Jason_R

Slump buster.

Yes I get it and agree that there are very few straight up trades in the NHL and I would not expect one to occur in this case. But I don’t think his trade value has collapsed. And I don’t think anyone wants to trade him for anything other than player(s) that make the team better immediately.

A Cossa-Nurse deal would make Edmonton twitter happy. But I don’t get the sense he wants to waive his NTC. And I don’t see Stevie wanting to bring on another big contract just as CCR are expiring. There is nothing wrong with keeping Cossa.

The Bultman article has some comps, including the one I posted earlier. I still think the floor is Cossa’s own draft position, #15 overall. But he could easily be part of a trade for a top-tier player. there is some recent precedent for highly drafted goalies getting traded — although none of their situations was exactly analogous to Cossa’s. Two years ago, the Nashville Predators traded 2020 first-round pick Yaroslav Askarov to the San Jose Sharks after two AHL seasons with very comparable numbers to Cossa’s. In return, they got prospect David Edstrom (who had been a 2023 first-round pick) and a 2025 first-round pick. Last season, the Florida Panthers traded 2019 first-rounder Spencer Knight and a first-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Seth Jones and a 2026 fourth. And in 2021, the Florida Panthers traded goalie prospect Devon Levi (a seventh-round pick but who had starred at the World Juniors) and a first-round pick to the Buffalo Sabres for Sam Reinhart.

Yes, it seems clear they were using each other to support the Patriots. It is one thing to deflate footballs or to spy on a practice, it is totally different to have an “NFL Insider”™️ put out stories that advance your team’s interests. Kraft may have to sacrifice Vrabel to avoid a major problem with the other owners.

The possibility of trading Gibson crossed my mind. But on second thought, the trade value for Cossa is almost certainly going to be higher than the price we paid for Gibson and that we could get for him. Also, I think it would be a bad signal to the team to trade away Gibson, who was such a security blanket for the team. If the front office wants to demonstrate that it is aiming for the playoffs, I don’t think you can trade away the reliable veteran who nearly dragged the team there last season.

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.