Jason_R

Is this what Edmonton fans want for Nurse? 😂

I just posted this in the other thread. Edmonton fans are all over Cossa.

Edmonton Twitter is all over Cossa.

It’s awful. If someone wanted to destroy your faith in journalists and women, they couldn’t develop a better caricature of either. But mostly I’m just glad we have Dan Campbell instead of that guy (and I hope I haven’t jinxed Lions fans by saying this).

I haven’t said anything yet about this train wreck, but I remember pounding the table for this guy when Fatricia was hired instead. Clearly Fatricia was the wrong guy and his hire was disastrous. And clearly Vrabel is a very good coach. But this guy… this is not my kind of guy.

Is anyone surprised that Toronto won? OTOH, their next 3-5 years are likely to be a slow-rolling train wreck. At least the unprotected pick we sent St. Louis didn't move up.

“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.

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.

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.

Matt Stafford has made a lot of guys a lot of money.

After every new thing i hear about this story the first thing i think is are you serious?

…now the best player on the active roster. 🫣

Liar!!!! 😂 Pro Football Reference has a draft page that gives a very rough estimate of each drafted player’s value. There are a lot of players with higher value attributed to them, including some safeties, DL, OL, and CBs. They probably could have made a difference with all of the injuries the team has suffered at those positions. Of course, most of these players went to weaker rosters than the Lions and may have had less competition. And we fans have been saying for years that the offense needs a true X who can work the sidelines and provide a vertical target in the red zone. So Brad got him and all he does is catch touchdowns. I’d say it worked out OK.

What about Askarov as a comp? Nashville acquired forward prospect David Edstrom, goalie prospect Magnus Chronaand a conditional first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft (previously acquired by San Jose from the Vegas Golden Knights). Should that pick be in the top 10, the Sharks will have the choice to transfer either their own first-round pick in the 2025 draft or the Golden Knights selection. San Jose also acquired minor-league forward Nolan Burke and a third-round pick in the 2025 draft. https://www.nhl.com/news/yaroslav-askarov-traded-to-san-jose-sharks-by-nashville-predators

It’s an insane story. 🫣