Red Wings Offseason 2025

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Yzerman hasn't had that much success drafting in the 2nd round and most teams don't anyways, so I'm OK with this trade. Trading for Linus Ullmark when he was available from Buffalo could have helped, but you can't win em all or be in on every big trade. 

[Hongbit]

Wouldn’t surprise if this was the biggest move of the offseason.

[slothfacekilla]

2 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

So Yzerman acquired Mrazek just to flip him? Was that actually part of his long term strategy or did he realize he would stifle this team's progress because he simply isn't good at this point in his career? What was the point of bringing him in?

Well they were able to dump Veleno’s useless play for a marginally better player on an expiring contract so they got Veleno off their books and an open roster spot not re-signing Smith. The goalie market is awful this offseason so Mrazek would shore up the tandem for another season unless Yzerman could get an upgrade. And he did!  If the Gibson trade didn’t happen Mrazek would have most likely been better than what was available in free agency. 

[Jason_R]

2 hours ago, Hongbit said:

Wouldn’t surprise if this was the biggest move of the offseason.

Agree. Yzerman’s timeline is not the fans’ timeline. 

[Jason_R]

4 hours ago, Hongbit said:

Wouldn’t surprise if this was the biggest move of the offseason.

But now… a blockbuster! 

 

[buddha]

its because stevie knows next year's 7th round will be stacked!

yzerplan in full effect.

[buddha]

stevie on tv saying he's not optimistic about free agency but is still looking to make some trades.

too few players being chased by too many teams.

[slothfacekilla]

 

Wings hoping Buch comes over next season

[slothfacekilla]

 

He was listed at 170 last season so this is great news, hopefully keeps him from getting injured so often

 

 

[1984Echoes]

1 hour ago, slothfacekilla said:

 

He was listed at 170 last season so this is great news, hopefully keeps him from getting injured so often

 

 

Yzerman literally meant: "We need to get heavier...".

[lordstanley]

3 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

Yzerman literally meant: "We need to get heavier...".

If I was to get injured and be forced off the job, I might gain 25 pounds from eating chips and beer. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

41 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

If I was to get injured and be forced off the job, I might gain 25 pounds from eating chips and beer. 

When they said he put on weight did they specify whether it was muscle or fat. I'd hate for him to show up to camp all blown up, looking like mid-2010s Dustin Byfuglien.

[Shinzaki]

16 hours ago, lordstanley said:

If I was to get injured and be forced off the job, I might gain 25 pounds from eating chips and beer. 

Back in 2010 I had a thyroidectomy followed by an open reduction of a snapped humerus (a plate and six screws) a month later.   I sat on the couch eating mini Reese's cups for a sugar high to counteract the low thyroid.  Gained 35 lbs in a month

None of it was muscle...

[Shinzaki]

If we don't get a top six fwd (either a 1LW or a 2C with Marco going back to the top line) and a top 4 D... I will consider this off season to be a failure.  You can't run it back plus Gibson and expect people to be excited about where the team is headed

[buddha]

48 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

If we don't get a top six fwd (either a 1LW or a 2C with Marco going back to the top line) and a top 4 D... I will consider this off season to be a failure.  You can't run it back plus Gibson and expect people to be excited about where the team is headed

i agree.

the only caveat i have is that i would be ok if we see mazur/danielson/and at least one of wallinder or buium on the team.

what i DONT want to see is spending term on middling stop gaps.  that's how we end up with holl, compher, and tarasenko.

i've gone back and forth on buy outs.  if theyre not spending on gavrikov or marner (ha!) or even ehlers (who i dont want) this year or trading for someone they need to sign long term (like a miller or byram), then just waive holl and send him to GR and hope for a rebound with tarasenko.  no need to saddle them with an extra cap hit next offseason.

[Hongbit]

50 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

If we don't get a top six fwd (either a 1LW or a 2C with Marco going back to the top line) and a top 4 D... I will consider this off season to be a failure.  You can't run it back plus Gibson and expect people to be excited about where the team is headed

This teams offers a lot to be exited about if you are big on a 10 year plans and enjoy waiting on prospects to develop.   It also helps if you are part Swedish. 

[slothfacekilla]

Well, I'm looking forward to the this offseason was a failure post!

[slothfacekilla]

[Hongbit]

41 minutes ago, buddha said:

i agree.

the only caveat i have is that i would be ok if we see mazur/danielson/and at least one of wallinder or buium on the team.

what i DONT want to see is spending term on middling stop gaps.  that's how we end up with holl, compher, and tarasenko.

i've gone back and forth on buy outs.  if theyre not spending on gavrikov or marner (ha!) or even ehlers (who i dont want) this year or trading for someone they need to sign long term (like a miller or byram), then just waive holl and send him to GR and hope for a rebound with tarasenko.  no need to saddle them with an extra cap hit next offseason.

Gavrikov would be perfect as a left shot, defense first, that plays the top pairing opposite Seider.   LA has more cap space and wants him back but his agent wants to see if he can get someone to go above market on him.  NYR and LA are still in it with him.  It will take a massive ransom for the Wings to land him and I don’t see Stevie Chair Hands doing that.  

[slothfacekilla]

Yzerman can't strong arm free agents into signing in Detroit if they don't want to lol

 

Sounds like Red Savage is going to be signing an AHL contract with Grand Rapids

[Shinzaki]

Viking Gustavsson Nyborg is a great name

[Hongbit]

24 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said:

Yzerman can't strong arm free agents into signing in Detroit if they don't want to lol

I’m not sure the inference.  Are you saying that Stevie is making strong offers and FA aren’t interested in coming because the Red Wings aren’t a destination anymore?

[buddha]

Just now, Hongbit said:

I’m not sure the inference.  Are you saying that Stevie is making strong offers and FA aren’t interested in coming because the Red Wings aren’t a destination anymore?

i think that's obvious.  sometimes i think it saves stevie from himself: stamkos, trouba.

detroit is on a lot of no trade lists, i imagine.

gavrikov is so strongly rumored to be in either new york or LA, you have to imagine that's where he ends up.  detroit could be a destination for some cap dumps because of other moving pieces.

detroit hasnt been a destination since suter/parise turned us down.

[Shinzaki]

Suter/Parise was a Babcock issue...I think.  I think if we become more competitive...we'll attract more talent.

 

[Shinzaki]

Stevie dumped Tarasenko off on the Wild for "future considerations"  Don't know if we retain any of the 4.75 million...would be shocked if we don't