Your Rebuild Opinion? Next Move Coming?

[SantosHalper]

Why??? I do not understand at all, why you and others are keen to sign a soon-to-be 30yr old who simply cannot stay healthy. He will wanna cash out and demand term. All the while he has missed close to 60 games over the last 2yrs, has not played 82 games in forever and was just busted with PEDs. Why are we pushing these obvious red flags aside? ASP will be ready soon enough, so taking on a mammoth contract for that very spot is IMO a major mistake born out of growing impatience. We need an LD more urgently anyway and that market is way stronger

1st pair all-situations defenseman whom went to the finals 3 years in a row and won B2B Cups while shutting down the best player in the world. Leadership, winning culture. And like you said soon to be 30, still in his prime. 4 good years left at least.

Kronwall was injury prone in his youth but despite that he was still 0.41 PPG, on a downhill team at age of 34/35. Ekblad in same age would be in a team trending up but in a smaller role than Kronwall was. Ekblad in 2nd pair would also leave ASP in more sheltered role and therefore effecting his next contract. And that would be a very affordable for the Wings.