Jason_R

I am still not sure it is true, but it does raise the same question about Postava. One of them will be the full-time backup in Detroit next year. If Stevie can’t send the other one down and this ends up forcing his hand on a trade, so be it. They will get good value and will still have a strong pipeline in net.

Bultman says Cossa will no longer be waiver exempt next season.

Huh.

https://www.mckeenshockey.com/nhl-blog/mckeens-2026-nhl-prospect-report-4-detroit-red-wings-organization-overview-top-15-prospects/ New prospect report. Has Detroit ranked #4. Not a surprise that it emphasizes the strength of the goaltending pipeline. Maybe a bit surprising at this point that Cossa is ranked as Detroit’s top prospect with Postava coming in at 9 (and Augustine at 4). Also not a surprise to see Danielson and MBN at 2 and 3 but the write ups do not indicate a lot of upside.

I would like to think that Wallinder and Buium are set to make the jump but I haven’t heard anything that makes me think that is the case. ASP had his moments this year. He was not big enough or responsible enough in his own end but he will put on a bit more muscle and he will get smarter in his own end. But he has offensive skills that the team needs. I think he should be in the NHL next year. Faulk will eat up some of his minutes and allow the team to shelter him a bit.

It was a nasty and dirty hit. I worried at the time that it might be worse than it looked. I think I read that his mid-season injury was a hip but I hope he doesn’t have disc damage.

I assume Kane will be back. I also assume that between a trade or FA signing, Stevie will either bring in a winger to play with Larkin and Raymond, or a center to play between Kane and ADB. (I prefer the latter because I hope MBN can become the former.) It would be fantastic if Chiarot can finally get bumped to the third pairing. But ASP needs a place to play in the NHL and he needs a reliable defenseman to be paired with and that is not Chiarot.

Yes. A lot of people use the term Yzerplan which I don’t think is fair because Yzerman didn’t come in trying to sell people on a plan other than to draft and develop. But part of that development was for some of these kids to play meaningful hockey together in GR, and they are doing it. It seems pretty clear by now that next season in the NHL we will see MBN and Mazur again. Probably ASP again. Probably Anton. Maybe a little bit of Amadeus. Almost certainly one or both of Postava and Cossa. Presumably Danielson will be back in the mix too. That’s a lot of guys who are showing right now that they play with a level of energy and camaraderie that doesn’t always seem evident in the big league club.

Well.

I don’t know what the numbers and colors mean but the words are really something.

So all the same old guys were always trying to screw the lions are coming back? Well, that’s just great.

Yes, there are multiple offenses that should get him fired by the Patriots, but he should also be reviewed by the NFL. This is as bad as betting on the league.

RIP Pat Caputo.

The walls are closing in.

Russini is now un hireable as a journalist. The real issue that the NFL needs to address is how Vrabel may have been using his relationship with her to manipulate the free agent market. If this is proven to have happened, he may be terminated andnever coach in the NFL again.