Detroit Redwings Downfall

[BFLO]

Yikes. All that smugness and then doesn't know the difference between implied and inferred.

D'oh. I never claimed I could write above a 6th grade level.

I actually do know the difference. But I'll deservedly eat the humble pie for that mistake.

 

[MarkusNaslund19]

D'oh. I never claimed I could write above a 6th grade level.

I actually do know the difference. But I'll deservedly eat the humble pie for that mistake.

The funny thing is, I wasn't following the thread closely enough to see who was right about the point you made being comprehensible or not, but your sad point about the literacy rate in the U.S. is true, depressing, and devastating.

I just couldn't let that little bit of hypocrisy go.

But you owned up like a real one and it's all in good fun anyway

 

[strattonius]

Reading posts like these and many others speaks to how uninformed the average fan truly is.

The reality is that a long rebuild was anticipated because of how deep of a hole Holland left behind.

“Yzerman needs to make more trades” they say while ignoring the fact he traded hronek Mantha bertuzzi which landed them Cossa, ASP and Debrincat. All of these moves are/project to be upgrades to the long term trajectory.

Red Wings fans understand that “everything is fine” because they understand it was always intended to be a deep rebuild. With that in mind 60% of yzermans draft picks are 21 or younger and even his oldest draft picks are yet to reach their prime.

The team is on the right track but more patience is necessary. Ya’ll are expecting him to turn water into wine but forget the best wines age for years before you enjoy them.

Not uninformed. Team was a mess when Yzerman arrived. He deserved a lot of rope. But the last 3 years have been extremely underwhelming.

There are hopeful prospects to turn this team around but that still isn't enough in the NHL for your organization's fortunes to change. You need to be adding better players in free agency and through trade as well.

It's pretty unbelievable that you're willing to defend Yzerman after that showing in free agency and then the predictably poor start to the year. The Red Wings have no pulse and this big bright future you're waiting for is hopeful at best. Even if the prospects hit, it's still a bleak group. That's basically what people against Yzerman are trying to say.

 

[ShakenNotStirred]

This team will be better when the placeholders are gone in the next couple years.

Tank is one of the worst defensive players on the team but he gets Selkie votes when he plays next to Kane. That dude is one dimensional and he doesnt score anymore.

The defense can't keep up with the speed of the game, outside of 53 and 77.

Talbot has been fantastic. Lyon was last year and husso the year before that.

Hopefully the deep prospect pool can plug some of the holes in the next few years. I will bust out pitch forks if they come in and bust out.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

It's a 32 team league now. Rebuilding a team is going to take longer (or more luck) than people are accustomed.