GDT: Game 28: SENS @ HABS | Burnt offerings | Dec. 4, 2018 7:30pm ET, TSN2, TSN5, RDS

[David Suzuki]

It's starting to smell like waivers for one of Deslauriers, Peca & Hudon

and know how CJ/MB operate, the one with the highest potential is likely the one to get waived.

So not looking good for Hudon

I like Hudon and liked him out of junior, but I really don't know how much potential he really has. Marginally better option then Peca.

 

[417]

I like Hudon and liked him out of junior, but I really don't know how much potential he really has. Marginally better option then Peca.

Sure agreed - i'm not a big fan, he's redundant on this team IMO.

Issue is, losing him to waivers eventually is another sunken cost.

 

[ArtPeur]

Imagine drafting Zadina instead. Not even an NHL player.

The Red Wings never rush kids though.. we always do.

 

[David Suzuki]

Sure agreed - i'm not a big fan, he's redundant on this team IMO.

Issue is, losing him to waivers eventually is another sunken cost.

I don't know if anyone would claim him on waivers honestly.

 

[417]

The Red Wings never rush kids though.. we always do.

This isn't true anymore

 

[PsychoticHab]

2 goals against the Canes, 2 goals against the Rangers and 3 against the Sharks. I wouldn't say they're hurting to keep the puck out of the net.

Also our opponents' shot counts have been drastically down. If they could just avoid the costly mistakes like deflecting pucks into their own net or donating the puck in the slot they could be even better.

 

[ArtPeur]

This isn't true anymore

Alright, so, let's change it to "how many players have they been playing in the NHL right after the draft?" I haven't checked thoroughly but Larkin and Rasmussen are probably the youngest players to join the Wings in the last few years.. but they did so at 19. I still believe that most of them are 20+ when they join their main team

 

[roy munson]

Thanks Roy.

I think I know what you mean about what lies in the background. What you didn't know is that Muncy the Pet Sheep was hiding behind the tree the whole time and now that you mentioned that "photo shoot", he decided to show himself up.

Just look at how happy he looks. A little too happy I'd say.

Unfortunately, I can't show what happens next.

He's got the face of someone who saw something he shouldn't have. His smile hides a serious case of ptsd.
Just noticed how proud Marc looks. Claude, not so much.

 

[Runner77]

Sens playing well lately Boucher asked them to start focusing more on defense they seem to have turned a corner but are still filling the net unlike our beloved who are struggling with both sides of that equation.

I believe this is how Boucher "asked" ...

 

[Cobra Commander]

We need to trade Petry in a package to get us a good LD for Weber. Juulsen is more than capable of being the 2nd pairing RD.
Benn is fine for the 3rd pairing RD. We need to fix the left side defense ASAP.

 

[blarneylad]

@Runner77 - Your GDTs have become more fun than the games.

Y'know, I can't even hate the Sens anymore. Their team been mauled and humiliated at every turn and their fans have been abused. I can't kick a team when it's on life-support. Besides, they may hate the Leafs even more than we do.

Runner's threads are great, but I feel like the sentiment from last season that the team was boring and awful is seaping into your thoughts. Sit back and enjoy, there is some excitement on this team again. Domi and Drouin are playing great hockey, Kotkaniemi is playing very good hockey as a rookie

The team is fast and playing with life compared to last season. The team may not be destined for the playoffs but seeing some of the young guys like Juulsen and Reilly step up has been surprising and nice to watch. This season contrasts very favorably to last.

 

[Runner77]

20+ games into their careers we can finally decide who's better between Tkachuk & KK

You just know that's going to come up in the GDT. And how we drafted for position vs. those who'll maintain that Kotkaniemi is a year younger.

Should be fun.

 

[Lshap]

Runner's threads are great, but I feel like the sentiment from last season that the team was boring and awful is seaping into your thoughts. Sit back and enjoy, there is some excitement on this team again. Domi and Drouin are playing great hockey, Kotkaniemi is playing very good hockey as a rookie

The team is fast and playing with life compared to last season. The team may not be destined for the playoffs but seeing some of the young guys like Juulsen and Reilly step up has been surprising and nice to watch. This season contrasts very favorably to last.

I agree with you. Much to my surprise, I have more feeling for this team than I did for previous rosters. It's just been two weeks of frustration watching bad habits and flaws pop up again and again and again. But yeah, as long as the theme is youth and development, I'll live with the growing pains and take comfort that we're on the right track.

 

[Cobra Commander]

Habs fan's excuse is that Brady is much older than KK

The Eagle is the centerman we’ve been dreaming of for decades now. Brady is one heck of a player so far, but he’s not a centerman. Habs would have definitely picked him at 3 IF he was a center IMO.

 

[417]

Alright, so, let's change it to "how many players have they been playing in the NHL right after the draft?" I haven't checked thoroughly but Larkin and Rasmussen are probably the youngest players to join the Wings in the last few years.. but they did so at 19. I still believe that most of them are 20+ when they join their main team

Quite a shift from the days where Wings players were required to play at least 200 AHL games before graduating.

 

[groovejuice]

@Runner77 I'm going to have to put on Depends before I read your GDTs going forward!

 

[Runner77]

We’ve had some exciting games earlier in the year and we are in the playoff race, but I couldn’t be more bored with this team. The lack of direction is taking me completely out of it.

I'm all on board with a reset/rebuild, if that's what they're after.

I'd only wish they'd go back to the offensive style from the first month, win or lose. At least, make it exciting.

 

[Runner77]

Finally, Deslauriers may end up being scratched.

Thanks for posting that. I'll incorporate the Habs's probable lineup in the OP.

 

[admiralcadillac]

Runner's threads are great, but I feel like the sentiment from last season that the team was boring and awful is seaping into your thoughts. Sit back and enjoy, there is some excitement on this team again. Domi and Drouin are playing great hockey, Kotkaniemi is playing very good hockey as a rookie

The team is fast and playing with life compared to last season. The team may not be destined for the playoffs but seeing some of the young guys like Juulsen and Reilly step up has been surprising and nice to watch. This season contrasts very favorably to last.

Negativity hits me fifty levels deep

I’m not attacking you here, but I wish people would quit with the tank talk. It’s not even remotely funny anymore. Last year. Ok. This year though, it’s not the same team. A healthy team is most likely making the playoffs. This isn’t last season with a ton of injuries.
Besides, it could be worse. We could have McDavid, Draisitl, and friends and still suck! Then everyone would have something to complain about.

Tank talk is self aggrandizing more than people want to admit

 

[cactusjack]

Wonder how many games D-Lo will sit. Hoping for at least 60!!!

 

[Adam Michaels]

I want to see Danault's. Isn't he the one with the nickname nobody was willing to tell the media last year?

 

[cactusjack]

I want to see Danault's. Isn't he the one with the nickname nobody was willing to tell the media last year?

Dildo?

 

[Belial]

*****?

Yeah man, his teammates call him exactly that!

 

[Cobra Commander]

*****?

I had a friend called Phillip and his nickname was Fifilips

 

[Adam Michaels]