Red Wings March 2026 Games Thread

[buddha]

another year and another collapse.  and we dont even get a middling pick out of it this year.

this was the year they fixed the goalie.  this was the year they made a move at the deadline.  this was the year they traded the future for the present.

and it looks like theyre going to fail again.  if they do, they should make changes.  the careful plodding approach, taking low ceiling high floor guys, not overspending on high impact players, hasnt worked out.

time for a change.

[gehringer_2]

Kasper - 1 shot: Raymond - 1 shot: VanRiemsdyk - 0 shots: Copp - 0 shots.

Sider - 7 shots: Edvinsson - 3 shots

Notice anything wrong with this picture? 

You can't score if you aren't even shooting. If you aren't shooting you are either passing up chances or not skilled enough or skating enough to get to open ice. 

[Jason_R]

IIRC JVR had a deflection chance go off the post. 

[lordstanley]

On 3/2/2026 at 7:40 AM, lordstanley said:

Upon us is the dreaded March. Wings are 4th in the Atlantic, 7th in the East, 5 pts up with 2 games in hand on 9th place Washington. 22 Wings games to go in the regular season. 

So let's check and see how we're doing on March 24, shall we? 4-5-2 for 10 pts in 11 games in March. Wings are 6th in the Atlantic, 10th in the East, 1 pt behind 8th place Ottawa with the same number of games played. 11 Wings games to go in the regular season - 5 at home, 6 on the road.

Edited 11 hours ago by lordstanley

[Mr.TaterSalad]

1 hour ago, buddha said:

another year and another collapse.  and we dont even get a middling pick out of it this year.

this was the year they fixed the goalie.  this was the year they made a move at the deadline.  this was the year they traded the future for the present.

and it looks like theyre going to fail again.  if they do, they should make changes.  the careful plodding approach, taking low ceiling high floor guys, not overspending on high impact players, hasnt worked out.

time for a change.

Missing out on a top center in the draft really hurt this organization. In order to compensate for that Yzerman either needed to keep tanking until he got his 90-100 point center or pivoted and built a team in the mold of Florida, Vegas or 2019 St. Louis. It means building a team with great goaltending that can steal a game. Putting two strong defensive units that are sound with the puck, can kill penalties, and can create scoring opportunities. Having 3 lines worth of double digit point producers and 10+ goal scores. Being physical and having a ruthless forehead. 

Yzerman hasn't done much of that. Until getting Gibson we had one of the worst goaltending situations in the league. He has also refused to give his young goalie in Cossa a real, extended chance in the big leagues. Until this year, he had a team with a historically bad penalty kill. One the gave up goals constantly on the PK. He's also built one of the softest teams in the league that is weak on the forecheck and is often muscled off the puck. He's not built any scoring depth beyond his first line and Patrick Kane on his second line. 

I get that we had historically bad draft lottery luck. I get that we missed out on getting our McDavid, Bedard, or Celibrini. We didn't get the chance to get a 90-100 point guy in the draft. But that's where it was his job to pivot and take a different approach. Either be more aggressive with drafting high ceiling players or be aggressive with a trade. He did neither. Nor did he model his roster construction off of other teams who gave lacked a 100 point producer like Florida, St. Louis, and Vegas. 

I'm not ready to change out our front office leadership just yet, but I'm getting close. 7 years in and we're going to likely miss the playoffs yet again. This is not enjoyable. 

[sagnam]

Having an offense that has no toughness and that needs to dump because then can’t carry the zone is not a recipe for success. Your goalie can only steal so many games. Pick one, abrasive or skilled. Not abrasive and not skilled shouldn’t be an option. I’d rather have ASP making mistakes but moving the puck than this dump and retreat style we are playing now. 

[Hongbit]

9 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Missing out on a top center in the draft really hurt this organization. In order to compensate for that Yzerman either needed to keep tanking until he got his 90-100 point center or pivoted and built a team in the mold of Florida, Vegas or 2019 St. Louis. It means building a team with great goaltending that can steal a game. Putting two strong defensive units that are sound with the puck, can kill penalties, and can create scoring opportunities. Having 3 lines worth of double digit point producers and 10+ goal scores. Being physical and having a ruthless forehead. 

Yzerman hasn't done much of that. Until getting Gibson we had one of the worst goaltending situations in the league. He has also refused to give his young goalie in Cossa a real, extended chance in the big leagues. Until this year, he had a team with a historically bad penalty kill. One the gave up goals constantly on the PK. He's also built one of the softest teams in the league that is weak on the forecheck and is often muscled off the puck. He's not built any scoring depth beyond his first line and Patrick Kane on his second line. 

I get that we had historically bad draft lottery luck. I get that we missed out on getting our McDavid, Bedard, or Celibrini. We didn't get the chance to get a 90-100 point guy in the draft. But that's where it was his job to pivot and take a different approach. Either be more aggressive with drafting high ceiling players or be aggressive with a trade. He did neither. Nor did he model his roster construction off of other teams who gave lacked a 100 point producer like Florida, St. Louis, and Vegas. 

I'm not ready to change out our front office leadership just yet, but I'm getting close. 7 years in and we're going to likely miss the playoffs yet again. This is not enjoyable. 

The misses on the signings of Copp & Compher are brutal and continue to hurt the organization.  They were both signed coming off big playoff runs and supposed to solidify the 2nd line and 2nd special teams.    Despite a few short stretches, they have both failed miserably in that goal.  They are very average players doing very average things and have being doing it for multiple seasons.   They need to be replaced and shouldn’t be anywhere near a top 6 role anymore.   The team should instantly get better the moment a new GM can move off these mistakes.