Injury Report: How do YOU fix the Red Wings? 2.0!

If you want to fix the team without blowing it up…

#1: Need a LHD. Immediately. I’d love for Yzerman to pull a rabbit out of his arse trade. But I haven’t heard a single rumor. So I’m going to assume Gavrikov is the best realistic option. And you’re going to have to overpay to get him. And you should.

He’s not perfect. And he might be a 3rd pair D at the end of his contract. But that’s okay. It’s also a good draft to trade up into the mid-1st (ala Cossa/ASP) to draft a top-4 LHD of the future. I really like Aitcheson in this draft.

#1b: Need to find a solid AHL+ RHD to hold the fort until ASP’s ready. Holl and Gustafsson should start the yr in the GR or elsewhere.

Edvinsson—Seider
Gavrikov—Johansson (then ASP)
Chiarot—AHL+ (then Johansson)

That’d ^ be a solid-enough D to make the playoffs. Certainly much, much better than this past yr.

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#2: Need to sign Marner and a vet top-6 forward (or two vet top-6 forwards). Marner is of course the dream. We should be the top-bidder. If we get him, great. If we don’t, I’d prefer two vets on short deals (3’ish yrs), given the market. Love Kane, but he’s best as a 3rd line PP specialist at this point.

Tavares, Duchene, Granlund, Nelson, Marchand. Find 2. If it’s just 3yr deals…who cares what it costs.

#2b: Have to find a way to improve the PK. No one on this bottom line can kill penalties. Easiest guy to move for someone will be Ras (maybe package he and Berggren), given Copp/Compher’s contracts. Tank should start the yr in GR or elsewhere.

Tavares?—Larkin—Raymond
DeBrincat—Kasper—Duchene?
Mazur/Soder—Danielson—Kane
Mazur/Soder, Ras+Berg trade?, Copp
Compher

That’s a solid enough group ^


I like the idea of adding Gavrikov but Im pretty skeptical about overpaying him. Same with Provorov. I feel like these guys are going to get 8M AAV +. Signing a 29 year old, 30 point Dman to an $8M+ x 6 or 7 year contract seems like a disaster waiting to happen.

I don't see a world were Duchene/Tavares leave their respective teams. They seem happy competing for cups where they are at. Helping out a rebuild doesn't seem like what they would want at this point in their career.

I love the idea of Marner and I think Yzerman will go hard after him. I doubt it happens though.

FWIW, on paper, I like your lineup.
 

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