Yeah, the Wings are overflowing with defensive prospects. Not all of them will pan out, you'll get a few Kindl's, but it's basically as stocked as it has ever been. It's a puzzling critique when that's one of the Wings areas of strength moving forward.
Prospect Info: 15th overall — C Dylan Larkin: Larkin signs 3 year entry deal
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Yeah, the Wings are overflowing with defensive prospects. Not all of them will pan out, you'll get a few Kindl's, but it's basically as stocked as it has ever been. It's a puzzling critique when that's one of the Wings areas of strength moving forward.
Shaman464
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Hamilton and Krug would both be challenging for top minutes in Detroit.
But who do they have that actually has a realistic chance of being a top pairing D-man? Sproul is as close as the Wings have, and he's most likely a 3-4 guy who sees top PP minutes.
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I doubt Hamilton would be in the NHL yet if he was Wings property. Krug would be in similar spot to Smith, I'd imagine.
KJoe88
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Hamilton sure. I'll give that. In fact I forgot about him. Krug, however, is just a PP specialist and nothing more... imo anyways.
Shaman464
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Other than Kronwall who is better on the Wings 2013-2014 roster than him? Ericsson, maybe, but aside from him it's all down hill.
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He will probably captain Michigan and is a hardworking player. That is about where it ends, first round pick versus walk on at Michigan. Like Glendening a lot as a fourth liner, but there is a pretty huge difference in high end talent to pretend otherwise is realy wrong.
shultzyfeelinirie20
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it really does i was hopping all along we would draft him but didnt think if would happen and it did i already txtd him congrats in fact when i was 19 i got a m.i.p. and his mom was my probation officer at the waterford 51st district court lol shes like Eric why are you here
If I had that kind of crystal ball I wouldn't be typing with you now, I'd be collecting paychecks for an NHL club. Sproul, Outlett, Backman, and Markchenko are all going to demand looks in the NHL. And I haven't entirely given up on Smith after he looked really good at the end of last season. And DeKeyser is only 24 and already a minute cruncher.
We're just going to have to see how these guys shake out. But what the Wings have going for them is that they are all doing very well, are still young, have good mobility and puck skills, and there's like 5 of them.
You plant enough seeds, you're going to get a prize pumpkin eventually.
InjuredChoker
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that applies more to LA than boston imo.
boston's D isn't that great at moving the puck. it was exposed against the canadiens. they aren't terrible but not elite.
and all their top 6 wingers are slow. seguin was only one who's fast and he's gone now.
paille can skate as can kelly. rest skate on molasses.
imo little underrated about boston is that they have two #1 centers.. can't build like them without that.
zecke26
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i wasn't serious.
of course i expect more from larkin, but i think we will get more from him. hard worker, wings patience, skating and more skill than many here realize, larkin is far from a bad pick. should at least get 3 years in michigan. so probably won't be in the NHL before 2019 or so. but considering his young age, that's not bad.
KJoe88
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DD has great potential and I LOVE Smithy, unlike many here. Will they be elite defenseman? No, but they will continue to develop. The way I see it, our defensive core will be balanced and poised in the future.
Can't ask for more than that.
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If you consider Krug that way, um.... We have six guys with that kind of potential.
The Wings didn't need a D-man, they could draft a big stay at home project like the other Mantha on the second day.
My bad.
just busting your chops.... I assumed you knew we picked Larkin.
They don't score like #1 centers... until the playoffs, I suppose.
Boston lacks elite scoring players, is the main thing we're saying here. They don't have guys finishing at the top of the scoring race. They roll 3 defensively responsible lines that can also take advantage of your mistakes.
InjuredChoker
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They don't score like #1 centers... until the playoffs, I suppose.
i run the numbers in a minute but i think they are in top 30 for scoring for centers.
edit. in past 5 seasons, depending a little on who you define as C or not krejci is 23rd in ppg and bergeron 26th in ppg. they are both #1 centers.
you could change the first word to nashville, st. louis or something and the same would still apply.
Best AHL backup goalie in the league, though. You really can't put a price on that.
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Wings picked McCollum after their last Cup
And everyone freaked out about how they didn't draft Markstrom.
I'm not huge on that top 30 scoring = #1 thing. It's technically correct, I suppose. I like technicalities.
But that's not how it works with defenders and it's not how it works with centers either.Let me put it this way, Krejci has come along, but he's not Henrik Sedin, Zetterberg, Thornton, or Kopitar. He's not Tavares, Toews, or Stamkos. He's not the guy you think of when you consider taking a #1 center to build a franchise around. Fair enough?
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And everyone freaked out about how they didn't draft Markstrom.
I actually was very uneducated about that draft, but attended it. Waited all night for the Wings to pick, and even then felt underwhelmed, despite knowing nothing about him. Good times.
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All of this defensive talk and I see no mention Ouellet? He came in and just like some one else we had done his job very very well! Never hearing his name on a blown play or a bad pass. No I'm not saying his is as good as Nick was! But very good for a kid none the less. And what about Marchenko? I like this kid we picked by the way.
InjuredChoker
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I'm not huge on that top 30 scoring = #1 thing. It's technically correct, I suppose. I like technicalities.
Let me put it this way, Krejci has come along, but he's not Henrik Sedin, Zetterberg, Thornton, or Kopitar. He's not Tavares, Toews, or Stamkos. He's not the guy you think of when you consider taking a #1 center to build a franchise around. Fair enough?
no he's not on their level. but bergeron is close.
and bergeron and krejci are still at least tier above what sheahan and larkin project to be.
And everyone freaked out about how they didn't draft Markstrom.
Yeah, still waiting for Markstrom to pan out. Maybe he pulls it together, but it's not going to be an easy road for him now.
He's going to have to fight with Lack for a job. And probably Ryan Miller, honestly. I remember Florida fans anointing Markstrom untouchable, their future #1 two years ago as well.
That's a great example when early reactions don't always tell the tale of the tape.
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