2025-26 Prospects Thread

[buddha]

1 hour ago, Jason_R said:

 

Agree on both counts. I think the fan base is down on Cossa a little more than we should be. His value on the trade market would be well above his draft position. Lots of teams would see him as an immediate upgrade, and one with room for development. 

who would he be an upgrade on and how would we know?  he hasnt played in the nhl.

if a team is in desperate need of a goalie for next year, they probably go the free agent route.  a team could also try to pry hellebuyck from winnipeg since he seems quite unhappy.

if anything, i think we overrate cossa here, like we do most wings' prospects.  were fans.  we want to believe.

[Jason_R]

Khan says he is not exempt. https://www.mlive.com/redwings/2026/03/sebastian-cossas-consistency-shows-hell-be-nhl-ready-soon.html

Puckpedia says he is: https://puckpedia.com/waivers-tracker/sebastian-cossa

I think Puckpedia is right but what do I know. 

[Jason_R]

19 minutes ago, buddha said:

who would he be an upgrade on and how would we know?  he hasnt played in the nhl.

if a team is in desperate need of a goalie for next year, they probably go the free agent route.  a team could also try to pry hellebuyck from winnipeg since he seems quite unhappy.

if anything, i think we overrate cossa here, like we do most wings' prospects.  were fans.  we want to believe.

“Askarov was selected by Nashville with the No. 11 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. The 22-year-old is 1-1-0 with a 2.58 goals-against average and .914 save percentage in three games over two seasons with the Predators.”

Askarov hadn’t played in the NHL either. Maybe there are better comps for Cossa, but Askarov was one draft year ahead of Cossa and this trade was a year and a half ago. It’s probably not wildly unrealistic. 

[slothfacekilla]

29 minutes ago, buddha said:

i swaer i heard he is not exempt.

I've seen people say both, I need an actual authority to set me straight!

[Shinzaki]

Where's Micky Redmond?  He'd know