Quoting: GMBL
DeBrusk is probably a guy they could sign on a 1-year deal high cap since he had a bad year and he's already blamed his broken hand for it. Don't think he'll be willing to sign a long multi-year deal there without getting more term.
To be fair, Detroit's rebuild wasn't to the studs plus their lottery luck has been bad, if it wasn't for good drafting they would have nothing really. They also didn't sign any of those long-term middle age guys until after 5-years of missing the playoffs.
When it comes to Detroit, I don't count the end of the Kenny Holland era as part of their rebuild.
Yzerman arrived in 2019 and he's drafted very well for the most part.
Time will tell on his prospects but right now it looks promising.
I didn't like some their UFA signings.
Chiarot, Copp, Compher, Holl, Husso.
Too much term and trying to fill the 2C hole with bottom 6 guy's.
Trading for Petry was unnecessary.
Red Wings have indeed had more bad lottery luck than any team.
My tinfoil hat says it's because Mike Ilitch Sr. wouldn't shake Bettman's hand after losing to Pittsburgh in the SCF back in 2009.
He shook Mario Lemieux's hand.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist but if you look at Detroit's horrible lottery luck it does look rather suspicious.
Never moving up a spot and either staying the same or going down.
Rangers just happen to move up to #2 then #1 in consecutive years.
I have nothing against the Rangers.
Just saying.
We all remember the travesty of Detroit falling to 4th but to Yzerman's credit he did get Raymond.
NHL changed the rule because of that.
1st can't fall more than to 3rd.