How do you improve the Wings?

[norrisnick]

Goaltending was bad to start. Stamkos, Marchessault, Forsberg and Nyquist couldn’t score. Josi forgot how to play defense.

I spent the entire fall working in Nashville and went to several games. ROR and Schenn passed the eye test.



Nope. Put him in the trebuchet. Trade him and futures for a 2nd/3rd line tweener that’s a net positive defensive forward. The kind of guy that’s good for 15-20 goals and can PK.

I'm not convinced that I trust your eye test...

Goaltending was bad to start. Stamkos, Marchessault, Forsberg and Nyquist couldn’t score. Josi forgot how to play defense.

I spent the entire fall working in Nashville and went to several games. ROR and Schenn passed the eye test.



Nope. Put him in the trebuchet. Trade him and futures for a 2nd/3rd line tweener that’s a net positive defensive forward. The kind of guy that’s good for 15-20 goals and can PK.

Like Crouse? I remember lots of folks clamoring for Crouse around these parts. (Ps don't look at his performance this season if you want to maintain said illusion).

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I'm not convinced that I trust your eye test...

Then I don’t know what to tell you. Let’s agree to disagree.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I'm not convinced that I trust your eye test...


Like Crouse? I remember lots of folks clamoring for Crouse around these parts. (Ps don't look at his performance this season if you want to maintain said illusion).

Crouse is playing like someone who wants to get out of a floundering franchise. He needs to go to a playoff team that needs a top 6 piano puller. Before Kasper was out on the top line Crouse would have fit. Now? We’ve got MBN who I think will at worst be Crouse.

Crouse would do well in a team like LA, NYI, NJD, BOS, maybe CGY. He’s gotta get out of Utah though.

 

[Coach Reggie Dunlop]

I was opposed to Cozens, but given a number of things right now, this might be worth taking a swing my mind now. Specifically, the forecasted cap increase, and the position where the Wings are now in the standings and the breakout of Kasper.

I'm kind of hoping we pull the trigger and run him as our 2C with Cat and Kane, or if that doesn't work all that well (can't imagine it would be worse than Copp) and move him up to Kaspers spot on the 1st and have him play with with his shot, and drop Kasper back into a C position.

23yo talented, big bodied, C's don't come around all that often and his price is pretty depressed at this point. But I think this is a situation where you could put together a Rasmussen, Wallinder + 1st to give them something new to work with

He’s not worth that on his current contract. He’s trending for less than 40 points this season, injuries are piling up, and he plays a low IQ game. Projects more as a winger even though his faceoff percentage has gone up this year. He could be a good reclamation project but not someone worth giving up significant assets for. People are saying he’s having trouble going to the middle and near the slot, not playing anywhere like his 70 point season. He’s been playing a lot on the perimeter. This is a player and contract that very well could be an albatross and it’s got 5 more years.