2023 Free Agency/UFA Targets

[Detroit Knights]

Except Mazur as 13 F and AlJo as 7 D, remember the "meaningful minutes" is the new "tie goes to the veteran"

I put those two in those spots as a "first call up" situation.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Here's a bit of a writeup on JT Compher from an article on the Top 50 Free Agents from the Athletic:

He would certainly be deserving of one given his play during the regular season where he ate big minutes and suppressed chances to an elite degree. He’s shown strong defensive growth over the last few seasons and is one of the top centers available on the market for that reason.

The offense come playoff time is the big question mark, but I think he's a good fit as we need strong defensive play and he'd be a nice addition as a middle 6 center.

 

[lilidk]

I don't watch many Red Wings games, mostly prospects, don't know much about NHL players from another teams. What I know is RW lost a lot of physicality toughness and hard work after training away Bertuzzi and SUNY. It's probably our biggest need to improve this of season

 

[DamonDRW]

I don't watch many Red Wings games, mostly prospects, don't know much about NHL players from another teams. What I know is RW lost a lot of physicality toughness and hard work after training away Bertuzzi and SUNY. It's probably our biggest need to improve this of season

Toughness is a must to have when your team is skilled enough. DRW severely lack skill now and that should be a top priority.

 

[SirloinUB]

Would you guys ever do this?

To Detroit:

11th pick
Brock Boeser

To Vancouver:
17th pick
43rd pick

Detroit moves up in a deep draft at a small cost of a second round pick and takes a flyer on Boeser to help replenish the scoring that was traded away in Bert and Vrana.

Canucks shed cap space, gain a second round pick, and can probably find a solid D or C at 17.

Thoughts?

I'm interested but would probably only pull the trigger during the draft if I liked my options.

 

[norrisnick]

I'm interested but would probably only pull the trigger during the draft if I liked my options.

If we could get say a Leonard/Dvorsky/Rein at 9 and say Wood at 11? I jump at that every time. If Benson/Perrault/Moore go early that's feasible.

If that first trio is gone, I probably just go with 9 and 17.

 

[lilidk]

looks like AA going to be available. have him with Veleno and Berggren

 

[GreatGordie9]

looks like AA going to be available. have him with Veleno and Berggren

I say no to AA

 

[Snuggs]

Arizona is done, time to go after Keller. I think he doesn't want to stay on a team that has no future and who knows how long Arizona can pay his salaries. Profits might be quite slim after this season, let alone after next season.

DET 1st 2024
BOS 1st 2024
Johansson
Buium

for

Keller

Ras - Larkin - Ray
Keller - "O'Rielly"/Copp - Perron
Kubalik - Copp/"Compher" - Berggren
Veleno - Suter - Chiasson
Zadina
Fabbri?

Walman - Seider
Edvinsson - Chiarot
Määttä - "Mayfield"
"Mikkola"

Husso
"Korpisalo"

Pretty good bud. I'd move the lines around but I like the players. Like Compher over O'Rielly just cause of age. Wouldn't hate getting both because they have the money and the depth for a playoff run would be big for the Red Wings. In that specific case Suter/Zadina don't really fit but you can figure that out before preseason really.

looks like AA going to be available. have him with Veleno and Berggren

Idk man, that's an easy no for me. Should be signing someone at least as good as Copp or better.

 

[norrisnick]

Aren't all of Tatar, Nyquist, AA, and Helm UFA?

 

[DoMakc]

Aren't all of Tatar, Nyquist, AA, and Helm UFA?

Glendening also

 

[Detroit Knights]

Aren't all of Tatar, Nyquist, AA, and Helm UFA?

The boys are back in town??

 

[datsyukfan]

Compher and barbashev are the 2 FA forwards I like. Both solid top 9 players that play hard and add some more grit but still have the skill to produce at a solid level as well

 

[Ricelund]

Aren't all of Tatar, Nyquist, AA, and Helm UFA?

Edmonton's depth problems are solved.

 

[Spitfire11]

Aren't all of Tatar, Nyquist, AA, and Helm UFA?

Yea thank goodness Kenny is long gone

 

[GoBoltz56]

Glendening also

Sundqvist, Bertuzzi

 

[Reddwit]

Sundqvist, Bertuzzi

Staal, Namestnikov

 

[GoBoltz56]

Staal, Namestnikov

Shanahan

 

[Reddwit]

Compher and barbashev are the 2 FA forwards I like. Both solid top 9 players that play hard and add some more grit but still have the skill to produce at a solid level as well

I keep seeing Compher suggestions and I just don’t see how he’s drastically different from Copp to be worth adding at the 5x5ish he’s gonna want. I have time for Barbashev though. Dude can play a similar style to Bertuzzi.

 

[ricky0034]

Staal, Namestnikov

Gemel Smith, Bowey, Nosek, McIlrath, Panik, Bernier, Russo, Barber, Hicketts, Greiss, Witkowski, Frk, Gagner, Stecher, Juolevi

there's a LOT of former Wings available as UFAs this year

 

[Reddwit]

I think it's time to start looking ahead at what we should be trying to add this summer.

Here is a link to the impending 2023 UFA's: 2023 NHL Free Agents Tracker

I think we have a few needs we should be looking to address:

1) Goal Scoring - need to add more talent up front

2) #2 Goalie - Pretty inconsistent play from both Hellberg & Ned

3) Bottom pair/Depth RD - Lindstrom/Hagg/Oesterle are not good

As far as forwards go... I think Max Domi would be a pretty good replacement for Bertuzzi, if he ends up not re-signing. Can play center or wing. Good possession player. Not a perimeter player. Has 18 goals and 31 assists in 60 games this year and is winning 53.7% in the dot.

J.T. Compher is a pretty good player that can play center/wing and was a teammate of Larkin at Michigan for the 14/15 season. He has 41 pts in 58 games. Would ideally like a better goal scorer, but we also just need upgrades where we can get them.

Will be curious to see if Yzerman pursues Killorn or not... given we could use a guy who is a bigger body and physical. But he will be 34 by next year and he has a good amount of miles on him.

I don't think I would mind Nick Ritchie as a bottom 6 forward signing - he is big, can score, and has more hits than anyone on the Wings team this season.

The backup goalie options are pretty weak... we may have to re-sign one of Ned/Hellberg? Maybe we look at Korpisalo, or Raanta, or Adin Hill?

For defenseman we could look at Hamonic/Schenn, but I really worry about the bottom falling out with those guys. So it would have to be a short term deal for me.

**If there is already a thread like this out there, please feel free to merge this.

I feel like Nick Ritchie leaves a sour taste in the mouths of every fan base he plays in front of though.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

looks like AA going to be available. have him with Veleno and Berggren

If you think we need AA on this roster then you should probably check yourself into AA.

I feel like Nick Ritchie leaves a sour taste in the mouths of every fan base he plays in front of though.

He does. Mantha-esque disappearing acts with half the talent when he’s on.

 

[lilidk]

Why not as third line player, Berggren could make him again 30 goal scorer

If you think we need AA on this roster then you should probably check yourself into AA.



He does. Mantha-esque disappearing acts with half the talent when he’s on.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Why not as third line player, Berggren could make him again 30 goal scorer

Because he’s bad at playing a team game and is allergic to skating anywhere near his own zone.

AA is a middle 6 scorer on bad teams and always will be. You seldom win with guys like him.

 

[jkutswings]

Because he’s bad at playing a team game and is allergic to skating anywhere near his own zone.

AA is a middle 6 scorer on bad teams and always will be. You seldom win with guys like him.

And if Detroit is choosing to form an identity based on team defense and two-way play, AA is about as contradictory a signing as you could get.