Confirmed with Link: Tyler Motte 1 year 800k

[dalem177]

Veleno replacement?

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

 

[Detroit Knights]

If this signing means the team is getting ready to move on from Joey. Then I really like it.

I like what Motte can bring on the PK.
Nice to see a 4th liner with an appropriate 4th line caphit too.

I’ve just been against veleno for some time. I did start changing my mind during middle of last season but he went right back to it at the end. Kasper can eat veleno minutes and possibly move up in the lineup if needed

 

[Dotter]

Veleno replacement?

He's a winger.

 

[lilidk]

Veleno replacement?

Probably Fabbri. Trade Fabbri, retain 50 %. We still have 1 extra mil.

 

[Austrianwing]

I’ve just been against veleno for some time. I did start changing my mind during middle of last season but he went right back to it at the end. Kasper can eat veleno minutes and possibly move up in the lineup if needed

I've been trying to remain the optimist about him, but he only manages to have an occasional ten game stretch where he shows something to think he still has upside. At this point I am not going to be upset about him getting traded off, and if he can't make himself more relevant than cheap 4th liner depth, so be it.

 

[ColdToiletSeats]

rebuild is OVER AT LAST!

 

[datsyukfan]

You realize not every acquisition is a blockbuster, right?

none of them are blockbusters

 

[Austrianwing]

none of them are blockbusters

Just to clarify... No trades are blockbusters, or just Red Wings' trades?
I might entertain that notion if we are talking about all trades ever in the NHL

 

[lhsgolf19]

On his Instagram Story, he called it a "Dream Come True"

Love to see it

 

[jaster]

Motte and Fischer as 4th-line wingers, love it.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Veleno replacement?

Hopefully a Mazur replacement for Grand Rapids.

 

[CorbeauNoir]

You realize not every acquisition is a blockbuster, right?

Somehow, someway, there are people who have looked at the scorelines Detroit needed to pull off to get wins last year and managed to conclude that the problem is not enough offense.

 

[Run the Jewels]

Solid depth signing.

 

[datsyukfan]

Just to clarify... No trades are blockbusters, or just Red Wings' trades?
I might entertain that notion if we are talking about all trades ever in the NHL

 

[GreatGordie9]

Solid depth signing.

Motte is a very good defensive forward and excels on the penalty kill.

 

[Austrianwing]

Somehow, someway, there are people who have looked at the scorelines Detroit needed to pull off to get wins last year and managed to conclude that the problem is not enough offense.

Well duh! If we lose a game 8-7 it's much better than losing 7-4!

 

[Euro Twins]

none of them are blockbusters

Didn't we trade for debrincat last summer? Or am I imagining?

 

[Perfect Human]

Motte-Veleno-Fischer is a good 4th line

 

[Austrianwing]

Didn't we trade for debrincat last summer? Or am I imagining?

Still have not had the discussion I raised earlier. Blockbuster trades may not actually exist.

 

[Austrianwing]

Motte-Veleno-Fischer is a good 4th line

I'd rather let him spend some time focusing on offensive production for the first half of the season, but Motte-Kasper-Fischer sounds like more trouble for the other team.

 

[Gniwder]

I'd rather let him spend some time focusing on offensive production for the first half of the season, but Motte-Kasper-Fischer sounds like more trouble for the other team.

How?

Joey had 28 pts in the NHL, Kasper had 35 in the AHL. Joey had 49% FO%, 108 hits (151 previous season), he's bigger, shoots better (14%), and is a slightly better skater.

I don't see Kasper as an upgrade, at best it's an even move. Let the kid get some PP in GR, because he's not gonna get any in Detroit. The kid throws a few crosschecks in the back, and everyone thinks he's some sort of high end agitator.

 

[norrisnick]

I'd rather let him spend some time focusing on offensive production for the first half of the season, but Motte-Kasper-Fischer sounds like more trouble for the other team.

Nah, let Kasper play with Copp and Ras. Veleno doesn't have quite the same level of jam as Marco.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

From Michigan? ----------x

 

[Austrianwing]

How?

Joey had 28 pts in the NHL, Kasper had 35 in the AHL. Joey had 49% FO%, 108 hits (151 previous season), he's bigger, shoots better (14%), and is a slightly better skater.

I don't see Kasper as an upgrade, at best it's an even move. Let the kid get some PP in GR, because he's not gonna get any in Detroit. The kid throws a few crosschecks in the back, and everyone thinks he's some sort of high end agitator.

I had hopes for Joey, but he seems to decline into mediocrity more than show signs of future improvement. At this point Kasper has a higher, even if not guaranteed, ceiling. I don't think the team gets worse with that substitution, and I think Kasper would be both more unpleasant, and more creative...
I'm totally fine letting him develop his offense in GR. That's probably the right move for his progress. I still think he would make the other team's life harder than Joey does.

 

[RED WINGS STOMP]

With this signing, if we sign our RFAs which is expected, that puts us at 12 forwards(counting Burgers). We might be done on the front end barring a trade.