With nearly an entire roster dedicated to playing defense, I'm not sure how Detroit avoids a significant deficit in time of possession. Which leads to guys being tired, making mistakes, getting caught in line changes, etc.
Unless Larkin gets injuried I'm not sure they'll be THIS bad.
Part of possession deficit is having players outmatched and playing in roles they can't handle. We should have less of that now.
It'll be easier to recover, yes. But half the lineup will now be where offense goes to die, so as soon as they get it they'll be coughing it right back up.
Maybe. There's different ways things can play out. If we're able to put together a more reliable shutdown line, something like Rasmussen-Compher-Kostin, maybe that can free up Larkin & Co. to get easier matchups. One problem we've had for a while is that Larkin often has to play both the shutdown role and the role of being the main offensive driver.
Problem with nyi is they only have 1 mil cap space. DeBrincat is gonna need minimum 8 mil in space. Ottawa really want cap dumps? And does nyi actually want to give up that much?
Ohh, I agree. It's why I said Ottawa is dealing with some real tough nuts between the Islanders and Redwings.
Nylander please, Toronto just signed Bert and Domi. Who of our d prospects would you give up?
Unfortunately probably aljo. Wllinder seems to be our next great and aljo does too but idk
Absolutely. Those are the two guys I think they should be targeting as well.
I don't know if it's "news", but I recall Yzerman indicating in one of his recent press conferences that he'll more than likely start off in GR again, even when he is fully healthy. And I would agree with that decision. Love him as a prospect and his future, but he didn't look like he was ready in the games he played last year
I think he is going to start in GR because of his injury. I would much rather Ed start in GR this next season to get back to full speed after his arm injury and not rush him to the NHL. We now have better defenseman than we had last year, so rushing him would not make sense in our current situation.
The Kuzy situation has been going on in Washington for a few years it feels like, I doubt many teams will pony up a ton for him.News: - Kuznetsov Requested a Trade From WSH
Not surprising given we've heard that WSH was looking to trade Kuznetsov but as far as I know that's the first I've seen that Kuznetsov himself requested a trade outta Washington. "Center Evgeny Kuznetsov followed one of his best NHL seasons in 2021-22 with one of his worst in '22-23, and he...forums.hfboards.com
Would be nice idea, but don't think Yzerman is very hot after Kuznetsov. Maybe got enough from Vrana-case.,
