Ericsson on waivers, per Freidman

[Richard Gibson]

@FriedgeHNIC
Ericsson (DET) on waivers today. Sbisa too

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[golffuul]

Has to be indicative of moving him on to a different team or we're serious about moving one of the kids up for more playing time.

 

[Richard Gibson]

his body is against him

 

[raymond23]

WOW

Is this indicative of the end of the Swedish mafia?

 

[Athana see you later]

Has to be indicative of moving him on to a different team or we're serious about moving one of the kids up for more playing time.

I bet SY kicked the tires on him around the league first and no one bit

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

Oh please don't be teasing us if he is really being moved elsewhere...it only needed to happen about 5 seasons ago.

 

[ThankGord]

So, no longer injured but still a pylon? There's no way he plays in GR, right?

 

[RedMenace]

My bet: He clears, "fails to report," the Wings suspend him, then do the whole contract termination thing.

Then he becomes a skills coach in GR or something.

 

[ricky0034]

too bad the Oilers have been doing well so far this year,probably gonna rob us of the humor of Holland claiming him

 

[Hammettf2b]

 

[Konnan511]

I really haven't minded him the past couple years. Serviceable DMan, won the hardest slapshot competition in the AHL one year. If this truly is it for him, he may go down as one of the best last picks of an NHL draft.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

I never thought I’d see the day.

 

[Hatter of the Beach]

I really haven't minded him the past couple years. Serviceable DMan, won the hardest slapshot competition in the AHL one year. If this truly is it for him, he may go down as one of the best last picks of an NHL draft.

Yup. No matter how it ended, his career was a success. Not many people drafted where he is play a full season in the AHL, let alone a career that earned them 20+ million.

Unfortunate for him but there are worse things to be than a washed up, handsome pro athlete with millions in the bank and likely enough stories for a life time.

 

[Claypool]

Finished 23rd all-time in Red Wings games played. lol

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Oh no!

 

[PullHard]

Too handsome to ride a bus, IMO

 

[Winger98]

Guy gets a lot of flak, but injuries happen and he has had some pretty solid stretches for us while often playing above where he should have been. Good luck to the guy.

 

[Retire91]

Wishing him the best if he is moving on, I'll try not to pile on the guy and just say it will be really nice when we are out from under that contract.

 

[Kronwalled55]

On one hand, this is great and long overdue.

On the other, no one in their right mind would claim him so he'll just go to GR anyways.

 

[JoesuffP]

Who knows where he stands after this last injury but I liked him more than Daley. Is this just the only way of keeping Cholowski up?

 

[WesNichols14]

Wow not what I expected today. Is it odd that I'm conflicted? Like this is clearly a sign that they see the young guys as enough on defense. Which is what I want. However, I also feel kinda sad. Ericsson has been on the team for so long and last year he was not a disaster so my feelings aren't as negative on him. I kind of wish he could have been the #7 guy this year and retired with honor. Announce in January he's retiring at the end of the year and get some appreciation.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Somebody on reddit said that he's been mentoring kids in GR already this year, and that this is basically a Dan Cleary type move. If he does a good job, there might be a spot for him in the organization post-playing career.

 

[DatsDeking]

Yzerman is out her shaking things up. I like it. Best of like to Big Rig wherever he ends up.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

For all the celebrating in this thread, it's worth remembering that the Wings took a dead last pick and ended up with a serviceable defenseman who played 12 years in the NHL. A forward who converted to defenseman as a 19 year old (at the suggestion of Hakan Andersson) outlasted a flock of our defensive prospects who have since washed out of the NHL, and spent several seasons playing well above his head on the roster because our blueline is so crappy.

Good on the Wings and good on Ericsson.

 

[Star Ocean]

WOW

Is this indicative of the end of the Swedish mafia?

The last swede?

Remember when red wings was assembled by russians and swedes.