Tom McCollum

[RyanCarpenter28]

Do you think he will be playing for the Griffins next year or will he be playing some where else.

Click to read more...

 

[FireBird71]

Somewhere else

 

[Claypool]

Somewhere else.

 

[ZDH]

Somewhere else

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Somewhere else doubt Holland reups him.

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

If he leaves do you think the Wings will bring in a veteran in or will they just go with Paterson as the backup in Grand Rapids.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Somewhere else


Coreau has to be the starter. And we have backups coming.

 

[Henkka]

NHL
1a. Mrazek
1b. Howard

AHL
1. Coreau
2. Paterson

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

I love that on a day where Taylor Hall and PK Subban get dealt and Steven Stamkos signs... We are talking about Thomas ****ing McCollum.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

I love that on a day where Taylor Hall and PK Subban get dealt and Steven Stamkos signs... We are talking about Thomas ****ing McCollum.

Only three of these players are first round picks

I don't expect him back. They should go with Coreau and Paterson down there.

I do wish Thomas McCollum luck, I hope he gets a KHL deal or something and knocks it out of the park in Europe. By pretty much all accounts from teammates, coaches and management he is an exceptional person. He actually has gotten a lot better, he just isn't NHL quality as of yet and it is time for him to move out of the organization.

 

[jolly roger]

I love that on a day where Taylor Hall and PK Subban get dealt and Steven Stamkos signs... We are talking about Thomas ****ing McCollum.

Amen. KH must have fallen asleep reading about his great move dumping the Datsyuk contract.

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

Griffins have there backup and its Eddie Pasquale.

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

Any news on him

 

[SpookyTsuki]

I think he's a ufa. And we didn't sign him. so I think he's gone. I think Pasquale or whoever showed him the door

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

He had his shot, didn't produce..time for Coreau to now step up and take Howard's spot.

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

Any news on him yet.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Any news on him yet.

Haven't heard a thing yet on him.

 

[RyanCarpenter28]

He has signed with the Kings

 

[Henkka]

He has signed with the Kings

Typical Holland. First overpays for Mrazek and then loses a prospect again.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

He has signed with the Kings

Yup PTO with the Kings good luck to him.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Typical Holland. First overpays for Mrazek and then loses a prospect again.

Hows $4 million per for 2 years? Considered overpay for Mrazek. Considering that Vasy got $3.75 million for 3 years in Tampa and isn't nearly as good as Mrazek.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Hows $4 million per for 2 years? Considered overpay for Mrazek. Considering that Vasy got $3.75 million for 3 years in Tampa and isn't nearly as good as Mrazek.

Vasy is as good as Mrazek in my opinion.

Vasy, Mrazek and Gibson are all young studs.

Good for McCollum, I hope the change of scenery helps him take another step.

 

[Henkka]

Hows $4 million per for 2 years? Considered overpay for Mrazek. Considering that Vasy got $3.75 million for 3 years in Tampa and isn't nearly as good as Mrazek.

Sarcasm...

***

Tom McCollum, worst pick Jim Nill & Joe McDonnell ever did. Our North American drafting masterminds.

Years go by and the ugly truth is coming out finally. From 1995 to 2013 HÃ¥kan Andersson did majority of all the great draft work and these passengers inability with NA draftees ruined Wings to mediocrity.

It was a horrible idea start drafting goaltenders at 1st round. There was RhD Voynov, LhD Josi and RhD Hamonic right there going after McCollum for christ sakes. Prime targets who are now missing from current Red Wings team. And they did go after a gamble goalie.

Best goaltender from this 2008 draft was Braden Holtby, a 4th rounder. 9 guys went before him, Jake Allen as only noticeable guy. One perfect example, how goalies are crapshoot. Don't ever waste a 1st or 2nd pick for goalies in any draft. Ever anymore. Since the McCollum-mistake, all goalies have been taken at 3-4-5-6 rounds. They learned this on a hard way.

I blame Ken Holland not firing Nill & McDonell sooner than he finally were let walk. But it takes at least a decade to analyze draft results without a crystal ball.

 

[Winger98]

Sarcasm...

***

Tom McCollum, worst pick Jim Nill & Joe McDonnell ever did. Our North American drafting masterminds.

Years go by and the ugly truth is coming out finally. From 1995 to 2013 HÃ¥kan Andersson did majority of all the great draft work and these passengers inability with NA draftees ruined Wings to mediocrity.

It was a horrible idea start drafting goaltenders at 1st round. There was RhD Voynov, LhD Josi and RhD Hamonic right there going after McCollum for christ sakes. Prime targets who are now missing from current Red Wings team. And they did go after a gamble goalie.

Best goaltender from this 2008 draft was Braden Holtby, a 4th rounder. 9 guys went before him, Jake Allen as only noticeable guy. One perfect example, how goalies are crapshoot. Don't ever waste a 1st or 2nd pick for goalies in any draft. Ever anymore. Since the McCollum-mistake, all goalies have been taken at 3-4-5-6 rounds. They learned this on a hard way.

I blame Ken Holland not firing Nill & McDonell sooner than he finally were let walk. But it takes at least a decade to analyze draft results without a crystal ball.

I think it was Sarcastro who did a lot of leg work awhile back on drafting goalies and how often they become NHLers, etc. It's pretty much the most wasteful way to use a pick.

 

[FireBird71]

Typical Holland. First overpays for Mrazek and then loses a prospect again.

McCollum's status as a prospect ended a couple seasons ago