At 15th Overall (via Trade) the Red Wings Select G Sebastian Cossa

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I think some got spooked he'd pull a Kari Lehtonen.

We’re getting old, man.

 

[Dotter]

So what you are saying, is that in 30 years the Wings have drafted one good goalie.

Also, Holland was only Head of Amateur Scouting in 1991, so he didn't "draft" Osgood.

Wait! Didn't Ken Holland just do an interview with John Keating and Chris Osgood on a live broadcast talking about how Kenny discovered Ozzie and how their friendship developed?

I'm gonna have to go with the story that came directly out of Ken Holland and Chris Osgood's mouth over some weird internet rumor. You may need to do some fact checking on your claims before spreading more internet gossip...

 

[lhsgolf19]

Happy 19th Birthday Sebastian Today

Made 27 Saves in a 3-2 Win Tonight

 

[Winger98]

I think some got spooked he'd pull a Kari Lehtonen.

There are worse things than a 14 year career with over 300 career wins.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

I think some got spooked he'd pull a Kari Lehtonen.

I've always loved Kari Lehtonen after he sported his Yuna and Rikku from FFX-2 mask. Good taste by that man, even if the storyline in the game was dogshit.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

who's the better puck handler Cossa or Wallstedt ?

 

[lilidk]

who's the better puck handler Cossa or Wallstedt ?

Nedeljkovic

 

[ricky0034]

Wait! Didn't Ken Holland just do an interview with John Keating and Chris Osgood on a live broadcast talking about how Kenny discovered Ozzie and how their friendship developed?

I'm gonna have to go with the story that came directly out of Ken Holland and Chris Osgood's mouth over some weird internet rumor. You may need to do some fact checking on your claims before spreading more internet gossip...

huh? Holland being the Wings amateur scouting head in 1991 is a verifiable fact not a "weird internet rumor"

doesn't mean the interview isn't true too

 

[Nut Upstrom]

So what you are saying, is that in 30 years the Wings have drafted one good goalie.

Also, Holland was only Head of Amateur Scouting in 1991, so he didn't "draft" Osgood.

Yea, and even if he had drafted him it would have only been because the head of amateur scouting strongly urged him to.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Everyone points to Connolly as a bad pick but theres one player in the next ten picks that I would consider better than him in Jeff Skinner, who was considered a massive reach at the time and some had projected in the second round. Tarasenko was ten picks later but that was prime KHL threat time so its a weird comparison. Then you get a few more players comparable to Connoly. That pick is only knocked by people who want to make Yzerman seem worse than he is



Walstedt is athletic in the sense that he was highly rated and a first round goalie. In comparison to other top goalie prospects that is his biggest knock and was the talk leading up to the draft that people thought he could fall. NHL teams didnt think he was athletic enough.

"Hes a f***ing beast" positionally, not because hes athletic

I know this is going to sound like sacrilege because of my avatar.. but given the choice between positional goalie and athletic goalie, I take positional 100% of the time. I'm all for Cossa because he's very good positionally as well. Cossa is going to be positional AND athletic like Carey Price (who coincidentally is my favorite goalie). But guys who make it solely because of athletic talent (Jonathan Quick, Petr Mrazek I'm looking at you) scare the bejabbers out of me even when they're great.

 

[Gniwder]

I know this is going to sound like sacrilege because of my avatar.. but given the choice between positional goalie and athletic goalie, I take positional 100% of the time. I'm all for Cossa because he's very good positionally as well. Cossa is going to be positional AND athletic like Carey Price (who coincidentally is my favorite goalie). But guys who make it solely because of athletic talent (Jonathan Quick, Petr Mrazek I'm looking at you) scare the bejabbers out of me even when they're great.

Positional goalies give you less heartburn. Ned's growing on me, but I'd still rather have a goalie that plays big and is just....there, in the right spot.

 

[SantosHalper]

I've always loved Kari Lehtonen after he sported his Yuna and Rikku from FFX-2 mask. Good taste by that man, even if the storyline in the game was dogshit.

Well i don't know about that particular one, but Lehtonen had good taste in Dallas.

And the creme de la creme, holy grail etc..

 

[Winger98]

Everyone points to Connolly as a bad pick but theres one player in the next ten picks that I would consider better than him in Jeff Skinner, who was considered a massive reach at the time and some had projected in the second round. Tarasenko was ten picks later but that was prime KHL threat time so its a weird comparison. Then you get a few more players comparable to Connoly. That pick is only knocked by people who want to make Yzerman seem worse than he is

wait, serious? I'm pretty sure I would take Granlund, Fowler, and Schwartz over Connolly, too. Campbell and Forbort aren't exactly far behind, either.

 

[newfy]

wait, serious? I'm pretty sure I would take Granlund, Fowler, and Schwartz over Connolly, too. Campbell and Forbort aren't exactly far behind, either.

Not sure what I was looking at when I wrote that but I agree with you lol

 

[PostFriend]

who's the better puck handler Cossa or Wallstedt ?

One of them have scored on top junior level. Say no more…

 

[GoBoltz56]

I don't know who the better puck handler is, but I do know Cossa is a good puck handler/passer.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Well i don't know about that particular one, but Lehtonen had good taste in Dallas.
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And the creme de la creme, holy grail etc..

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Clint FTW!

the Chuck Norris one needs Bruce Lee on the other side.

the Tombstone one needs Val Kilmer's "I'm your huckleberry" or "say when" on the other side.

 

[SantosHalper]

Clint FTW!

the Chuck Norris one needs Bruce Lee on the other side.

the Tombstone one needs Val Kilmer's "I'm your huckleberry" or "say when" on the other side.

Great minds think alike

No Bruce, but roundhouse kicking Chuck.

 

[nhlisawesome]

Weird call by Yzerman going with Cossa over Wahlstedt. Hopefully it wasn’t a galaxy brain move that looks really stupid in 5 years.

 

[SCD]

Weird call by Yzerman going with Cossa over Wahlstedt. Hopefully it wasn’t a galaxy brain move that looks really stupid in 5 years.

Yzerman's first round picks look pretty solid so far. If this was poker, I would not bet against him.

 

[ricky0034]

Weird call by Yzerman going with Cossa over Wahlstedt. Hopefully it wasn’t a galaxy brain move that looks really stupid in 5 years.

what's weird is how people still pretend like Cossa was some big reach and not essentially a tossup with Wallstedt among NHL scouts by the draft

 

[jaster]

Given the current trajectories of Seider, Raymond, and Edvinsson, and Cossa's performance-to-date, I'm not sure I'd be the least bit worried about the Cossa pick just yet. In terms of "rankings," Wallstedt didn't have nearly a big enough advantage to really question this pick in a serious way. Especially after what Yzerman did with the 2019 6th overall pick, given the "rankings."

 

[FMichael]

I know this is going to sound like sacrilege because of my avatar.. but given the choice between positional goalie and athletic goalie, I take positional 100% of the time. I'm all for Cossa because he's very good positionally as well. Cossa is going to be positional AND athletic like Carey Price (who coincidentally is my favorite goalie). But guys who make it solely because of athletic talent (Jonathan Quick, Petr Mrazek I'm looking at you) scare the bejabbers out of me even when they're great.

Positional goalies give you less heartburn. Ned's growing on me, but I'd still rather have a goalie that plays big and is just....there, in the right spot.

Considering Detroit will be missing out on the playoffs for a few more seasons - I'm enjoying the entertainment value that Neddy brings each time he's between the pipes.

I'm hoping he scores a en goal this season...That would be wild if it was on home ice.

 

[deca guard]

if anybody was wondering that wasnt cossa in net last nites 3-2 loss

 

[Gniwder]

I'm hoping he scores a en goal this season...That would be wild if it was on home ice.

Maybe he can get some lessons from Hronek, Vlad, and Sam, lol.

He probably will get one at some point in the next 2 seasons. Not every team coaches to ice the puck in EN situations, Lav actually had a chat with Mantha the first time he pitchforked the puck into an empty net (he scored and still got a lecture, lol). Caps usually don't ice the puck in that situation, but Blash doesn't seem to mind as much.