Red Wings January 2026 Game Threads

[lordstanley]

The drought is going to end. Teams 10-16 in the East are 11 points or more behind the Wings with 31 games to go for the Wings. 9th place Leafs are 9 back, I don’t think the Wings have had this much of a playoff cushion, not even 2 years ago in February. Teams 5-7 are 7 back of the Wings. The Wings are not a great team or even a very good team but who is? In the East, I think only Carolina and Tampa are better. 

Edited 18 hours ago by lordstanley

[Shinzaki]

AlJo had a decent game last night..SM must have thought so too as he was out there in some key situations.

I think this is the year we make the playoffs..adding Petersson would give us a hedge against Larkin getting hurt again in March.  EP has been a 1C before

[slothfacekilla]

12 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

What the hell was Cowan doing, man? 

His best I think 😂

[Motor City Sonics]

3 hours ago, slothfacekilla said:

His best I think 😂

When he started on that play he looked like Jim Marshall from that wrong-way touchdown,   WHY ARE YOU GOING ON A BREAKAWAY IN THE WRONG DIRECITON, IDIOT................AND THANK YOU.     Mo saw it and used it.   

[buddha]

What would you trade for robert thomas?

danielson, buium, first and a third?

[slothfacekilla]

Outside of his work with Santana I've never been a huge fan

[slothfacekilla]

Non-joking, I'd rather do a package of picks and a different prospect than give up Danielson in a Thomas trade.  I honestly have no idea what Thomas' value is on the trade market.  He's an intriguing piece at his age and contract and I think he'd be a great addition to the Wings. 

Top 10 protected first round pick, second round pick (or two), maybe a future first with top 5 protection? Maybe you can entice them with Plante's great season so far?  Feels like it would need to be more than Vegas got for Hertl but maybe I'm wrong?

[1984Echoes]

If it's a 2026 1st I don't think it needs any protections (just guessing... but I don't believe 2026 will end up as a top-10 pick...)

For a future 1st... yes, I would want top-10 protection...

Also, I agree not the closest-to-Detroit prospects, ruling out Nate & Buium.

But we have different levels of "interesting" prospects lower down with Genborg, Plante, Buch, Bear, Johansson, etc., etc.

PS: I guess add in Postava, Gylinder, Tuomisto as possibilities... just to see if they bite. Most likely not, but... 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by 1984Echoes

[buddha]

1 hour ago, slothfacekilla said:

Non-joking, I'd rather do a package of picks and a different prospect than give up Danielson in a Thomas trade.  I honestly have no idea what Thomas' value is on the trade market.  He's an intriguing piece at his age and contract and I think he'd be a great addition to the Wings. 

Top 10 protected first round pick, second round pick (or two), maybe a future first with top 5 protection? Maybe you can entice them with Plante's great season so far?  Feels like it would need to be more than Vegas got for Hertl but maybe I'm wrong?

i dont think picks alone get it done.  he's 26 and a top line center.

i bet they want at least danielson/kasper and a first rounder.  and i bet if detroit balked, someone else would beat it.  like minnesota.

thomas was - up until this season - a true #1 guy.  like with hughes, those dont grow on trees.  unlike hughes, he's signed to a contract that will be extremely reasonable as he goes through his prime.  and at louis doesnt have to deal him because of that.  you'll have to blow them away.

in the end, its likely too rich for yzerman's blood.  its not his MO to do something like that, especially since this team doesnt seem to be "one piece away."