2025 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Hilarious that people are now proposing their nostalgic dreams of Troy Stetcher now that he's in the finals, yet likely never posted a single word about him when he was in Detroit.

Like, he could not have been more of an afterthought if he tried.

I liked him well enough while he was here but hasn't he been a healthy scratch for much of the playoffs? Or was he injured? He's been in 4 games.

He's a 6//7 Dman and not a game changer for the Wings blueline. The Wings have ASP as a prospect and people are pining for Stecher?

 

[Wingz456383]

Panthers looking very Pantherish.

Yep, good luck Dallas/Edmonton. 5 goals in 9 minutes is ridiculous.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

Florida is just so good

Look like 97/98 red wings

 

[FMichael]

Hilarious that people are now proposing their nostalgic dreams of Troy Stetcher now that he's in the finals, yet likely never posted a single word about him when he was in Detroit.

Like, he could not have been more of an afterthought if he tried.

Can’t people be happy for former Wings when they move on and do well with other teams?

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

The panthers are the mold that the red wings need to be built in. They are never going to have a mcdavid but they can build a team similar to Florida eventually.

 

[jkutswings]

The panthers are the mold that the red wings need to be built in. They are never going to have a mcdavid but they can build a team similar to Florida eventually.

Sounds good to me! Yzerman has better be ready to use every path to improvement:

Draft key players: Barkov (2013), Ekblad (2014), and Lundell (2020)

Sign free agents: Bobrovsky (2019), Verhaeghe (2020), and Rodrigues (2023)

Make impactful trades: Bennett (2021), Montour (2021), Reinhart (2021), and Tkachuk (2022)

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

Sounds good to me! Yzerman has better be ready to use every path to improvement:

Draft key players: Barkov (2013), Ekblad (2014), and Lundell (2020)

Sign free agents: Bobrovsky (2019), Verhaeghe (2020), and Rodrigues (2023)

Make impactful trades: Bennett (2021), Montour (2021), Reinhart (2021), and Tkachuk (2022)

Key players drafted Is pretty equal outside of barkov id say. Free agency is fine because if the red wings are good they will have no issue signing good FAs. The real kicker is the trades, he’s going to have to really nail some trades to actually make us a contender.

 

[FMichael]

Sounds good to me! Yzerman has better be ready to use every path to improvement:

Draft key players: Barkov (2013), Ekblad (2014), and Lundell (2020)

Sign free agents: Bobrovsky (2019), Verhaeghe (2020), and Rodrigues (2023)

Make impactful trades: Bennett (2021), Montour (2021), Reinhart (2021), and Tkachuk (2022)

Huberdeau and Weegar sent packing for Tkachuk was a move I thought was gonna bite FLA in the ass…Was I wrong.

 

[Henkka]

Sounds good to me! Yzerman has better be ready to use every path to improvement:

Draft key players: Barkov (2013), Ekblad (2014), and Lundell (2020)

Sign free agents: Bobrovsky (2019), Verhaeghe (2020), and Rodrigues (2023)

Make impactful trades: Bennett (2021), Montour (2021), Reinhart (2021), and Tkachuk (2022)

Also traded for Seth Jones (2025) and Marchand (2025).

And did steal their best defenceman, Forsling from waivers (2019)....

 

[DamonDRW]

Huberdeau and Weegar sent packing for Tkachuk was a move I thought was gonna bite FLA in the ass…Was I wrong.

that Tkachuk trade reminds me our trade for Brendan Shanahan. Like the missing piece. I also thought back then that loosing Coffee and Primeau would be too much.

such trades are very rare though.

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

I hate it, but what Florida is doing to Carolina is impressive.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

I don't think you ever chase trends. Trying to make a Florida team, by the time it happens which it won't. There will be some new team everyone wants to emulate.

I remember when everyone was trying to go mega heavy after the Ducks cup.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

The panthers are the mold that the red wings need to be built in. They are never going to have a mcdavid but they can build a team similar to Florida eventually.

Where is our Barkov,Tkachuk, Reinhart Ekblad,Bob,Jones,Verhaeghe again? Florida has a TON of high end talent.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Sounds good to me! Yzerman has better be ready to use every path to improvement:

Draft key players: Barkov (2013), Ekblad (2014), and Lundell (2020)

Sign free agents: Bobrovsky (2019), Verhaeghe (2020), and Rodrigues (2023)

Make impactful trades: Bennett (2021), Montour (2021), Reinhart (2021), and Tkachuk (2022)

It’s crazy that both Bennett and Reinhart were picked up for a bag of pucks.

Emil Heineman a 4th liner + 2nd that became David Goyette for Bennett
Devon Levi + 1st that became Jiri Kulich for Sam Reinhart

Easy, easy wins for Florida.

 

[jkutswings]

Who was the idiot at ESPN that thought a virtual PK Subban in video game replay commentary would be better than just showing the actual replay footage?

It's like they put all the kindergartners that ate paste in charge.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Dallas hasn't looked good in this series. Besides Rantanen the rest of their forwards have pretty meh numbers. 8 points and a -15 isn't gonna cut it Wyatt and even Rantanen take out those two hattys and he hasn't done much outside of those.

 

[jkutswings]

Dallas hasn't looked good in this series. Besides Rantanen the rest of their forwards have pretty meh numbers. 8 points and a -15 isn't gonna cut it Wyatt and even Rantanen take out those two hattys and he hasn't done much outside of those.

Just after you posted Dallas made it 2-1. Hopefully they can tie it up before the end of the period.

EDIT: Crap.

 

[Gniwder]

It’s crazy that both Bennett and Reinhart were picked up for a bag of pucks.

Emil Heineman a 4th liner + 2nd that became David Goyette for Bennett
Devon Levi + 1st that became Jiri Kulich for Sam Reinhart

Easy, easy wins for Florida.

Meanwhile Stevie's busy giving away players and draft picks. Haven't been watching the playoffs, how's Walman doing?

 

[stillwater]

Meanwhile Stevie's busy giving away players and draft picks. Haven't been watching the playoffs, how's Walman doing?

What a unique take.

 

[deca guard]

zito is crushing lots of washed up nhl brass that have no business with their jobs . same with the ex west pointe owner of vegas

 

[RabidBadger]

Key players drafted Is pretty equal outside of barkov id say. Free agency is fine because if the red wings are good they will have no issue signing good FAs. The real kicker is the trades, he’s going to have to really nail some trades to actually make us a contender.

Now that Buffalo and Calgary have had enough of being stupid it will be really hard to fleece another team in a trade. I could see Du(m)bas(s) doing something stupid but the pickings are slim in Pittsburgh.

 

[USAHockey97]

Where is our Barkov,Tkachuk, Reinhart Ekblad,Bob,Jones,Verhaeghe again? Florida has a TON of high end talent.

Detroit does not have the same talent Florida does. Detroit becoming Florida is a pipe dream.

What a unique take.

Is he that wrong? The Walman trade was just bad. But I would argue his FA signing are much worse.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

Did you guys know Forsling was a waiver pickup!?

 

[stillwater]

Detroit does not have the same talent Florida does. Detroit becoming Florida is a pipe dream.

Is he that wrong? The Walman trade was just bad. But I would argue his FA signing are much worse.

Walman wasn't a FA signing.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Detroit does not have the same talent Florida does. Detroit becoming Florida is a pipe dream.

Is he that wrong? The Walman trade was just bad. But I would argue his FA signing are much worse.

Thats what I said...