Jason_R

This shouldn’t make me as happy as it does.

Yes, we have watched as the Lions acquire players with a plan for their development and then (in many cases) develop the players according to that plan. We have seen the Tigers appeal to players because their analytics team gives them strategies for improvement. Players on the Red Wings seem to be managed not to make mistakes. It seemed like TM was trying to break this trend after he arrived and maybe he still is by calling out players for their intensity. But I just don’t see any offensive creativity, spontaneity, or enthusiasm outside of Kane and Debrincat.

Don’t tell me he wouldn’t be an upgrade over at least four guys.

Well, Holland didn't even hit much in the first round, but you are right that Yzerman had a lot of picks that have amounted to nothing. Undoubtedly scouting needs to be scrutinized but what are they doing or not doing to develop these players?

If I recall correctly, that is the second hat trick they’ve given up this week.

Even down three with six minutes left they won’t shoot the puck. Unbelievable.

So that’s why ASP is in GR.

Pathetic

Wasted PP

Now it’s a NYR shooting gallery.

Someone took out Larkin low. No penalty. Larkin doubled over on bench.

Pat Kirwan from Sirius XM NFL Radio had Freeling for Detroit’s pick in their mock draft today.

Hooker was the 68th overall pick. That’s more like a $100 lottery pick.

How are we feeling about the Faulk trade today?

Don’t trade up to take him in the third round, Brad.

I stumbled across this site which shows ice time for various line combinations: https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/ Just for grins I looked up Marco Kasper. People talk about a sophomore slump but last year he spent almost half his even strength ice time with Larkin/Raymond or Kane/Debrincat. This season he spent less than a quarter of his even strength ice time with them. This is not so much a sophomore slump as it is the obvious consequence of pairing a kid with linemates who are replacement level or worse.

Yes, but one of the challenges for a young defenseman is learning how to assert yourself offensively while remaining responsible defensively. It is exciting to see him flash that skill though.

Win

OMG. ADB.

How many impossibly close goals are going to go against this team?

What happened to Faulk?

Great play by Edvinsson. At 6 and a half feet tall!?!

If only Vrana wasn’t a coke fiend. Allegedly.

Stevie’s best chance is to get lucky finding a team that is hungry for a goalie. It is the one area where the system might have some assets with relative trade value.

The Mantha trade has not worked out. If there is a culture problem in Detroit, the explanation for it runs through the question of why both Mantha and apparently Soderblom are flourishing in Pittsburgh when we couldn’t get rid of them fast enough.