Friedman: Anthony Mantha wants to stay a Red Wing

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Too bad for him, but maybe his waiting will pay off when he’s 30

Coming from a fan whose team is hardly any better, Sharks taking a big tie nose dive this year.

 

[BHD]

I'm sure Wings fans are pleased to hear this. Before seeing the whole title, I thought Friedman may have tweeted that he wanted out.

 

[greasysnapper]

What's he supposed to say? I want out of this mess? He's saying everything by the book.

 

[Drew311]

With some lottery luck and Stevie Y running show now it's not a bad risk.

They've lot a loooooooooot of work to do. Lafreniere is a start but man they still need a ton of pieces.

 

[themelkman]

Coming from a fan whose team is hardly any better, Sharks taking a big tie nose dive this year.

Tell me the red wings are going to be contenders in the next five years with a straight face

 

[Henkka]

Tell me the red wings are going to be contenders in the next five years with a straight face

Swings to up and down happen pretty fast in a cap world. Especially when the millions are less and less locked to negative valued players.

1-2 years and they are at the playoffs and 3-4 years and they are a contender.

It happens with every team, except Buffalo.

 

[RedWingzz]

Tell me the red wings are going to be contenders in the next five years with a straight face

Your team is a mess too, yet we have our first rounder this year. Hope you're enjoying Karlsson!

I''ve watched my team win 4 Cups, you?

 

[themelkman]

Your team is a mess too, yet we have our first rounder this year. Hope you're enjoying Karlsson!

I''ve watched my team win 4 Cups, you?

Great for them, they still arent making the playoffs for another 4-5 so Ill be content watching a team that isnt the worst of the salary cap era

 

[RedWingzz]

Great for them, they still arent making the playoffs for another 4-5 so Ill be content watching a team that isnt the worst of the salary cap era

The Sharks are making the playoffs soon?

You guys have just as many terrible contracts on your team, but the difference is that yours are signed for longer. You also don't have your top 5 pick in an extremely deep first round, and have have a prospect pool that is well below average.

 

[deca guard]

big bodied quick thinking rugged sniper , hopefully signs long term . is clutch too

 

[NyQuil]

It's not unique to Detroit.

Why anyone would re-sign in Ottawa is beyond me but both White and Chabot did.

Players do feel a lot of initial loyalty to the team that drafted them, and it seems to take a lot for them to leave.

Whether it's an emotional, familial connection or fear of the unknown or inertia, I'm not sure.

Once they do, however, it seems much easier for them to keep moving on.

 

[justafan22]

It's not unique to Detroit.

Why anyone would re-sign in Ottawa is beyond me but both White and Chabot did.

Players do feel a lot of initial loyalty to the team that drafted them, and it seems to take a lot for them to leave.

Whether it's an emotional, familial connection or fear of the unknown or inertia, I'm not sure.

Once they do, however, it seems much easier for them to keep moving on.

It's also not like he's a UFA. He's an RFA. 99% of the time most star RFAs stay with their team for their 2nd deals.

 

[Rec T]

It's not unique to Detroit.

Why anyone would re-sign in Ottawa is beyond me but both White and Chabot did.

Players do feel a lot of initial loyalty to the team that drafted them, and it seems to take a lot for them to leave.

Toss in that they've (probably) lived a fairly nomadic lifestyle before now. As a young, very well paid, man starting to put out roots, it isn't all that surprising that one takes a deep breath, looks around, & says "yeah, this isn't so bad..." no matter where they are. Add in that Detroit has historically been a good team with good management/front office (which granted is completely new since they were good before), & I can see him willing to roll the dice & give them a few years to get their act together (in the meantime taking a leadership role which will, if he does well, only increase his value come his next contract).

But yes, once the doubt sets in, it can really eat away at a player's motivation & you should do your best to let them move on (before that attitude spreads around the locker room).

 

[FireBird71]

Great for them, they still arent making the playoffs for another 4-5 so Ill be content watching a team that isnt the worst of the salary cap era

Give it time

 

[GoldenSeal]

Loyalty like that deserves to be rewarded and Y is pretty good on delivering. Happy for the kid.

 

[Leaf Fans]

"I think I've always showed my commitment, my appreciation and my desire to play on Long Island," Tavares told Sportsnet 590. "I would love for that to continue for the long haul. I think you look at some of the greatest players in the game have been able to spend their entire career somewhere. I hope I'm in that same position."

Well, like everything in life, things changed, and they did with Tavares. He signed with the Leafs already. Who knows what Mantha will do? At this time, he sees his future in Detroit.

 

[Ezekial]

I think all three of Bertuzzi, Mantha, and Larkin have the desire to stay with the Wings. It's good to hear, they have been through a lot in their young careers and I hope they don't wither away on our team.

 

[Pitaya]

If youre going to post something post all of it

Friedman said ‘... just kidding’ at the end

Mantha must not be feeling well

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Interesting have heard grumbles of the opposite in terms of him needing substantial coin to want to stay. I guess we will have to wait and see this summer. Perhaps seeing AA shipped might have jolted the young core a little.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I imagine the Red Wings have Alexis Lafreniere, Luke Hughes, Shane Wright and more on their team by 2024-25.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

As important as winning is to these players there are a lot of other factors as well. Mantha probably looks a the prospect pool and the young guys on the roster to see that they can do some damage in a couple years time. Detroit has always seemed like a solid organization to play for

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Why is this take of a player soo surprising? Look at Colorado and how fast the turned around from a brutal season. With league parity the turn around doesn't take a long time. The Red Wings have a young core, but as far as assets, they have a way better future than the current standings suggest. Plus is the Wings and Stevie Y this isn't a franchise without a winning history.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Great for them, they still arent making the playoffs for another 4-5 so Ill be content watching a team that isnt the worst of the salary cap era

Why are you acting like in the cap era teams aren't built through the draft. The Red Wings are well on their way and will have another top pick this year. Literally the main reason the Red Wings are soo bad is a lack of high picks due to season after season of sustained success which lasted about 20 years.

I guess my point/question is why are you in this thread crapping on an organization who was in the same situation as the Sharks are headed after having been in successful regular seasons thus no high drafts picks for what seems an eternity? Sharks are a season or 2 away from a full on rebuild and probably should be doing it now. I'm assuming a re-tool will be attempted since most GM's rarely put their job on the line with a full out rebuild.

As for the 4-5 years it's more 2-3 as we've seen in the cap era, rebuilds flat out don't take that long unless you're the Sabres or Oilers.

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

meh, i strongly believe JT meant what he said at the time and he just changed his mind. He is human afterall.

Entirely possible. Remember Luc Robitaille was not even thinking about the Red Wings or exploring the Free Agent market until he saw the Wings traded for Hasek.

 

[jetsforever]

He's a good player, Detroit should lock him up.