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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 3, 2023 at 2:08 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 20, 2023 at 9:35 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 4, 2022 at 3:27 p.m.
Thread: Cognitive Dissonance
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ISeeBlueHeLooks</b></div><div>I suppose it doesn't make sense if you don't see the value in having a good, veteran to pair with Edvinsson to help his development. I'm not all that worried about the contract, especially if there's a bit of retention, because the Wings won't be stressed by the cap (in all likelihood) during its duration. You obviously like Hronek, I get it, but at this point I'm skeptical that there are any RHD in the organization that will end up being long term pieces aside from Seider.</div></div>

I don't mind trading Hronek but I wouldn't do it to replace him with Petry. Liljegren is a player I could see as a Hronek replacement.

Yzerman isn't going to bank on either Edvinsson or Johansson making the team out of camp. He's going to sign two veteran LD that can shore up the left side and in case one of the kids should force the issue in camp he will simply move Walman to #7 and Oesterle to GR and let the kid start on the 3rd pair with Lindström (which would be fine for both Simon and Albert).
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 4, 2022 at 3:09 p.m.
Thread: Cognitive Dissonance
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ISeeBlueHeLooks</b></div><div>I suppose it doesn't make sense if you don't see the value in having a good, veteran to pair with Edvinsson to help his development. I'm not all that worried about the contract, especially if there's a bit of retention, because the Wings won't be stressed by the cap (in all likelihood) during its duration. You obviously like Hronek, I get it, but at this point I'm skeptical that there are any RHD in the organization that will end up being long term pieces aside from Seider.</div></div>

If I can give more insight on Petry for you. If DET do intend on acquiring him as a veteran dman, I'd make sure any younger dman being pair with him be either a two-way D or pure Defensive D. Petry is a puck carrier offensive right shooting Dman. Expecting Petry to suddenly become a defensive D to look after a younger offensive dman is a no go... That's why Petry meshed so well with guys like Edmundson, Chiarot, Jordie Benn, etc. over the years.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 30, 2022 at 2:54 p.m.
Forum: Mock-DraftJun. 23, 2022 at 11:46 a.m.
Thread: Detroit Red Wings Draft Board
DET is the most thin on centers of all kind. Another scoring wing could also help, but not as much as centers. And I don't see DET being super-high on another LD. They have several of them in pipeline already (Edvinsson, Wallinder, Johansson, Viro, Sebrango, Buium, McIsaac). I guess they could select exclusively defensive D-man, but majority of the guys projects as NHL players. Roster spots are limited. On the other hand are their RDs already in the NHL. Tuomisto is not in NHL, he is 21 and at RD position might be described as the only prospect with chances to become NHL-er. I would be surprised if DET wouldn't select another NHL-projectable RHD in 2nd or 3rd round.

So for 1st round I agree on BPA forward. Kemell, Lambert, Kasper, Nazar, Russians etc., almost anybody makes sense.
1st pick in 2nd round: center, preferebly big one (Gaucher, Bystedt). If both are gone, BPA big RHD.
2nd pick in 2nd round: probably big RHD. If they already have one, another C makes sense (Goyette, Kulich, Beck, Hughes...)
3rd round and lower: BPAs. DET love Swedish Frolunda team (Persson, Ratkovic Berndtsson, Milosevic). In OHL they like Guelph's players (Bertuzzi, Fabri, Smith, Suter). I guess Yzerman is not as huge fan of a program as former GM Holland, but he traded for Suter anyway. So selecting Zhilkin, Poitras, Karabela or Buchinger in 3rd round and lower would not surprise me.