General Wings Comments 2025-26

[lordstanley]

2 minutes ago, buddha said:

how much draft capital are they giving us to take that contract off their hands?

if not, no need to revisit.

Yep, I wouldn't take Petersson for free with no assets going to the Canucks unless they retained at least $3mm per year of the $11mm cap hit. At $8mm a year I'd probably risk Danielson and a 1st. 

[buddha]

conor murphy to the oilers for a second.  half retained.

i hope they have something lined up for faulk or trocheck or something.  murphy for a second is pretty steep.

[slothfacekilla]

 

 

[lordstanley]

40 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said:

 

 

In other ex-Wings news apart from Fabbri, Anthony Mantha at 31 y.o. has his most goals since 2019, at 21. At 21G 24A 45Pts he is just 4 away from his career-best in goals and 3 away from his career-best in assists. 

[lordstanley]

Man, this was terrible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gehringer_2]

It strikes me that is he is still playing a strong defensive game but has disappeared on offense it's because there is still too much ill will with his teammates. Your defensive assignments are more individual, less need to trust and be trusted by line mates or want them to succeed or them wanting you to succeed. Just more confirmation of what is already known; he is on the roster but not the team.

[lordstanley]

44 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

It strikes me that is he is still playing a strong defensive game but has disappeared on offense it's because there is still too much ill will with his teammates. Your defensive assignments are more individual, less need to trust and be trusted by line mates or want them to succeed or them wanting you to succeed. Just more confirmation of what is already known; he is on the roster but not the team.

I'd have cautious optimism if he performed well for Sweden in the 4 Nations or Olympics but he really didn't. 

[buddha]

why would anyone want that guy on your team?  he would be making more money than seider, larkin, and raymond.

THAT'S who you want as your highest paid player?  because he once had 100 points before turtling in the playoffs.

please stevie.  please dont do it.

[buddha]

acquiring him would be a HUGE leap of faith.

but where there is this much smoke, there has to be some fire.  if the wings are truly interested in him, they must think they can tap into that potential in a way vancouver cant.  that the wings locker room and history with swedes will bring him out of his funk.

i get it.  but it would just kill me for a team hell bent on acquiring guys "hard to play against" and "tough" would acquire the softest player in hockey.  if they do, it better be because raymond and zetterburg and lidstrom think they can motivate him.

i'm pretty sure some of you have said this already.

but i have my doubts.

[gehringer_2]

6 minutes ago, buddha said:

acquiring him would be a HUGE leap of faith.

but where there is this much smoke, there has to be some fire.  if the wings are truly interested in him, they must think they can tap into that potential in a way vancouver cant.  that the wings locker room and history with swedes will bring him out of his funk.

i get it.  but it would just kill me for a team hell bent on acquiring guys "hard to play against" and "tough" would acquire the softest player in hockey.  if they do, it better be because raymond and zetterburg and lidstrom think they can motivate him.

i'm pretty sure some of you have said this already.

but i have my doubts.

Huge risk no doubt - so much so that at minimum it can't on terms that cost them anything other than paying his contract and preferably not all of that.

Edited 14 hours ago by gehringer_2

[lordstanley]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

Huge risk no doubt - so much so that at minimum it can't on terms that cost them anything other than paying his contract and preferably not all of that.

Right. Imagine if he was a free agent this summer, would someone sign him for 6 years @ $11.6mm? Nope. But that's what contract you'd be taking over. 

[Jason_R]

If Stevie really is interested in EP40 it is because Raymond, along with Hakan Andersson and all the Swede vets, have given him some insider perspective on why they believe he can be rehabilitated in Detroit. But I agree with Lord Stanley that there is no way the Wings will make him their highest paid player. 

[gehringer_2]

Freep reports Wings think Gibson is fine. Said he got a stinger in his arm/shoulder from a collision but they think that is all it was - subject to further testing.