JohanFranzenstein
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Winning the draft lottery is guaranteed success. Just look at Edmonton. Buffalo. New Jersey. Philly.
and Toronto, Montreal, NY Rangers, etc.Winning the draft lottery is guaranteed success. Just look at Edmonton. Buffalo. New Jersey. Philly.
I'd have to go back and look but when people keep hauling up that stat about x number of cup winners had a top3 pick, it feels like a few get by on such technicalities. It's either some older guy they traded for or a guy they picked but was a middle6 forward while much later picks were the actual work horses.
No but it is you saying we can't win anything unless we have a top 2OA on our team. And when I point out we in fact have a #1OA and the arguably best American to ever lace them up you move the goal post because it didn't suit your narrative anymore.Are you being serious right now? I have NEVER promoted tanking as the way to get good. I just think it's intellectually dishonest to say "Hey, we have a #1OA pick, we should be great and/or it checks off a box for a Cup winner!" when the 1OA we have is 35 years old and coming off a massive hip injury that he actually recovered from pretty well.
The Wings are doing what I think is a very good job building a roster that should be solid for a very long time and compete when they finally get some luck and pucks bounce their way. Their cap structure is close to immaculate after half a decade of being absolute shit, so now the roster needs to develop and they need to get some reinforcements through draft, FA, and trades.
What's your definition of elite?Why are you moving the goalposts? Winning multiple cups is a big feat in this NHL era.
80 point Barkov is ELITE? Tkcachuk is elite??? Didn't Flames basically give him away? Bobrovosky basically HAS Chris Osgood numbers and nobody calls Osgood "ELITE".
Your definition of 'elite' is very loose. Hard to take your argument seriously.
Yzerman can use FLA as a blueprint on how to build his DRWs team with the resources he has. He does not need to tank, but rather make some moves when the timing is right. If Cossa turns out and a good trade happens along with our top prospects becoming as advertised, Yzerman will have this team well on it's way to compete for a cup. I feel like Yzerman has this team close to striking distance as he injects more kids.
But you want to talk about Detroit becoming another almighty Dynasty in the nu:NHL where that's nearly impossible. Perhaps you should set realistic expectations so you're not constantly disappointed. Take a breath and enjoy life. Wings are on their way up, but the days of being 'world beaters' are gone! Bettman ensured those days are over.
Apart from the handful who were of course.What's your definition of elite?
Is it points in a season? Example, 96 or 97 or 104 or 109?
My definition is the proven ability to put up 90 plus pts(not pace, actually having achieved)...
If the measure is McDavid, then the DRW have never had an elite player..
Thats funny because "elite" Florida scored 268 goals during the during the regular season and "mediocre" Detroit scored 278 goals. Defense makes the difference, Florida allowed second least goals in NHL and the direction where Wings are heading, defense should be our biggest weapon. Im not worried about scoring one bit, if the team Wings had last season could score nearly 280, players from current pool should be able to get near that.Which club has won multiple cups? I can't see SY wanting a one and done situation...besides, Florida has multiple "elite" players in Barkov, Tkachuk and Bobrovosky
If the definition is McDavid then no we have not..Apart from the handful who were of course.
We have. Whether he is the definition or not.If the definition is McDavid then no we have not..
That said, he is not the definition and therefore I agree with you
Thats funny because "elite" Florida scored 268 goals during the during the regular season and "mediocre" Detroit scored 278 goals. Defense makes the difference, Florida allowed second least goals in NHL and the direction where Wings are heading, defense should be our biggest weapon. Im not worried about scoring one bit, if the team Wings had last season could score nearly 280, players from current pool should be able to get near that.
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Why people are so obsessed over draft overall numbers? It's the "re-draft number" what really matters more in a long run. At this point it looks like Wings got two "2nd overalls", Seider and Raymond and a "3rd overall" DeBrincat. Several other players just getting started.
Who...Howe?We have. Whether he is the definition or not.
And I don't agree with you.
We're bound to have generational talent by continuing the suck!Lol, Rebuild 4ever!
No but it is you saying we can't win anything unless we have a top 2OA on our team. And when I point out we in fact have a #1OA and the arguably best American to ever lace them up you move the goal post because it didn't suit your narrative anymore.
Everyone has their own dream team and has such rose tinted glasses for all the cup winners of the last 10 years that they forget the horrible teams for years they either were or the horrible playoff records they had even with their top picks. Let's not forget top talent wants 12m+
No, it's not. It's quite literally not. You really ought to read the posts that people make. In fact I just said I like the way that the Wings are doing it and that they're setting themselves up now to be a continuous presence again as soon as more guys develop and they potentially get lucky with draft picks, FA, and trade adds.
I honestly feel like I'm taking crazy pills being called out for saying that the Red Wings need to suck to get draft picks.
I was just saying that adding Patrick Kane at the tail end of his career for two years (probably) is a damn sight different than picking Connor McDavid or Nathan MacKinnon and geting their first decade of hockey. That's the only thing I was referencing about a 1OA. That adding Kane with a f***ed up hip and him recovering to play well is a bonus and not some prerequisite to being a good team.
It's awesome that they added Kane. I love watching him on the ice. It's super cool that he's in the Winged Wheel. He's also demonstrably not the same Patrick Kane that Chicago had for a decade.
There isn't anything about a dream team going on. I want Yzerman to do exactly what he's been doing since 2019. The Red Wings are so much better setup for positive longevity now than they were in the waning years of Ken Holland. Shit man, I liked adding Copp and Compher. I had my doubts on Chiarot and I didn't particularly care for Holl... but I'm one of the people saying "YES, let's add veterans so guys like Raymond and Kasper and Danielson and Seider don't have to carry all of the weight while they are still developing.
Come on, Howe is the best player not called Gretzky, Yzerman has literally scored more in season than McDavid ever did (or anybody not named Gretzky and Lemeiux), Fedorov and Abel won Harts, Lidström was the best player in the NHL between 1998 and 2009. Maybe you should learn about a thing or two about team you are supporting.Alot of strange takes going on here...if folks wants to argue that Florida does not have elite players then fill your boots...
When Detroit has multiple roster players who have and are capable again of putting up 95plus pts and playing incredible D and winning Vezinas then our imitation of their formula will be complete.
Who...Howe?
SY never was as good or dominant
Kane is a ppg player at 4-6.5m and he will be even better this year. Don't forget we won in 02 with a bunch of old slow vets at the tail end of their careers.
I'm just saying that you don't need a McDavid to win. Evidence by the fact that Florida just won with barkov who is essentially Larkin, tkatchuk, and Bob who has been wildly inconsistent the last several years.
Why people are so obsessed over draft overall numbers? It's the "re-draft number" what really matters more in a long run. At this point it looks like Wings got two "2nd overalls", Seider and Raymond and a "3rd overall" DeBrincat. Several other players just getting started.
Thats funny because "elite" Florida scored 268 goals during the during the regular season and "mediocre" Detroit scored 278 goals. Defense makes the difference, Florida allowed second least goals in NHL and the direction where Wings are heading, defense should be our biggest weapon. Im not worried about scoring one bit, if the team Wings had last season could score nearly 280, players from current pool should be able to get near that.
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Why people are so obsessed over draft overall numbers? It's the "re-draft number" what really matters more in a long run. At this point it looks like Wings got two "2nd overalls", Seider and Raymond and a "3rd overall" DeBrincat. Several other players just getting started.
The recent Cup winners, just limiting to at at least a #2 overall pick
TB: Stamkos , Hedman
FLA: Barkov, Ekblad
LA: Doughty
Pitts: Crosby, Malkin
Col: MacKinnon
Vegas: Eichel
Was: Ovechkin.
Not exactly fringe players.Now, this does not mean a team should tank until they get one, but it's pretty clear that most of the time you do need some top talent.
I've seen many relative ratings versus draft picks height from 2000-2013, and it was Top10 drafting versus other organizations. Like, there was not maybe a superstar after Pavel and Z, but it wasn't bad either.
Biggest problem was traded 1st round picks in the success window. Those lower round picks were mostly great vs. average.
Others were worse.
On Wright era, they only got Larkin, as a bit of lucky.
I hate that I'm having to argue against the Wings here but...
Barkov is not "essentially Larkin". Aleksander Barkov is a perennial Selke finalist. He has over 200 more points in only 80 more games than Larkin. He's more Pavel Datsyuk than Dylan Larkin.
Sergei Bobrovski may have been inconsistent, but when he's right... he's like 4x better than anyone Detroit has had in net. He's a legitimate game-stealing goalie when he's on. The last guy the Wings had that was remotely as talented was Mrazek and Mrazek was a god damn headcase that I wouldn't trust with a pair of safety scissors.
And Matthew Tkachuk is a 100 point forward who finished 3rd in Hart voting the year before last.
There is a lot of hand-waving going on in your post that I'm not remotely comfortable with.
And yeah, Kane was near-PPG last year and will probably be better with a full year. But if he ends up at 80 points, which would be a hell of a year and Larkin gets to 80.. they're still behind Barkov and Tkachuk if they repeat their years.
Lastly, in 2002... the league still enforced the two-line pass rule and basically any successful team played a neutral zone trap. The game, by its nature, was a slow game then. It was, by design, a game tailor-made to what the Hall of Fame Wings did well. Controlled entries, subtle interference, and choking the life out of the other team. What worked in 2002 will not work in 2024.
Come on, Howe is the best player not called Gretzky, Yzerman has literally scored more in season than McDavid ever did (or anybody not named Gretzky and Lemeiux), Fedorov and Abel won Harts, Lidström was the best player in the NHL between 1998 and 2009. Maybe you should learn about a thing or two about team you are supporting.
You nailed it.
Seider is already Top2 player from his draft, I could care less what his real draft position was.
Same for Raymond. I think I would take only Stutzle before him at re-draft.
So already have Top2-3 talents from their drafts. Nothing to worry about. And will add those talents more until the guys are ready.
That's the damn Yzerplan he talks all the time. He likes to build that young nucleus from our best own picks. People aren't just enough patient to wait for it.
No but it is you saying we can't win anything unless we have a top 2OA on our team. And when I point out we in fact have a #1OA and the arguably best American to ever lace them up you move the goal post because it didn't suit your narrative anymore.
Everyone has their own dream team and has such rose tinted glasses for all the cup winners of the last 10 years that they forget the horrible teams for years they either were or the horrible playoff records they had even with their top picks. Let's not forget top talent wants 12m+
Yup this is absolutely what I do not understand.
Redraft =
1. Hughes
2. Seider
Redraft =
1. Stutzle
2. Raymond
Edvinsson draft TBD
Getting caught up on a draft number is problematic because it makes a guy like kaapo kakko (2) seem like a more valuable asset than seider (6)
It also makes it seem like our most valuable player in 08 was Stuart because he was drafted 3OA even though our stars were 6,7,4,10 round players.