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Detroit Red Wings Goal Difference added: 14.4 Salary added: $22.9 million
In: Alex DeBrincat, Daniel Sprong, Shayne Gostisbehere, J.T. Compher, Justin Holl, James Reimer, Klim Kostin, Christian Fischer Out: Dominik Kubalik, Robert Hagg, Pius Suter, Jordan Oesterle, Filip Zadina
The Red Wings were the offseason champion last summer and once again find themselves near the top of the list this year after a very busy offseason. The end result is a team whose goal differential improves by 14, a number that wouldn’t be enough to put them into a playoff position, but would bring them significantly closer. Let’s recap.
At the top of the list is Alex DeBrincat, a big-time get that immediately adds oomph to the top of Detroit’s lineup. I’m skeptical a team can contend with DeBrincat as their second-best forward, but he’s obviously an improvement over a team having David Perron as their second-best forward. After DeBrincat is a steady stable of talent meant to improve Detroit’s depth. Up front, Daniel Sprong showed promise as a depth scorer last season, J.T. Compher should stabilize the middle behind Dylan Larkin, and Klim Kostin adds some strength to the bottom six. On the back end, Shayne Gostisbehere is a strong puck-mover that can play on the second pair while Justin Holl is a cromulent defender that can handle tough minutes. In net, James Reimer should be an improvement over Alex Nedeljkovic.
There’s a lot happening here and while it’s difficult to say how all the pieces fit, it’s very easy to say that all the pieces are better than what’s being replaced. Slowly and steadily the Red Wings are getting there. But even after this summer, it’s more than likely that they still aren’t there yet. A little more patience is required.
ZakkH
I’m paywalled, who did they put down as #1?
CopsPushMongo
Upvoted for use of the word “cromulent”
Wolverines2773
And there will still be some wings “fans” in here that hate the moves and have zero playoff expectations this coming season 🤣🤣🤣🤣
jengibande
Something else important is noting that this is LaLonde’s sophomore season as coach. Existing players are more used to his systems, which I think gives us another small boost. I also anticipate that Raymond, Berggren, and Ras take a step forward this year.
Best outcome this year would be a playoff appearance. The experience would pay dividends for our young core and I think that is the key to taking the team to the next level.
-ChasingOrange-
I think a lot of fans (especially Facebook armchair GMs) have greatly underestimated the shitstorm Yzerman had to untangle when he first came in. Bad contracts, broken and aged players, and lack of meaningful trades left the wings in a huge rut that Stevie has had to climb out of, starting from ground zero essentially. Things have been bleak, but the amount of improvement we’ve seen in the last two years has been very encouraging. Yzerman isn’t infallible, though, and it seems like these next couple seasons are going to be his first big test. I’m not expecting deep runs, but we have the depth and ability to be playing meaningful hockey in March/April and battling for the playoffs again. I’m very excited for this upcoming season, feels like this team has a freshness to it that we haven’t seen in a long time.
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Detroit Red Wings
Goal Difference added: 14.4
Salary added: $22.9 million
In: Alex DeBrincat, Daniel Sprong, Shayne Gostisbehere, J.T. Compher, Justin Holl, James Reimer, Klim Kostin, Christian Fischer
Out: Dominik Kubalik, Robert Hagg, Pius Suter, Jordan Oesterle, Filip Zadina
The Red Wings were the offseason champion last summer and once again find themselves near the top of the list this year after a very busy offseason. The end result is a team whose goal differential improves by 14, a number that wouldn’t be enough to put them into a playoff position, but would bring them significantly closer. Let’s recap.
At the top of the list is Alex DeBrincat, a big-time get that immediately adds oomph to the top of Detroit’s lineup. I’m skeptical a team can contend with DeBrincat as their second-best forward, but he’s obviously an improvement over a team having David Perron as their second-best forward. After DeBrincat is a steady stable of talent meant to improve Detroit’s depth. Up front, Daniel Sprong showed promise as a depth scorer last season, J.T. Compher should stabilize the middle behind Dylan Larkin, and Klim Kostin adds some strength to the bottom six. On the back end, Shayne Gostisbehere is a strong puck-mover that can play on the second pair while Justin Holl is a cromulent defender that can handle tough minutes. In net, James Reimer should be an improvement over Alex Nedeljkovic.
There’s a lot happening here and while it’s difficult to say how all the pieces fit, it’s very easy to say that all the pieces are better than what’s being replaced.
Slowly and steadily the Red Wings are getting there. But even after this summer, it’s more than likely that they still aren’t there yet. A little more patience is required.
I’m paywalled, who did they put down as #1?
Upvoted for use of the word “cromulent”
And there will still be some wings “fans” in here that hate the moves and have zero playoff expectations this coming season 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Something else important is noting that this is LaLonde’s sophomore season as coach. Existing players are more used to his systems, which I think gives us another small boost. I also anticipate that Raymond, Berggren, and Ras take a step forward this year.
Best outcome this year would be a playoff appearance. The experience would pay dividends for our young core and I think that is the key to taking the team to the next level.
I think a lot of fans (especially Facebook armchair GMs) have greatly underestimated the shitstorm Yzerman had to untangle when he first came in. Bad contracts, broken and aged players, and lack of meaningful trades left the wings in a huge rut that Stevie has had to climb out of, starting from ground zero essentially. Things have been bleak, but the amount of improvement we’ve seen in the last two years has been very encouraging. Yzerman isn’t infallible, though, and it seems like these next couple seasons are going to be his first big test. I’m not expecting deep runs, but we have the depth and ability to be playing meaningful hockey in March/April and battling for the playoffs again. I’m very excited for this upcoming season, feels like this team has a freshness to it that we haven’t seen in a long time.