When you need everything you have to take the best player available. Can't fix this mess in one draft. We needed every guy on that board. Defense will have to wait for a while I guess.
Stevie Y just resigned effective immediately. Wings just extended Holland’s contract...if the Illitch clan was smart they wouldn’t waste any time buying out Holland’s contract and hiring Stevie Y.
It's looking like Holland will finish his 2 years and Yzerman will take over. He still lives in Detroit and he'll basically be "working from home" as an adviser to Tampa. You're right, just a matter of time until the prodigal son comes home for good. (and just in time with a lot of money getting wiped off the books in the next 2 years.
It is also possible that Yzerman takes over after this year. His contract will be expired and the Wings could move Holland into another position for his last year of his contract.
Red Wings are 0-6...the 1st time they’ve lost 6 straight games to start a season in franchise history....check that...0-4-2 - same difference.
Babs knew exactly what he was doing when going back to his home country...he saw this Wings regression coming, took his $50M and told Holland to get bent.
Anybody keeping up with the Wings? I tried early in the year during that brutal start, but gave up. Tried again since getting our ass pounded by OSU and surprisingly have enjoyed watching this team. Don’t think they are playoff contenders yet, but there is a lot of young talent. The Noticeably poor defense is still here, costing us 2 of the last 4 by blowing 2 goal leads. I miss the defense of the early 2000’s
They still need to get rid of a few contracts like Kronwell, Ericsson and Franzen. Then like you said get the young defensemen ready for the NHL. Howard is playing well but will need to groom a young goalie. Still not convinced that Blashill is the answer but am praying that Stevie comes back. I am somewhat hoping for around 2020 or 2021 for them to start their next playoff run.
Yes it would. However, Bob MacKenzie said John Davidson will take the job. He said Yzerman left Tampa to be closer to home and the Rangers job would put him in the same situation. Why go rebuild the Rangers when he could have stayed in Tampa and won a couple cups. Hope he is right.
Stupid Wings. Didn’t they bank like 10 out of a possible 14 points to end the year? Now they pick 6th and the generational talent will be gone by the time they walk to the podium.
Those 5 meaningless wins screwed the Wings. Once you’re out of the playoffs tank, and tank hard.
Hughes has all the tools, the guy is sick - but I feel like there are more and more guys being produced with that combo of speed, skating and stick skills now.
Used to be a “generational talent” in some drafts, now there are 2-3 in every draft...
If Holland wasn’t so washed up...picking 6 isn’t so bad - but not sure I trust him (or those evaluating talent on our staff) right now.
Stevie Y to Hockeytown building a winning team again can’t come fast enough...
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If this happens it would really suck!
Those 5 meaningless wins screwed the Wings. Once you’re out of the playoffs tank, and tank hard.