Confirmed with Link: Veleno to CHI for Mrazek & Craig Smith

[Steve Yzerlland]

We literally just moved Husso but Mrazek will be "hard to move".

okay then lol

You really think Talbot would be hard to move then next year? Getting Mrazek for one more year isn't going to stop anything. You guys want Steve to get great players back but don't want to give up shit in return. We are going nowhere. We basically stood pat. I wanted to sell but whatever

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Yzerman is actually just 3 Ken Hollands in a trench coat.

Yeah because Holland was great at drafting.

 

[Redwing66]

What concerns me is they had a period of a couple days where the braintrust got together to come up with this strategy. Brilliant gentlemen!!

 

[dalem177]

Loved ya, Joey Velvet!

Good luck in your

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

we're back SON

finally got that third goalie every team needs with 20 games left in the season and BOOM it's a guy that the worst team in the league would have given away for free to rid themselves of his contract

BUT we bought him when he's hot -- hot off of a benching by the worst team in the league because he sucks so hard

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE we got a serviceable 35 year old 4th line forward for a serviceable 25 4th line forward THAT'S 10 MORE YEARS EXPERIENCE SON

take that Yzerman haters ha WOOOOOOHAAAAAAAA

 

[SirloinUB]

You really think Talbot would be hard to move then next year? Getting Mrazek for one more year isn't going to stop anything. You guys want Steve to get great players back but don't want to give up shit in return. We are going nowhere. We basically stood pat. I wanted to sell but whatever

Im with you on this.

Someone else said Mrazek would be hard to move when a worse goalie with a comparable salary was just moved.

 

[Bondurant]

Apparently NHL network are literally laughing about us with this trade

How many people are watching?

 

[Shaman464]

Yeah because Holland was great at drafting.

Holland for all his flaws worked his way up in the Wings organization as a scout and then the director of scouting. He use to be a good scout and an amazing manager of scouts. By the time he left though he lost touch with it but Yzerman’s career doesn’t hold a candle to Hollands for drafting.

 

[Euro Twins]

We're back baby

 

[PelagicJoe]

To think we missed out on the Shea Weber sweepstakes....

 

[SirloinUB]

• Craig Smith has 9 goals. Veleno has 10 points.
• Smith gets 42% of his zone starts in the dzone and is -7 on a worse team. Veleno gets 46% dzone starts and is -14

My biggest concern is Smith isn't much of a center.

 

[ColdToiletSeats]

he's actually doing a presser in 4 mins

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

he's actually doing a presser in 4 mins

Not sure what the people going on about him supposedly being a coward and not doing a press conference?

 

[The Real Pastafarian]

I suppose there's this possible defense:

In poker you have to lose a hand, and some chips, once in a while. If you act as a ratchet -- chips in but never out -- you'll get no action when you do hit a hand because the table realizes you're a tight-ass just folding until you get the mortal nuts. And when you finally get a hand you'll win only the blinds.

So maybe the Walman trade, and this blockbuster, were Yzerman's Crazy Ivans. He didn't assign any value to these two players because he figured both would soon be bumped off the roster by young guys so he just tossed them away seemingly carelessly. Other GMs see this and think "Stevie's back on the wacky weed, let's see if we can get some free assets too."

The problem with this defense though is: Poker is a game of imperfect information and in hockey other GMs know as much about the cards you hold as you do; so the Crazy Ivan doesn't really do much for you.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

I looked at some things, process. Something, hope we are a playoff team.

Love Steve but I can tell you what he is gonna say, because he doesn't really give shit away.

 

[Our Lady Peace]

Not sure what this trade is doing for us lmao

I'm shook that this is all we did today

I'm watching this deadline and drinking with friends. Fun times but also pain lol. At least our prospects are good (hot take)

I think not making legit moves (not talking about blockbusters) is a missed opportunity. A low teens draft pick in a weaker draft is useless to us at this stage. I suppose we are destined to miss the playoffs by a hair again, and we waiting until the offseason. We'll see what happens down the playoff stretch, but we may not be fit to overcome our tough schedule with this roster

Was really hoping on Laughton/Carlo. Oh well

 

[13to40]

I hoped he wasn’t going to be traded, but this deal works out well for the team.

It wasn’t working out for Joe. He has a chance to get more playing time on a bottom feeder team.

Smith adds insulation to an already thin bottom 6 group for the wings. Both Lyon and Talbot have been rocky, so Mrazek I guess adds to the rockiness? But in all serious, Mrazek can get hot and go on a run for us. All we need is above average goaltending to win some games and get back in a playoff position.

All the best for Joe… welcome back Petr and hello Smith!

 

[FMichael]

So I guess we’re not gonna make the playoffs then?

 

[ShanahanMan]

Yzerman kind of snapped at Max and said that they picked up Mrazek specifically because he had another year at a good term. Didn't seem familiar with his stat numbers this season.

 

[ShelbyZ]

On the bright side, if Mrazek isn't the right fit, Steve can pair him with a 1st and send him to the Sharks for future considerations this summer.

 

[Mr Nimbus]

On the bright side, if Mrazek isn't the right fit, Steve can pair him with a 1st and send him to the Sharks for future considerations this summer.

This is ridiculous trolling. And I won't stand for it. Mrazek isn't useful. He'll send that 1st with Cossa with some bs reason for those sweet future considerations.

 

[JediOrderPizza]

After my why hissy fit, the goalie selection for this summer is dogshit. So I can understand it, I guess.

 

[GarlicbreadTB]

After my why hissy fit, the goalie selection for this summer is dogshit. So I can understand it, I guess.

Stevie even used the words "being nervous" over what the goalie market might be in the summer.

 

[takimaki]

That trade went sideways faster than a puck off a broken stick

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

Sorry guys but Yzerman knows more than you and I and I know its hard to accept lol. No hasty dumb ass impulsive trades to 'save his job'. He is building the team the right way. Not mortgaging the future for some short term flame out. The exact opposite what Holland did towards the end. Holland drafted terrible + burned picks to keep a streak alive. f*** that. Build the team for long term success!