Detroit Redwings Downfall

[A1LeafNation]

Montreal didn't do much and they are in the playoffs.

Larkin needs to stay in his lane and lead his team better.

 

[Joe Sakic]

Kind of a weak-mentality mind set imo.

Blaming the....trade deadline? Instead of taking accountability as players.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Damnnnnnnnnn shots fired!

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Not a fan of the Yzerplan but I'm pretty sure Larkin was dog water down the final stretch no?

 

[Bust]

You need a spark on the ice Dylan? How about you create one.

Captain of the team passing the buck is not a good look.

DET would be getting torched in the first round currently, regardless if they added or not.

 

[895]

For a hockey player to say something like this is actually kind of insane. Things must be much worse with Detroit than we know.

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

It has been discussed ad nausem on the Wings board. Half of us believe he should step up and lead his team better, the other half believes he's right and Steve should've added at the deadline.

I fall into the former group.

 

[Canovin]

Detroit is not good enough to add this year.

 

[A1LeafNation]

It has been discussed ad nausem on the Wings board. Half of us believe he should step up and lead his team better, the other half believes he's right and Steve should've added at the deadline.

I fall into the former group.

The one thing I'd call Yzerman out on is a goalie. Get a real goalie man..

 

[TMLeafer]

"call out" is a stretch. But yeah he passively alludes to it.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

The "Yzerplan's" side effects...

 

[Raistlin]

could he be available? he would be an ideal 2C for some teams.

 

[bov]

Pretty fair comment, he's not wrong at all. Didn't express it in an unprofessional way either. Can't hate on the guy for voicing his disappointment, he's obviously not the only one who feels that way. They have been mediocre for too long and Yzerman owes it to his team to make some improvements and give them a boost, especially since many of his moves didn't pan out or help the team as much as expected. Larkin made a long term commitment to the organization and doesn't want to waste his prime years waiting around building through the draft while the GM stands pat as "part of the plan".

 

[FissionFire]

Wings have been firmly in control of their playoff fate late in the season 2 years in a row and both times absolutely fell apart and choked with big losing skids. Larkin has been the captain for these and a key contributor in these skids by wilting when the pressure is on and not taking it up a notch. He needs to look in the mirror and figure out why he and his team keeps choking under his leadership. Maybe the real help he needed Yzerman to get at the deadline was a shrink.

 

[TGWL]

66 points a day before the trade deadline. Only 1 team after them in the standings made playoffs. Perhaps they should have made moves prior to that, but I can't see anything being handled differently during that last week resulting in definitely making the playoffs. It's a what if scenario for them to squeeze in.

With that said, I think the team should be upset at how the roster management is being handled as a whole, not just the deadline.

 

[NyQuil]

You might say that he's inferring that Detroit management "fell down" on the job?

 

[FlyguyOX]

Have an extended family member who was a Wings prospect and in his NHL debut said Larkin was just a total ass. Completely ignored him in the locker room and the fact it was his NHL debut.

Said his public perception is so different from how he actually is. Think that shines through here.

 

[Turin]

Lmao Yzerman has sucked in Detroit but they didn’t play like they should have been buyers. Trade his ass and start over

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Load up on JT Compher types and make a deep run, baby.

 

[tarheelhockey]

It has been discussed ad nausem on the Wings board.

Also discussed extensively on the main board here:

Thread 'Detroit Redwings Downfall'

Nov 9, 2024

What is going on with the Detroit Redwings!? Each game is just a letdown to sit through! Despite all the star power we have this year, we can't even score like we did last year! Poor overseeing from
management to put Husso in for the NYR game tonight too! Something significant has to happen for this organization because it is unacceptable!!!

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[Herregud]

What an awful look for the Wings' player group. This is basically throwing everyone under the bus. Yikes.

 

[nowhereman]

could he be available? he would be an ideal 2C for some teams.

Vancouver would be all over that. But their biggest trade chip is a defenseman and the Wings don't really need to bolster the backend with more youth.

 

[TMLeafer]

66 points a day before the trade deadline. Only 1 team after them in the standings made playoffs. Perhaps they should have made moves prior to that, but I can't see anything being handled differently during that last week resulting in definitely making the playoffs. It's a what if scenario for them to squeeze in.

With that said, I think the team should be upset at how the roster management is being handled as a whole, not just the deadline.

I don't really see a bubble team going all in at the deadline then.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Lol someone’s getting traded now I bet…

 

[WarriorofTime]

From his perspective, he's in his prime right now and doesn't like missing the playoffs every year. From Yzerman's perspective, trading assets just to get slapped around in the first round like Ottawa is not a smart decision. Nobody is really in the wrong, just a matter of point of view.