GDT: Game 51: Red Wings at flames 10:00 pm et 2/1/25

[Reddwit]

AlJo has a good stick

30 games of NHL experience and he’s got a veteran stick already.

 

[MabusIncarnate]

drop tank to 4th, put soder on 2nd.

I'd agree if it weren't for Elmer's line playing really well together, no need to break that up atm.

 

[FabricDetails]

Alright enough of the bullshit.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

It’s just the difference between the quality of our prospect scouts and our pro scouts. Our pro scouts are terrible. After all our horrible signings, they think targeting a $7 million 40 point player is the answer. Yikes.

I think there's also the element that in drafting you get to pick your guy.

In free agency the player has to decide to accept the deal you offered over several other team's offers.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Can we just waive Copp to GR and call up Nate?

 

[theYman]

I don't like this lead sitting. You know Calgary is gonna come with everything but the kitchen sink in the 3rd.

 

[Holden Caufield]

Kind of feels like Calgary is trying to shoot the puck at Talbot… instead of shooting it past him. Everything is hitting him centre mass…

I’m definitely not complaining. Just an observation.

 

[MabusIncarnate]

I think there's also the element that in drafting you get to pick your guy.

In free agency the player has to decide to accept the deal you offered over several other team's offers.

And through free agency you have a much better idea of what kind of NHL level player they are.

 

[Reddwit]

I'm waiting for Fish to get it going under T-Mac. He was a breath of fresh air during his shifts the last two seasons. Good energy and a spark. This season he's been so milquetoast.

3 points in his last 4 games, not that I expect him to produce, but he’s been much more noticeable since Shine joined the lineup. Maybe that was his wake up call.

I think there's also the element that in drafting you get to pick your guy.

In free agency the player has to decide to accept the deal you offered over several other team's offers.

That’s fair. I’ve said before that we overestimate how much people want to come to Detroit.

 

[Reddwit]

Damn. Elmer making moose look average size :O

He makes Ras look average in every respect.

 

[ElProfessor]

With Compher hurt, who would you prefer at 2c?

Idk dude. Anything would be better than Copp at this point.

I'd hate to take Kasper off the top-line, but maybe that's better overall for the team.....Veleno at LW again.....or idk, Soder??

If you don't think it'll ruin Danielson's development...give him a shot. If you do think it'll ruin Danielson's development...fk it...give Lombardi a shot.

Literally anything would be better than Copp. Between he, Compher, Veleno and Tarasenko it's a heated race to be our most useless forward night-in night-out

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

Let's get a quick goal to start the third. Calgary is getting frustrated they haven't scored yet. Another goal and they will get chippy and give up.

 

[Reddwit]

That ‘second’ line of DBC tank Copp seems unable to hold the puck. Copp and Tank are so f***ing bad.

Tank is giving his nickname a new meaning. He tanks every line he’s on. Copp with Kane and Debrincat somehow makes that line passable. Tank’s incompetence just creates a massive drop off.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Idk dude. Anything would be better than Copp at this point.

I'd hate to take Kasper off the top-line, but maybe that's better overall for the team.....Veleno at LW again.....or idk, Soder??

If you don't think it'll ruin Danielson's development...give him a shot. If you do think it'll ruin Danielson's development...fk it...give Lombardi a shot.

Literally anything would be better than Copp. Between he, Compher, Veleno and Tarasenko it's a heated race to be our most useless forward night-in night-out

I get that he's about as unremarkable offensively as a player could be, but I disagree anything would be better. With Compher out, Copp is the only other guy who can reliably take and win faceoffs.

He eats big minutes, wins faceoffs, kills penalties. The kids just aren't ready to do that yet. Kasper is succeeding at wing. and I don't think it's a good idea to throw Danielson into 2c.

Copp is 2c by default but he's functioning as the placeholder he is while the kids develop.

 

[ElProfessor]

I get that he's about as unremarkable offensively as a player could be, but I disagree anything would be better. With Compher out, Copp is the only other guy who can reliably take and win faceoffs.

He eats big minutes, wins faceoffs, kills penalties. The kids just aren't ready to do that yet. Kasper is succeeding at wing. and I don't think it's a good idea to throw Danielson into 2c.

Copp is 2c by default but he's functioning as the placeholder he is while the kids develop.

Kane's probably got his head on a dart board at home

 

[dalem177]

Kind of feels like Calgary is trying to shoot the puck at Talbot… instead of shooting it past him. Everything is hitting him centre mass…

I’m definitely not complaining. Just an observation.

To me both teams look iffy, but the Flames have been unlucky.

 

[ElProfessor]

If I was Yzerman I'd honestly start paying other teams' goons to fk w Soderblom. Cheap shot him, talk s--- to him all night, fight him on national television..

I've never seen such a nice person. They gotta get him angry at something

 

[KJoe88]

Damn what shift

 

[TheOctopusKid]

Tarasenko is the new Zadina. Rasmussen is the new Rasmussen.

 

[Filppula]

What a shift by the 3rd line. Soderblom has such good hands.

 

[FabricDetails]

Nice shift there. I'll say this about Kaser - It's cool he can offer insight from having watched the Griffins so closely.

 

[Reddwit]

What a shift by the 3rd line. Soderblom has such good hands.

Honestly should be the 2nd line at this point.

 

[dalem177]

No penalties so far , yeah?

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

If I was Yzerman I'd honestly start paying other teams' goons to fk w Soderblom. Cheap shot him, talk s--- to him all night, fight him on national television..

I've never seen such a nice person. They gotta get him angry at something

Dude he pasted someone on the boards in the first. Why do you want to turn Soderblom into a goon? His line has had the puck most of the time they’ve been on the ice.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

He hasn't had a lot of great scoring chances but DeBrincat has been doing a lot of good things tonight.