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14 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

I even saw someone on Twitter pointing to an awkward play involving Matthews in that final Saturday night game vs the Wings.

Ya I've seen speculation that he got a minor concussion from one of their last games but haven't seen any plays at all.  It seems like there is something going on outside the sickness

Actually it looks like his ankle/knee gets realllllllly torqued here

29 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Bringing Danielson to the Wings without a year at GR would be a first for SY, but there's a first time for everything!

Lucas Raymond never played in the AHL

I'm trading Berggren, putting Danielson either on wing or center on line 3 personally.  Don't re-sign Kane, don't re-sign Veleno, give Perron a 1 year deal.  I would be fine giving Fischer a 1 year deal.  For Kasper, I wouldn't mind trying him as 1C in Grand Rapids to start the season and see how he does.  Him and Mazur can come up for a taste during the season and if they play well find a way to keep them.

I wouldn't mind a Husso buyout too, not sure where they go with Lyon's partner but it frees up some cash.

35 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

It would be so great if he comes to camp next year and wins a job. 

I'm expecting it honestly

On 4/30/2024 at 3:46 PM, Hongbit said:

Not sure you can sit out an elimination game because you are sick and still be considered a generational player.    

My guess is he has a concussion or whiplash from a play in game 3 honestly, at this point I doubt it is just a sickness.

Nate is on another level right now, no surprise moving to a better team made his points explode but he's leading the team too.  I think he's tied for 3rd for WHL playoff points overall right now too.  For a guy that plays a complete game this is great to see.

12 hours ago, Shinzaki said:

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard is a SY kind of pick.   RH shot...decent size...some skill but also very responsible defensively

With how he's playing right now I feel like he's going to be gone before the Wings pick sadly.

I still haven't gotten up to speed on prospects for this draft yet personally, just some stuff here and there.

I think you are right about Gibson and Finnie too, back to juniors for them sadly.

excellent news, he had a great season and I’m excited to see how his pro career goes

intriguing for how little experience he seems to have at rb

They had an alternative, very interesting Plan B in mind:

All 6'8" 350#'s of Giovanni Manu out of British Columbia!

Cost: Next year's 3rd...

Sione Vaki, sounds like a Star Wars character

Another trade in?!

Man this is a big boy!

Good to get the Jared Goff chants going early

Amon-Ra was only the highest paid WR for a day lol

8 minutes ago, buddha said:

by fancy stats, at 5v5 the wings were one of the worst teams in the league.  they had pne of the best shooting %s in the league and alex lyon did his best terry sawchuck impersonation for two months.

i expect regression next year without something drastic.  i'd rather see them call up the youngsters and roll with it.  

good discussion on wwp today.

I think unless Lalonde changes his systems, the Wings will never look good when evaluating fancy stats.  Their offense seems to be built around low volume but high quality shots, while their defense sorta seems to be letting other teams shoot from low danger areas as much as they want.  Not saying they don't show a cause for concern, I just don't think the fancy stats are ever going to show large shot shares at 5 on 5 compared to most teams.  Just my opinion though.

NotNot sure if this has been posted yet, pretty funny

16 hours ago, lordstanley said:

I worry about the offense if the Wing lose both Ghost and Kane. Sign Ghost, let Kane walk, sign another goal scorer. Any 30 year old out there who is coming off an injury or somewhat down year who would sign a 1 or 2 year deal to prove himself?

The Wings actually scored more goals per game without Kane in the lineup than with him in the lineup (and gave up a lot less goals against) though this does include the stretch without Larkin which is probably more of a driving force than Kane being in the lineup.  But something I definitely found interesting.

I'm fine if he does walk honestly.  I feel like some team will overpay for him if that's the route he wants to go.

Kinda reads like he's coming back but is also pretty ambiguous...not sure what to make of it after his press conference at the end of the season

Brad is spending!  Two great players to lock up.