The Grand Rapids Griffins were eliminated from the playoffs, so what is next for their top performers? Plus trade speculation has started to swirl. Could the Detroit Red Wings make a trade for guys like Linus Ullmark, Martin Necas, or Jakob Chychrun?
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11 Comments
Augustine over Cossa is probably the recency bias when considering how Augustine did at Worlds.
Sam Reinhart? Right wing, playoff experience, goal scorer.
Apparently the latest rumors circulating in Ottawa are that the Sens are gonna try to trade for Ullmark with Chychrun going the other way. Idk how tf that's gonna work though.
So how many ken holland drafted players are left in the organization. Could've had necas and pasta
Unless we can find an upgrade at goalie, l wouldn’t make major waves this offseason. Stay the course. Young kids are developing nicely
Cool, you want saros.. good luck making this roster viable with that contract
The red wings won cups with the grind line. Oh by the way they scored goals and were not just checkers .Best 3rd line in hockey at that time.
Cossa started slowly but was excellent this year especially down the stretch hes 6'6" excellent athlete so he was always going to be an extremely down the road, high ceiling prospect, which is why Yzerman took him over JW.
And Augustine is not ranked ahead of Cossa.
You blew past Driedger, who was a workhorse for Coachella. He's much better than you think and shouldn't cost much for a short-term fix.
Another Goalie that we should look into is Connor Ingram from Utah. Yzerman drafted him in Tampa and look how good he did this year in Arizona/Utah and his contract is good
Nice episode guys! Don't think Ehlers or Necas gives you anything you can't get from Berggren, who will be a ton cheaper. Both Ehlers and Necas are very inconsistent wingers that generally do not play much D, same as Berggren at the NHL level. That said, I think in some combination of trade chips including Copp, Holl, Berggren, Veleno and Husso need to be marketed. In return, I would look at the likes of Eriksson Ek from Minnesota even if it means a deal sweetener draft pick beyond the trade chips. I would also look to sign Marchessault as a free agent. If they cannot land one of the three goalies you mentioned (Marksstrom, Ullmark or Saros), a one year deal for any of the top 5 goalie FA's will get you through the year. Just my 2 cents.