Just a reminder that none of us, myself included, know anything.

People were trading him for a first YESTERDAY

This sucks.
I wish we kept him and played him rather than turn this whole situation into a ****show.

the red wings gms on this site have gotten less than what theyve been claiming bertuzzi and vrana would go for, shocker, pierre engvall went for more

Clearly the Wings didn't want him and he didn't want to be there. He looked absolutely terrible when in the lineup with Detroit. Can't blame Yzerman for getting rid of a guy that was negatively impacting the culture of the team. Sucks that he didn't reach his potential but the return on that trade with Washington is still far better then Mantha.

yeah, you can insert any team name, not just red wings

Wow and 50% retained too

What in the hell is Yzerman thinking? Yzerman retains 50% on Vrana for a pending UFA in McLaughlin and a garbage 7th round pick 3 drafts from now. Talking about a steal for St Louis. Hard to believe that this was the best offer for Vrana.

you have no idea what his impact was.

we should be careful in these situations when talking about a relatively unknown scenario

I know I know.
But I just wish we gave him more of a shot. Everyone knows that it takes a minute to find your footing in the NHL, and we never even gave him the opportunity.

False. Bertuzzi included a 1st and a pick, very similar to what was expected.

This Vrana trade sucks though - big time.

We are not privy to what happened with him. I am assuming that the trust between the player and the organization was lost and that is hard to come back from. You can only give a guy so many chances. I think the relationship turned sour when the Wings wanted him to get offseason surgery a few years ago and he refused then hurt that injuried shoulder and missed the majority of the season. The guy has potential but just wasn't a fit anymore.

That is true we don't know what happened but when the coach is saying he needs to clean up his game and he is giving very little visible effort when finally given a shot for a team that is trying to make the playoffs that is going to negatively impact the locker room.

Nice to know, That we retain 50% on Vrana for a career AHLer and a lousy garbage 7th round pick 3 drafts away.

Yzerman clearing cap for a bigger move? No reason to really retain for another year unless he has something bigger planned.

This makes me so sad. Good luck to V.

Stevie and Army sure like making trades together. I guess we owe them for Walman. Good move for the Blues. Good luck to Vrana. I'm sad it didn't work out in Detroit.

It is disappointing.

Did you tell me Vrana was still worth a 1st?

Probably the ONLY offer for Vrana.

Not me. I said he had no value right now and wouldn't be traded. I said he'd be bought out many times.

Awful. Should have held on to him another season seeing as we’re not a playoff team

Na . Something probably happened behind the scenes were unaware of otherwise makes no sense + clearing spot for the likes of kasper. Dont expect a big name to come

I agree, There's been a few rumblings of either Karlsson or Parayko as the potential targets. I really i don't want either. We'll find out in the next 4 hours and 15 minutes.

No one here said that Vrana would get a 1st, His value is in the toilet right now.

Ohhhh trust me. I brought him up in another thread and someone said Stevie wouldn't trade him for less than a 1st.