Waived: DeKeyser

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Whoa guys... After 531 games, Danny Dekeyser has a career +/- of...

0

Damn, that is epic as f***.

Eri Karlsson is a career -67. So Dekeyser > Karlsson?!??!

Honestly with some of the team's he was playing on, it is kinda impressive Dekeyser is a career 0.

 

[Bench]

Eri Karlsson is a career -67. So Dekeyser > Karlsson?!??!

Honestly with some of the team's he was playing on, it is kinda impressive Dekeyser is a career 0.

He's only had two net minus years. 2016-2017 he was minus 22. And his year, minus 12.

Pretty steady all things considered.

 

[Martinez]

 

[ColdToiletSeats]

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Huh. He's been better on the PK than I would have thought.

 

[Bench]

Huh. He's been better on the PK than I would have thought.

He was a perfectly cromulent defender.

 

[The Zermanator]

Whoa guys... After 531 games, Danny Dekeyser has a career +/- of...

0

Damn, that is epic as f***.

Actually somewhat impressive even, when you consider he was never really a point-producer and played on some truly awful teams the past half-decade.

 

[golffuul]

But there was something invigorating about the Paul Holmgren style of yolo management.

I still can't get over the fact that Philly operates their organization where vital moves are put through their "alumni", first, before the owner will sign off them. Nothing says, I want to stay in the 70's more than picking the brains of players who have no concept of the modern game.

 

[golffuul]

Huh. He's been better on the PK than I would have thought.

Yeah...he's noticeably better on the PK than 5v5. It's quite interesting. Makes me think that the defensive system, 5v5, is quite horrible....which it is.

 

[Frk It]

Yeah...he's noticeably better on the PK than 5v5. It's quite interesting. Makes me think that the defensive system, 5v5, is quite horrible....which it is.

He was always oddly good at defending odd man rushes. Like people who are good in crisis situations, or something.

 

[Air Budd Dwyer]

With how skinny of a man he is, I'm surprised he was able to last as long as he did in the NHL. He never seemed able to pack on any mass.

 

[HoweFan]

He sounds pretty good. Maybe we should claim him

 

[GreatGordie9]

We will see where Olli will fit in the Wings organization. He's injury prone

 

[RabidBadger]

I still can't get over the fact that Philly operates their organization where vital moves are put through their "alumni", first, before the owner will sign off them. Nothing says, I want to stay in the 70's more than picking the brains of players who have no concept of the modern game.

At least Edmonton had the advantage of being stuck in the 80s with numbnuts Lowe, MacTavish, et. al. You can easilly insert a 90s reference with Holland but I'm only passively going there.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Whoa guys... After 531 games, Danny Dekeyser has a career +/- of...

0

Damn, that is epic as f***.

It’s like he was never even here

 

[TheOtherOne]

In the entire history of the NHL, only 2 players finished their careers with 500+ games played and a total +/- of 0. Greg Adams and Mark Recchi.

DDK could be #3!

 

[Shultzyfeelinirie25]

He sounds pretty good. Maybe we should claim him

That's hilarious

 

[Ezekial]

I'm older than DDK

 

[lilidk]

So probably he played his last game for Detroit. I remember when he first came it was many teams after him, but he decided to stay in Michigan. He was one of the better ones on defense since day1 , but everything comes to the end

 

[FabricDetails]

Where do you all rank DK among all-time Red Wings defenseman?

Actually a serious question, because why not? Sounds like a good ESPN-type content topic.

Obviously he's not in the legends tier.

And he's not in a tier below that (Maybe Murph, Rafi, Kronner)

But I would think he's in the next tier.

 

[jkutswings]

Gut feeling I have is Bert and Ras.

If Rasmussen gets an A over Seider, the apocalypse is officially here.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Where do you all rank DK among all-time Red Wings defenseman?

Actually a serious question, because why not? Sounds like a good ESPN-type content topic.

Obviously he's not in the legends tier.

And he's not in a tier below that (Maybe Murph, Rafi, Kronner)

But I would think he's in the next tier.

In researching to see how he fits... How on god's earth did the Wings not collapse like five years earlier? How freaking good were Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Kronner, damn.

 

[FabricDetails]

In researching to see how he fits... How on god's earth did the Wings not collapse like five years earlier? How freaking good were Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Kronner, damn.

 

[The Flying Octopus]

Where do you all rank DK among all-time Red Wings defenseman?

Actually a serious question, because why not? Sounds like a good ESPN-type content topic.

Obviously he's not in the legends tier.

And he's not in a tier below that (Maybe Murph, Rafi, Kronner)

But I would think he's in the next tier.

Sorry, let me see if I can locate my excel file on Red Wings d-man history dating back to the last 96 years.

Found it.

Tier = Not Very Guuuud

 

[SoupGuru]

Cheese and rice, Hronek is a -84 in his career.

Sorry, distracted looking at some defensive stats.

I always thought DeKeyser was underrated. He actually had offense once upon a time in addition to a really defensive game. Never flashy so never garnered too many fans.