slothfacekilla

I think you sort of have it nailed here. I think if they wanted to they could still go sign good players in free agency (they have some expensive RFAs waiting but still have about $30 million in cap space right now), the problem is in this salary cap world good players rarely hit free agency and if they do they tend to get overpaid so it really can be tough to build through free agency. So they are kinda stuck waiting for their young guys to take those next steps all things considered. I don't consider them in a cap crunch or anything though, the cap should go up in the future too.

I don't think he's worth as much as being a cornerstone of a trade, but another team might be desperate for scoring and already have their defensive game well set or another GM might think they can make something out of him (or maybe just doesn't care that he doesn't play defense). I just don't think he has potential superstar value at all but I think some team will give him a chance in the NHL next season since he won't clear waivers. But GM's make bad trades all the time...

I would lean towards no but it is a tough call, I'm glad I don't have to make that decision He doesn't go to the corners or win board battles and he doesn't play defense. His offensive output just isn't good enough in the NHL to make up for his lack of defensive game/being soft.

It is a shame the Wings didn't just draft Necas instead of Rasmussen ugh. Necas would be an amazing add, someone will probably give up a lot for him. Aren't the Canes in a cap crunch? The part about wanting a player with star power back is kind of odd if that's the case (unless they think they can get a younger comparable player?). I'm not super excited about this upcoming draft after digging into it a little bit so 15 overall would definitely be in play for me in a potential trade. I'd be inclined to include Augustine in a trade instead of Cossa if possible, and probably push for a defensive prospect not named ASP instead. I don't think Yzerman would give up the farm either way and I am curious how solid Seravalli's intel even is.

Ya they are just using this for a season while fans vote on their real branding, which seems to just be an elaborate way to build a big email database for the team's marketing department 😂. I feel like more effort could have gone into it (it seriously looks like something you'd get from a website you found googling "free sports logo"), but in the end it won't really matter since it is temporary.

It is a bit tough to say since "true" #1 goalies don't get traded very often. I think your proposed deal is too rich honestly, probably looking at a first round pick + a mid tier prospect. Edvinsson to me is worth more than their current first round pick since he's NHL ready and still on his ELC. I'm sure the Wings would rather include someone like Johannson or Wallinder along with a pick since they have a decent amount of defense in their system. https://www.spotrac.com/nhl/transactions/_/start/2021-05-28/end/2024-06-11/position/g/type/traded Darcy Kuemper at the 2021 deadline got a 1st round pick + a former second round pick. Probably the closest thing I saw at the above link. If you go back to the Leafs acquiring Freddy Andersen a while back he fetched a first and second round pick. Markstrom is probably the best goalie available but he has been pretty up and down and is already 32 years old (older than both Kuemper--though he was 31--and Andersen for those trades). A bunch of other teams are rumored to be interested as well. With Cossa having a very strong back half to last season and Augustine waiting in the wings, I would be shocked if the Wings ponied up for a goalie via trade especially in a bidding war. Brossoit could be a decent option on the free agent market. I expect the wings to sign someone like Stolarz to pair with Lyon for a season then Cossa in the NHL the following year, something along those lines.

Ya I'm kind of shocked at some of their rankings here, it should be interesting to see how these stack up after the draft because I'm not feeling super confident about them. Writeups are still super interesting but still...

he seemed to really come alive last season, would be a good potential pickup I think

Here's their top 32...kinda surprised they have Hage at 40

Screw the Capitals, cry poor when they have to build a new arena but have the money to buy a site just to shut it down. Losers. https://puckpedia.com/ PuckPedia is probably going to be the replacement that emerges

Time to do some research!

I think McKeen has some respect in the industry but I'm not too familiar. The rankings seem about right for their system.

Seeing some rumblings that ASP might come over to North America next season instead of staying in Sweden, like a Leo Carlsson situation where he was supposed to stay but ended up coming over to the Ducks.

Ya I expect Iginla to be gone by then too. It does sound like a lot of defensemen should go after Celebrini so that hopefully will push some higher end forward talent down to the Wings pick.

I think MBN might be gone before the Wings' pick with how he played at worlds or whatever they call it. Eiserman scares the crap out of me since he seems to be all offense zero defense.

Agreed, a Zegras type player should be who the Ducks are trying to acquire not ship out, so I'm really curious as to what has gone on. I can't say I've seen much of his play over the last season or two though. I do remember hoping the Wings would consider him in the draft but I'm very happy with Seider haha. I think without looking into how he's been on the ice, my guess is that the Ducks are seeing if someone is willing to give up way too much for him (listening to offers versus actively shopping him). I don't see Yzerman being the GM to overpay for him, but I guess stranger things have happened. I really don't know what to make of the situation overall though.

It would be interesting with the Ducks souring on Zegras for whatever reason. Injury concerns? Lack of defense? too weird? I love Getzlaf's face in this. But Verbeek is in charge over there, so shipping Zegras off to his former boss would be an interesting background to the whole thing. Maybe he gives Steve the inside scoop and the Wings stay away?

That is very surprising to me because the reported prices for their season ticket packages seem pretty damn high

Most likely just minors fodder but it is good to try it out, free look at a younger guy

I can take or leave Perron for one more season, he's old and slow but he was one of the few players playing hard/like it was playoff hockey down the stretch and he can at least win some board battles. I think I'm fine not signing Kane, he's electric offensively but is such a drag on defense and the Wings already have some players like that.

Guessing Gylander and Bednar to Toledo.

I thought Bednar might get a deal just for ECHL depth but in the end I don't think losing him will matter.

Another goody from last night. L'Heurex has been an absolute rat this series so it has been good to see people go after him a bit. I know Tuomisto also bopped him good after a whistle around the Griffins' net. An interesting thing is that L'Heurex has actively gone at Cossa to talk **** after goals. Cossa no doubt must be talking a lot of **** too, I know one of his hallmarks in junior was being very confident and talking to other teams a lot. I think he does it in practice too apparently. Goalies... Edvinsson came back after missing games with an injury so that was huge. Danielson did take a seat though, he honestly must be tired after going through a playoff run already. It also looked like he needed to add strength playing against men. That should be good motivation to go hard in the offseason program so he has a chance to make the NHL next season. I don't think he even had time to practice with the Griffins, so it was a tough spot for him anyways.

This west series should be pretty good