Then you would agree that 1) such a trade is plausible, 2) it would improve the roster, 3) it would not depreciate assets to the point of negatively affecting the overall rebuild, and 4) it therefore has no drawback, assuming that a suitable trade partner could be found?
Right--even if an impact contributor isn't added to the top six, you can make a meaningful change to the team by fleshing out an actually functioning third or fourth line. Seriously, it's not a sit on your hands or sell the farm scenario here. You can do the above while also letting the kids come up. At the very least it would be more watchable than having Holl play the puck like he's using a shovel every night.
Yes, but I think 4) is a big point. My consistent refrain about trades is that you can't force another team to trade you anything. You can really like a player and know their value, that does not mean, however, that you can simply force another team to trade that player to you and not some other team. This is a big issue because certain types of players are less available than others. My genuine hope is that we can use the trade market to find one or two solid defensemen that would help the middle and bottom pair. At the same time, I don't want to force something and substantially overpay. I am far more concerned about over paying in the trade market than free agency.
At this moment in time, I just have a hard time seeing the Wings make it to a conference finals let alone a cup with the roster and prospect pool they have. Again, like Nashville 15 years ago.
Yes, quite easily. The only argument before was that Detroit was further along in their rebuild. Well Montreal is in the playoffs and their prospect pool hasn't changed.
Your plan is to trade away the best player on the team (in your own opinion) and then just see what happens? We haven't found a better player than him in the 10 years he's been here, but just get rid of him with no follow up plan?
Said he picked up some injuries during the 4 nations tournament.
That’s a good point. Yzerman’s trades of late haven’t been stellar. If Larkin is stripped of the C, I can’t imagine how the room would feel. This will either be resolved and moved past or Larkin traded. Either way, unless Yzerman strikes it big, the Wings could finally get that lotto pick!
I know he revealed he was hurt and that effected his play.
That's fair. But it's only a big concern if you get fixated on adding a SPECIFIC player. ("Must trade for this guy.") Your options open up a whole lot more if you're looking at any of 7-8 candidates for a depth defensive defensemen who PK, rather than just the top 1-2 players for the role.
Debrincat was a great trade. Trades that actually matter. Trading Matta and Walman are moves nobody remembers in 3 years for a reason they move the needle absolutely nothing. Hopping on Larkin’s side here is absurd. He shit the bed 3 seasons in a row down the stretch when he could have proved he was worth a damn and is now cry about it. His character is on full display regardless of the narratives people have chosen to run with
Your last paragraph makes me shake my damn head. How do you say this unironically and I’m supposed to take your opinion of team building seriously
Now people are saying he’s only a 2C? Where are we going to get our 1C from? We missed that opportunity by signing Mediocre vets in ‘22-‘23 that prevented us from getting a higher pick.
Dumping the dead weight is the right course of action but not Yzerman’s M.O. right now.
The Red Wings have consistently been ranked as a top 5 team in terms of young talent since Yzerman returned. This was not the case under Holland, as his North American scouting was flat out awful. You may disagree, and that's fine, but the majority of people who follow this closely do not agree with you.
