Detroit Red Wings

I think the Mrazek contract is fine because of the term..........the carrot is still there.
Dekeyser could be a bad deal though. a bit too much money and definitely too much term.

 

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I still don't know what Kenny is doing.
This is looking like a team that's going to get really old, really fast again.

Only a handful of players on the opening night roster are going to be 25 or younger. Some of them, like Pulkinnen and Jurco, might not stick. Lots of 30+ types, not counting the Mule.

 

...and im not real impressed with Pulkinnen and Jurco. They need to step it up in a big way.

I like the AA's and Larkins, but I sure would dig a bit more from Sheahan too.

Defense still scares me along with the goaltending.

...and I agree... I have no idea what Holland and company are up too either.

 

Will, has Jurco's stock really fallen? Or, are your views on him not in line with a lot of Wings fans?

I know that a year or two ago there was heavy talk about him going to BUF for I-forget-who, (and it obviously never happened). Wings fans, as I recall, were generally aghast at the suggestion of moving him.

 

Just would like more production. Last season he was in 44 games and had 6 points and a +/- of -6. He's better than that, for sure, but he isnt hitting on all cylinders.

He's a highly touted player, who in my opinion, better step it up this season. I may be alone on this, but i just dont see the type of production that the proponents had eluded too.

 

Jurco was a "untouchable" with many fans a few years ago. He's just not that good. They'll have a few guys hit waivers this year, unless Kenny shuffles some bodies.

Why did he sign SideShow Steve again?

 

I think Ott's gotten good at begging for a job in recent years. He practically begged to come back to Buffalo after a few months in St. Louis only to be rebuffed. To his credit, he learned from that and was able to cajole the Blues into coming back.

I think he convinced Kenny that he is "practically a Detroit guy", and it has been his lifelong ambition to play for the Wings. "This'll be great! I'll teach the young guys* and I'll be really cheap." (* Conveniently, he left out what he'll teach.)

I jest, I like Otter. Everyone in Buffalo does. Of course, we're a bunch of idiots willing to pay more and more each year for an abysmal product. Don't listen to me!

 

The Detroit Red Wings find themselves in a rut.

Yes, they have reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs for 25 consecutive seasons, but they have been eliminated in the first round in four of the past five.

Red Wings 30 in 30: Burning questions, reasons for optimism | Top prospects | Fantasy outlook

So, the Red Wings' goal is to become a Stanley Cup contender again without going through the pains of rebuilding and missing the playoffs.

"Rebuilds take 8-10 years in my opinion, and that's if you want to tank it and go through a massive rebuild. I don't think anybody wants to go through a massive rebuild," Detroit general manager Ken Holland said. "I think we've got to try to marginally get better, maybe change the look of our team a little bit, and we've got to try to find a way to make the playoffs and give ourselves another opportunity."

For the first time in 15 years, they will not have center Pavel Datsyuk leading the charge to the postseason. Datsyuk, 38, decided this spring that he wanted to return to Russia and finish his career there despite having a year remaining on his NHL contract. As a result, the Red Wings traded Datsyuk and the No. 16 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft to the Arizona Coyotes for the No. 20 and No. 53 picks, as well as forward Joe Vitale. The deal cleared a $7.5 million NHL salary-cap charge against the Red Wings, giving them financial flexibility to reshape their roster. Datsyuk then returned to Russia and will play this season for SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League.

"Obviously that's a huge loss, both in the locker room and on the ice," Red Wings center Luke Glendening said. "But everyone's just got to step up a little bit. It's not going to be one guy's job to carry the load that he carried. That's pretty impossible."

To help, Detroit signed free agent center Frans Nielsen to a six-year contract reportedly worth $31.5 million on July 1 (an average annual value of $5.25 million). Nielsen, 32, had 20 goals and 52 points and was plus-12 in 81 games with the New York Islanders last season. Datsyuk, 38, had 16 goals and 49 points in 66 games.

"Our No. 1 priority was a center," Holland said. "... [Frans] played behind [John] Tavares (in New York) and had a lot of responsibility offensively and defensively. We feel he's a 200-foot player."

The Red Wings also signed right wing Thomas Vanek to a one-year contract worth $2.6 million and forward Steve Ott to a one-year, $800,000 contract.

Vanek, 32, has 316 NHL goals in 11 seasons but a combined 39 the past two with the Minnesota Wild, who bought out his contract. (NHL.com)

 

The Red Wings still need a top defenseman or they are in big trouble. For me thats the lacking area. Goaltending might be a bit soft too, but a good system in front can go a long way in solving some GAA issues.

 

Larkin being moved back to center for this season... his natural spot.

 

Niklas Kronwall aiming for NHL opener
Red Wings defenseman missing World Cup of Hockey 2016 to rest knee

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall hopes to be ready for the start of this season after withdrawing from the World Cup of Hockey 2016 to rest his knee.

The Red Wings' season opener is at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 13.

"It was sad to have to make the decision not to play [at World Cup], but injuries are part of the sport," the 35-year-old told NHL.com/sv. "Right now I do not know how it will affect the start of the season with Detroit, but I hope and believe that I'll be ready."

Kronwall, who had been selected to play for Team Sweden, had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Jan. 19 and missed 15 games, and sat out three games in March because of a sprained right knee. Team Sweden announced Wednesday that Kronwall will be replaced by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm for the World Cup, which will be played from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 in Toronto.

Kronwall said he had a setback during offseason workouts.

"My knee has felt better and better over the summer, but three weeks ago I stretched a muscle in my thigh," he said. "That set me back three weeks of ice practice. Had I been able to practice those weeks, the chance to play would have been much better.

"I was really looking forward to the World Cup. But the first game is in about two weeks, and as of now I'm not in shape to play against the world's best players, regardless of how much I want it." (NHL.com)

 

Pulkkinen (shoulder) is not gauranteed a spot on the roster come opening day.

 

Eriksson needs to improve to keep his top pairing spot on the Red Wings defense... so Mlive has reported.

Thats funny because, WHO THE HELL WOULD REPLACE HIM ANYWAY???!!!???

 

DETROIT ? The Detroit Red Wings today released their training camp roster, comprised of 62 players who will hit the ice on Friday, Sept. 23 at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, Mich., for four days of camp before returning to Detroit to begin preseason play on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

This season, the Red Wings will bring 36 forwards, 19 defensemen and seven goaltenders to Traverse City to participate in daily on-ice practices or situational scrimmages. An additional seven players will rejoin the team in Detroit at the conclusion of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, currently being held in Toronto. Following the team's annual Red & White Game on Monday, Sept. 26, players will break camp in preparation for the preseason opener on Tuesday, Sept. 27 against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Joe Louis Arena.

Team Yzerman

Forwards: Louis-Marc Aubry, Mike Borkowski, Mitch Callahan, Colin Campbell, Dan Cleary, Darren Helm, Tomas Nosek, Gustav Nyquist, Teemu Pulkkinen *, Riley Sheahan, Givani Smith, Ben Street, Evgeni Svechnikov, Eric Tangradi, Henrik Zetterberg *

Defensemen: Conor Allen, Dylan Coghlan, Danny DeKeyser, Niklas Kronwall *, Brian Lashoff, Xavier Ouellet, Robbie Russo, Vili Saarijarvi*, Brendan Smith, Ryan Sproul

Goaltenders: Jared Coreau, Cal Heeter, Edward Pasquale

Team Howe

Forwards: Andreas Athanasiou, Tyler Bertuzzi, Kyle Criscuolo, Matthew Ford, Martin Frk, Luke Glendening, Tomas Jurco *, Matt Lorito, Anthony Mantha, Adam Marsh*, Drew Miller, Zach Nastasiuk, Steve Ott, Dylan Sadowy, Dominic Turgeon

Defensemen: Jonathan Ericsson, Mike Green, Joe Hicketts, Filip Hronek, Nick Jensen, Nathan Paetsch, Dan Renouf, Jordan Sambrook

Goaltenders: Jimmy Howard, Jake Paterson

Team Lindsay

Forwards: Justin Brazeau, Luke Coleman, Jeff de Wit, Alex Globke, Luke Kirwan, Mathew Santos

Defensemen: Matthew Caito

Goaltenders: Stephen Dhillon, Connor Hicks

* denotes injured players, whose participation in on-ice and off-ice sessions may be limited (KUKLA'S KORNER)

 

Camp is underway!

 

Mitch Callahan scores twice for Red Wings

Mitch Callahan scored twice against Marc-Andre Fleury to help the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2.

Callahan gave the Red Wings a 2-0 lead with goals at 11:35 of the first period and at 1:25 of the second. Evgeny Svechnikov and Riley Sheahan scored, and Jimmy Howard made 14 saves on 15 shots playing the first 30:52.

Garrett Wilson scored twice for Pittsburgh, and Fleury made 16 saves on 19 shots playing the first two periods.

 

Wings/Broonz tonight!

JV style.