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Think I remember Petterson when interviewed during that Swedish media tour (might have been 32 thoughts?) saying he doesn’t want to be anywhere other than Vancouver. So yea, have to believe he is signing, whether that is soon or end of the season doesn’t matter.
Obvious rebuttal against op to target Seider. The only leg OP have to stand on here is a belief that Petterson will not sign in Vancouver (while there is no similar indication from Seider). Otherwise, this is a very fair comp in terms of untouchable players to their respective teams and you are correct that this package doesn’t do it, although it is a pretty big offer.
As far as OP thinking Detroit needs a big fish (Petterson and Zegras), I just think it’s silly. Since Detroit has not had lottery luck, the Yzerplan is to win with death by a thousand cuts, extreme depth. Similarly to how Vegas and St. Louis recently won cups. It’s not to say at some point that Yzerman won’t make a move for a pretty good player, just don’t see him leveraging good prospects already in our pool that he drafted himself. Some might not like those comparisons, but look at a wings 2025-26 projected depth chart, it is a strong back end with centre depth, very similar