WestlakeWingFan
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- May 10, 2024
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I will counter with, if this cat can make the roster we are in for a world of hurt for '24-'25...He's Czech. He had a great season in the Czech league. He's 22.
If he pushes his way into the lineup it's a good thing.
Gustav Forsling was waived by the Hurricanes and picked up by the Panthers when he was 24. Development isn't linear. Players don't always fit into your little box.I will counter with, if this cat can make the roster we are in for a world of hurt for '24-'25...
Are we really going to be citing any and all successful rags to riches stories? And why Forsling? Why not Panarin? That's at least a fellow undrafted forward...Gustav Forsling was waived by the Hurricanes and picked up by the Panthers when he was 24. Development isn't linear. Players don't always fit into your little box.
Only one of us is putting expectations on this player. You are saying he's going to be bad, I am saying if he plays well enough to force himself into the lineup it's a good thing.Are we really going to be citing any and all successful rags to riches stories? And why Forsling? Why not Panarin? That's at least a fellow undrafted forward...
Forsling was drafted and traded twice before resurfacing in Florida.
I'm saying if some random 22yo not-quite-PPG in the Czech league player that was never on anyone's radar up to this point makes the Wings' NHL roster, then the roster is in dire shape.Only one of us is putting expectations on this player. You are saying he's going to be bad, I am saying if he plays well enough to force himself into the lineup it's a good thing.
I have no expectations.
Or, maybe he has a great offseason and is better than your boy Ehlers, erm, I mean Berggren.I'm saying if some random 22yo not-quite-PPG in the Czech league player that was never on anyone's radar up to this point makes the Wings' NHL roster, then the roster is in dire shape.
Walleye...Or, maybe he has a great offseason and is better than your boy Ehlers, erm, I mean Berggren.
More likely, he's a new Griffin.
Maybe.Walleye...
"If he pushes his way into the lineup it's a good thing."Maybe.
I'm really having a hard time understanding what was so terrible about my initial post if you expect this guy to be in the ECHL.
There's 2 lenses to view my statement. We have multiple young players on the cusp, and this free asset breaks through and exceeds expectations to surpass the known entities to make our lineup. The other is he sucks dicks and the known entities we thought we had are way worse than we thought and the Wings will be a dogshit team because this player made it."If he pushes his way into the lineup it's a good thing."
If our roster is in a state where this guy can push into the lineup? That's not a good thing. Good for him, I suppose, but not for the Wings. I would hope the roster is a little bit harder to crack. There's 4-5 guys in the AHL right now I'd rather see get a look first.
That's a level of optimism that's been well and thoroughly beaten out of my Red Wing fandom over the last few years....There's 2 lenses to view my statement. We have multiple young players on the cusp, and this free asset breaks through and exceeds expectations to surpass the known entities to make our lineup. The other is he sucks dicks and the known entities we thought we had are way worse than we thought and the Wings will be a dogshit team because this player made it.
My lens was the former. Your lens is the latter. If it's the former, it's a good thing.
I didn't make the statement with any semblance of optimism, it was a matter of fact. If he's in the ECHL so be it, if he makes the team due to exceeding expectations, cool beans - it's good. Says a lot about your outlook that you have such a problem with what I said, imo. Like what the f*** dude? Why so much pushback?That's a level of optimism that's been well and thoroughly beaten out of my Red Wing fandom over the last few years....
Walleye...
Late-bloom never knownYou never know about late-bloomers.
He seems to be just like that.
Free asset to have.
We have one Czech article suggesting he may sign here yet everyone is talking like it's official. Am I missing something?
We basically have nothing else to talk about until draft day