gehringer_2 Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 13 minutes ago, lordstanley said: Petersson and JT Miller don’t get along. I thought that was just rumor, but team management recently confirmed it and basically said the two of them both need to grow up and get their act together. Fans have been on Petersson since the spring as they feel he has really tailed off after signing his 8 x $11.6mm contract. Taking a bad contract and 'Fixing' an under performing player maybe the only way the Wings acquire a top talent. Risky business though. Quote
lordstanley Posted December 31, 2024 Author Posted December 31, 2024 (edited) 19 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: Taking a bad contract and 'Fixing' an under performing player maybe the only way the Wings acquire a top talent. Risky business though. How about Edvinsson, Kaspar and next year’s (protected) 1st? Or would the Canucks accept Kaspar, Danielson and next year’s protected 1st? I’d do the latter for sure but doubt the Canucks would. Edited December 31, 2024 by lordstanley Quote
buddha Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 58 minutes ago, lordstanley said: How about Edvinsson, Kaspar and next year’s (protected) 1st? Or would the Canucks accept Kaspar, Danielson and next year’s protected 1st? I’d do the latter for sure but doubt the Canucks would. i'd much rather overpay marner than make that deal. Quote
buddha Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 1 hour ago, lordstanley said: Petersson and JT Miller don’t get along. I thought that was just rumor, but team management recently confirmed it and basically said the two of them both need to grow up and get their act together. Fans have been on Petersson since the spring as they feel he has really tailed off after signing his 8 x $11.6mm contract. My daughter is dating a fine young man who is a Canucks fan and who like many fans his age (21 y.o) is big into analytics, prospects, drafts, trade proposals, etc. way more than I am. When he was over on Christmas he said any trade for Petersson would start with Seider and add from there. Well yeah, if we are just talking about player quality, but not if we think Petersson’s contract is bad. He’s coming over tonight for New Year’s Eve and wanted to make sure the Canada-U.S. world junior game will be on. dare to dream, young fella. "here, you can have our guy who used to be great but now sucks and is getting old and he has a huge contract but you have to give us multiple first round picks and your best young player." lol. gtfo. Quote
lordstanley Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 1 hour ago, buddha said: dare to dream, young fella. "here, you can have our guy who used to be great but now sucks and is getting old and he has a huge contract but you have to give us multiple first round picks and your best young player." lol. gtfo. Petersson is only 26. He scored 102 points in the 2022-23 season and 89 points in the 2023-24 season. Even this season for all his struggles he has put up 10-18-28 in 34 games. I think he just needs a change in scenery. Having said that, I do agree with you about the big contract and I too would rather snag a free agent like Marner for big $ without having to give up assets. 1 Quote
lordstanley Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 Looks like Veleno on the top line like McLellan had hinted he would be. Quote
slothfacekilla Posted January 1 Posted January 1 I thought Tarasenko was going to give the puck up—instead he makes a nice pass to Berggren for a breakaway goal! Wings look much more active and engaged, 1-0 so far Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 (edited) 13 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said: I thought Tarasenko was going to give the puck up—instead he makes a nice pass to Berggren for a breakaway goal! Wings look much more active and engaged, 1-0 so far One good play, but otherwise continues to be snake bit with his puck handling. Getting Tarasenko going would be a good 1st victory for McLellan. I like that McLellan split up Edvinsson and Seider. Two decent pairs is better than two mostly bad pairs. Edited January 1 by gehringer_2 1 Quote
slothfacekilla Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Largely boring second it felt like, Kane had a really nice shot to score on the power play to make it 2-1 at least. Seider made a nice kick save late in the period. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 3 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said: Largely boring second it felt like, Kane had a really nice shot to score on the power play to make it 2-1 at least. Seider made a nice kick save late in the period. Raymond, Larkin, Veleno line started to click a little in the 2nd after not doing much in the 1st. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Wings get the lead. Now stay out of the box for 5 min. Quote
lordstanley Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 Larkin's first goal in 15 games is into an empty net. Todd McLellan gets his 600th career win, his 2nd with the Wings. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 (edited) Raymond passes on a 'gimme' empty netter for his mate Larkin. Wings 4-2 final. Redmond spends the game amazed at how much better their defensive zone exits are. Strong game by Holl Edited January 1 by gehringer_2 Quote
lordstanley Posted January 1 Author Posted January 1 What the hell has happened to the Rangers?! Somehow even the lowly Wings have more points than them. Quote
buddha Posted January 1 Posted January 1 1 minute ago, lordstanley said: What the hell has happened to the Rangers?! Somehow even the lowly Wings have more points than them. they got old. fast. Quote
slothfacekilla Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Rangers seem to have had bad management and bad prospect development the last few years. Like buddha said, their old guys seem to be too old to patch that over now. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 1 Posted January 1 It seemed so spot on that the 1st thing McLellan said was the Wings had to play faster. No kidding. But still striking to say it out loud since it was such a direct slam at Lalonde. Everyone and their brother could see it, why didn't Lalonde? Quote
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