putting a player you have little confidence in in net.
If his issue is that he runs out of steam, then limit his starts. Which you would do naturally anyways. 20-25 as a backup. Can build up from there. Not unlike innings limits on young pitchers, no?
Beaten on that 2nd goal, but how can Gostisbehere have been cast off by the Wings but gets regular minutes with top seed Carolina? 50 pts in 55 games this season, $3.2mm cap hit.
Must mean guys most likely to be moved?
This is what Seravalli says about Cossa:
"First round pick Sebastian Cossa's overseasoning in Detroit appears to have backfired on GM Steve Yzerman, now somehow behind Trey Augustine and Michal Postava in the pecking order."
https://www.hockey247.com/2026/05/21/frank-seravalli-morgan-rielly-toronto-maple-leafs-first-trade-targets-board-offseason-goalies