GDT: 11/04/2019 | Game 16 | Red Wings vs. Predators | 7:30 EST | FSD+

[GMR]

It's very hard to imagine this team making the playoffs in the next three seasons. There's such a talent gap between them and the rest of the league. I have to think Yzerman fires Blashill just because of how non-competitive this group is.

 

[MBH]

HSJ asking those hard-hittng, "you really want to get punched in the teeth tonight, don't you" questions.

She needed to be asking tough questions 8 years ago.

 

[RedMenace]

She needed to be asking tough questions 8 years ago.

Hard-hitting questions have their time and place. Obviously too little too late, but I definitely wouldn't be dropping verbal haymakers on a young guy whose team just got face-rolled for the nth time this season.

 

[GreatGordie9]

It's very hard to imagine this team making the playoffs in the next three seasons. There's such a talent gap between them and the rest of the league. I have to think Yzerman fires Blashill just because of how non-competitive this group is.

They are 31st dead last in the league at the moment. They have given up 63 goals in 16 games and only scored 34. Stevie has to make a decision pretty quickly I feel. The PP and PK are brutal. Larkin totally frustrated taking 11 minutes in penalties including a fight. If things don't change by the 20 game mark I think Blashill has to go.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Give Helene credit... Asked Dylan the message question and now the same one to Blashill... Props

 

[SoupGuru]

With DeKeyser in the lineup, we allowed 3.13 goals per game
With DeKeyser out of the lineup, we allowed 4.68 goals per game

 

[GreatGordie9]

The Wings were more competitive last year and were in a lot of one goal games. This year disaster.

 

[GreatGordie9]

With DeKeyser in the lineup, we allowed 3.13 goals per game
With DeKeyser out of the lineup, we allowed 4.68 goals per game

Bring up Seider it couldn't get much worse.

 

[RedMenace]

Give Helene credit... Asked Dylan the message question and now the same one to Blashill... Props

Difference is it's a softball for the coach

Oh holy f***, they don't get a raw video feed? That's complete horseshit. Fox should probably go to a horizontally centered scoreboard like SN.

 

[Claypool]

Give Helene credit... Asked Dylan the message question and now the same one to Blashill... Props

That's how she creates her story angles. Takes a handful of questions about a topic and asks all the players for their opinion.

 

[hockey diva]

Even a blind squirrel can find a nut occasionally. Peace out.

 

[MBH]

Hard-hitting questions have their time and place. Obviously too little too late, but I definitely wouldn't be dropping verbal haymakers on a young guy whose team just got face-rolled for the nth time this season.

The question I f***ing hate is...
"You said the same thing last loss. What changed?"

Like, how the f*** is anyone supposed to answer that?

My questions to Lark tonight...
Dylan - your line had great success earlier. You got reunited tonight? Why was it tough to get it going tonight? Is it easy to find chemistry once you've been apart for a week or two?
What's the frustration level at right now? You got into a fight. You high sticked a guy?

I did respect the question about the coach though.

It's about time the media started asking that shit.
Larkin handled it with class. As he should.

 

[TheMule93]

There's not even any fun young prospects on the team to watch to ease the pain, despite us being a bottom 10 team for the fourth year in a row...

Were going to be rebuilding for a while

 

[TimIsRetired]

Holland ran away from the joke we all told him he started creating 9 years ago. Pathetic.

 

[Titan6lie]

I know there’s a lot of money in professional sports, but if I’m Filppula, or Daley, or Green, I have to legitimately question how much I want to be around for this

Well the players you mention plus I might add Nielsen, all look like they're just showing up to collect their paycheck. We're one of the oldest teams in the league, but the biggest problem is our veteran guys are showing absolutely zero character on the ice. No effort, no sense of caring. If I'd be one of the young guys who are being asked to carry this team right now I'd be pretty pissed when I see the lack of effort from the veterans who are supposed to be setting the example.

 

[TheOtherOne]

Hirose needs to go to Grand Rapids.

Sure that'll fix our power play

 

[Gniwder]

I think some of those guys might be kept in GR this season for reasons other than what they can bring to Detroit right now. If Yzerman views this season as a throwaway, and by all indications he does, guys will be kept where he thinks they'll develop the best, not where they can help the Wings immediately.

Sure, with Seider, Veleno, Zadina, and Smith. They need more development. I suppose McIlrath is in GR for a different reason.

But I would argue that BigE or Lashoff would be a better partner for Bowey's development. Hicketts and Bowey aren't good for each other, and I doubt Hicketts is in the team's long term plans. If he is, then I'll just follow the Caps.

Also, Svech needs to play in the NHL, he has to clear waivers next season. Team should give him the opportunity to prove he's ready.

 

[Winger98]

Well the players you mention plus I might add Nielsen, all look like they're just showing up to collect their paycheck. We're one of the oldest teams in the league, but the biggest problem is our veteran guys are showing absolutely zero character on the ice. No effort, no sense of caring. If I'd be one of the young guys who are being asked to carry this team right now I'd be pretty pissed when I see the lack of effort from the veterans who are supposed to be setting the example.

I don't see a lack of effort, I see a lack of ability. Age has caught up with a lot of these guys, and they don't have a good enough team around them to either slot them in correctly in the lineup or to give them the help they need to be effective players in the roles they are in.

 

[Hen Kolland]

Well the players you mention plus I might add Nielsen, all look like they're just showing up to collect their paycheck. We're one of the oldest teams in the league, but the biggest problem is our veteran guys are showing absolutely zero character on the ice. No effort, no sense of caring. If I'd be one of the young guys who are being asked to carry this team right now I'd be pretty pissed when I see the lack of effort from the veterans who are supposed to be setting the example.

I don’t think you can call it a lack of effort by a Daley, Nielsen or Filppula. Green is a weird one, because his game always looks nonchalant, but I don’t think he’s quit either.

They might not be a talented bunch, but they are still out there giving effort. Watching Nielsen give up his body to get in front of a shot and struggle to get back to the bench isn’t the behavior of a player disinterested.

It’s more of a significant discrepancy between what hockey was and what it is. These are guys aging poorly, when their game wasn’t based on speed to begin with, and the league pushing more and more as a tempo, young man’s game. They just can’t keep up.

 

[Gniwder]

Sure that'll fix our power play

He's got 5 assists, mostly secondary in 16 games on 1PP. Meanwhile he's -7 ES with no points. The team isn't going to miss him.

Let's see what Perlini or Svech can do on the PP. Both have more NHL experience than Hirose, yet are given less opportunities.

 

[TheClap]

Give Helene credit... Asked Dylan the message question and now the same one to Blashill... Props

Anyone screenshot the moron face he made?

 

[nhlisawesome]

I don’t think you can call it a lack of effort by a Daley, Nielsen or Filppula. Green is a weird one, because his game always looks nonchalant, but I don’t think he’s quit either.

They might not be a talented bunch, but they are still out there giving effort. Watching Nielsen give up his body to get in front of a shot and struggle to get back to the bench isn’t the behavior of a player disinterested.

It’s more of a significant discrepancy between what hockey was and what it is. These are guys aging poorly, when their game wasn’t based on speed to begin with, and the league pushing more and more as a tempo, young man’s game. They just can’t keep up.

All four of Daley, Nielsen, Filppula and Green were better than average to excellent players (Mike Green fits under this category) with other teams. It's no coincidence that under Blashill's 'system' they've all become garbage. New coach now please.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

All four of Daley, Nielsen, Filppula and Green were better than average to excellent players (Mike Green fits under this category) with other teams. It's no coincidence that under Blashill's 'system' they've all become garbage. New coach now please.

It is called aging. You don't need to be a Rhodes scholar to figure it out.

 

[Winger98]

Sure, with Seider, Veleno, Zadina, and Smith. They need more development. I suppose McIlrath is in GR for a different reason.

But I would argue that BigE or Lashoff would be a better partner for Bowey's development. Hicketts and Bowey aren't good for each other, and I doubt Hicketts is in the team's long term plans. If he is, then I'll just follow the Caps.

Also, Svech needs to play in the NHL, he has to clear waivers next season. Team should give him the opportunity to prove he's ready.

Maybe. I just don't think the Wings play is the focus of the front office. If they like Ericsson and Lashoff in GR to tutor the kids and are willing to just ride it out in the NHL with Hicketts, my impression is that is what they will do.

If the Wings are awful enough, maybe it will force their hand. For what it's worth, I think they'll fire the coach first, just to get some cover on it and hope the team bounces a bit, like most teams do when the coach is fired.

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

All four of Daley, Nielsen, Filppula and Green were better than average to excellent players (Mike Green fits under this category) with other teams. It's no coincidence that under Blashill's 'system' they've all become garbage. New coach now please.

why a new coach? The team is going to be trash for a while. No point not holding the players accountable and firing blash.

at this point who cares