Jason_R

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. 🫣

You inferred that.

Whether Cossa gets traded in the offseason, during next season, or sticks in Detroit for a long time, kudos to the front office for finding Postava. That was the kind of move that created value out of nothing. If Cossa does get traded I think the market will be good. Lots of teams will line up for a chance at a player who projects to be a strong #1 goaltender.

Hey, Jesper Wallstedt is seven days older than Sebastian Cossa so it is no surprise that he is more advanced on his development curve. 🙃 Seriously, it is hard to know how much of the decision-making around Cossa is related to his performance and how much is related to the front office’s overall conservatism regarding prospects. I know there is concern about him losing steam at the end of the last two seasons, but if you go to AHL goalie stats and filter out goalies who have only had a small number of starts, Cossa is number seven in save percentage. Not bad overall. And remember these players are not accustomed to playing as many games as they play in professional leagues so conditioning can be an issue. And big guys can be a little slow in developing. The real story here is that the scouting staff apparently found a great prospect in Postava. It is encouraging to think about going into the season with Gibson as number one, with Postava as the backup, and Cossa being the number one in GR and getting some spot starts in Detroit.

There is absolutely nothing dishonest about citing facts.