Confirmed with Link: Wings sign Tarasenko to a 2 year deal

[redwings8831]

As three Right wingers being Raymond, Kane and Tarasenko, who neither can play on the left side, you should start talking about a Top9, instead of a Top6.

XXX - XXX - Raymond
XXX - XXX - Kane
XXX - XXX - Tarasenko

Raymond played on the left at times last year with Larkin and Kane.

 

[Winger98]

I really hate cat and kane together except on the pp. He does better with Raymond and Larkin. All he does is look for kane otherwise

well, his other option there is to look for compher. I'd have Cat on the top line. Just load it up and go with it.

 

[Twinger]

Solid signing in both term and $$$$

 

[stillwater]

But, where did the rebuild go wrong?

 

[Shaman464]

Cat Larkin Raymond
?? Compher kane
Ras Copp Tarasenko

Can bergren play left wing?



Unless he wants to and talks to them about it in order to do buyouts?

I don't know the legality of all that. But I would think it's possible.

Arbitration contracts usually are high dollar for good players and are 1-2 years. It’s not a good route to go, especially if you’re trying to not burn RFA years. If Detroit signs Seider and Raymond this off season they would get 4 years of RFA and 4 years of UFA which would keep cost down and would get their prime years. In 2 years they’re buying 6 years of UFA status which can really inflate the dollar value and you’re starting to risk paying high dollars for post-prime years.

 

[14ari13]

82 points in 75 games just 2 seasons ago. Looks very good

 

[DoMakc]

I guess everybody who needed a signing for a sake of a signing shouldbe happy now. Not sure if that was needed though.

 

[HoweFan]

So is Steve working his way out of the doghouse now?

 

[Run the Jewels]

Assuming he plays in his natural spot on the right side, we are suddenly looking really strong there with Ray, Kane and Tank. Really nice bit of business on a team friendly contract.

 

[Henkka]

It was fun how they noticed it was RED WINGS who reported this first.

Not Darren Dreger, not Friedman, not Seravalli or anybody else.

Yzerman works in a stealth mode.

 

[ZDH]

 

[minimal]

I dig this signing. Good piece for the middle six, but I wonder how he'll gel with Compher or Copp.

 

[Detroit Knights]

completely forgot about this



I mean our powerplay this year.....

larkin behind net/net front?
dbc left side
kane right side
seider in the back
tarasenko in the bumper (I call bumper the area where TJ Oshie sets up, sue me)? jesus

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

Excellent

 

[Our Lady Peace]

f*** yeah.

2 time cup winning veteran played different roles as a centerpiece and then as a depth piece. He will be a great mentor for many. Could be a trigger man on 3RW to roll a few scoring lines? He will at the very least be an improvement on our PP over Perron too

Offloading Fabbri (thank you for your service) and still having the room to make the Ray/Mo and hopefully Top 4D moves is awesome to see. It's only July 3rd fellas

 

[Euro Twins]

If he gets top 6 minutes and can regain a bit of his form from 2 seasons ago it could be really good especially at that cap hit. If he gets 65-70 points I will be very very happy. If he does even better than that.....

Well I'll probably just be happier

 

[Axel Sandy Pelikan]

I guess everybody who needed a signing for a sake of a signing shouldbe happy now. Not sure if that was needed though.

Yes, the Red Wings needed a legitimate top 6 winger. Adding Tarasenko isn’t a “signing for a signing’s sake”. He’s legitimately good.

 

[RRhoads]

It is going to be nice to have some options doing controlled breakouts. I think the lack of that was one of our biggest weaknesses last year.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

So Detroit gives away Fabbri to get Tarasenko...wonder what Stevie Why will do next as he's running out of Cap Space with Seider,Raymond and Veleno to sign...not that Giuseppe is going be hauling down a tonne...perhaps he'll trade Husso

 

[Holden Caufield]

Now we are cooking. I can get down with this signing. More high end skill, legitimate top 6 weapon.

Now our depths forwards are starting to fall into their proper places.

 

[Ezekial]

Soon to be 3x cup winner

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

10 forwards on roster, 11 if you count raymond. Something else gonna happen?

kyle connor come on down?

And the Red Wings have Berggren wanting a regular gig again...perhaps he's Detroit's and Stevie why's whipping boy

 

[Run the Jewels]

And the Red Wings have Berggren wanting a regular gig again...perhaps he's Detroit's and Stevie why's whipping boy

He rejected a contract extension in February. We'll see what happens next.

 

[DoMakc]

Yes, the Red Wings needed a legitimate top 6 winger. Adding Tarasenko isn’t a “signing for a signing’s sake”. He’s legitimately good.

Well he might be an upgrade on Fabbri. But he does not play defense or forecheck. So kind of same old. It seems like Berggren is also not in plans.

 

[Axel Sandy Pelikan]

Well he might be an upgrade on Fabbri. But he does not play defense or forecheck. So kind of same old. It seems like Berggren is also not in plans.

Vladimir Tarasenko is about 5 times the player that Jonatan Berggren is. I know that's hard to hear for some people here... but you don't pass up on adding Tarasenko because of Berggren. IF he was good, he'd push his way into the lineup. For the love of god, Zach Aston-Reese played a non-zero number of games for Detroit.

Berggren is a long ways out from his draft year now. It's shit or get off the pot time for HIM to make Yzerman put him in the lineup, not for Yzerman to make room for him.