I’ll boil it down to:
What is Ken Holland’s strategy to move this team forward?
I’ll boil it down to:
What is Ken Holland’s strategy to move this team forward?
He's already said what his strategy is.
I'm sure they can be nice players and there isn't anything wrong with that, but I don't see Chow, Rasmussen, Hronek, or Svech becoming stars or elite level players. There is a lack of elite level talent in and around this team.It's fine if you think that way. I would suggest we wait until they play a number of NHL games before judging how these picks turned out. Rasmussen is the best player in the WHL playoffs right now, Hronek made the AHL all-rookie team, and Cholowski had a very good year offensively and has been praised by his coaches. Svechnikov had a down year, but looked to get better and better each game in the NHL.
Not a fan of Cholowski. Or Rasmussen. Or Svechnikov. Basically, for every early pick he's made, there was either another guy(s) I definitely preferred, or he ended up taking the one guy I wanted no part of (Rasmussen). It's been one great selection in Larkin, and then a resume of disappointments.
My personal favorite is Gustav Lindstrom being no higher than #70 on any draft ranking you could find, how does taking him at #38 taste.How about last year's entire draft?
Are you kidding? You know what our 1st rounders have been wasted on between 2001 and 2013? Kindl, Sheahan, McCollum and Smith. How has that been for us? 90% of our 2nd rounders have amounted to nothing as well. The whole FO/ownership needs to be blownup and rebooted.What don't you like about his draft picks? Nearly all of them have been great respective to their position. I think Svechnikov can still develop into a top 6 player.
I'm sure they can be nice players and there isn't anything wrong with that, but I don't see Chow, Rasmussen, Hronek, or Svech becoming stars or elite level players. There is a lack of elite level talent in and around this team.
Are you kidding? You know what our 1st rounders have been wasted on between 2001 and 2013? Kindl, Sheahan, McCollum and Smith. How has that been for us? 90% of our 2nd rounders have amounted to nothing as well. The whole FO/ownership needs to be blownup and rebooted.
That they are focusing on acquiring draft picks and moving younger player onto the roster.Less can be more exciting?
That they are focusing on acquiring draft picks and moving younger player onto the roster.
Yet, Gustav Lindstrom has been progressing as one of our more solid prospects.My personal favorite is Gustav Lindstrom being no higher than #70 on any draft ranking you could find, how does taking him at #38 taste.
Lol Kinda like 2 first for KQ.. Oh wait no he really done that.We can take solace knowing that in some parallel universe Holland traded Green last year and used that money and open roster spot to give Smith a 4 year deal at 4 mil a year with a NTC.
KFQ for VasilevskiyLol Kinda like 2 first for KQ.. Oh wait no he really done that.
Yeah and Tyler Bertuzzi was supposedly the worst draft pick in Wings history and should have been drafted much later. Lindstrom had a solid season and was just signed by Frolunda, a very encouraging development step.My personal favorite is Gustav Lindstrom being no higher than #70 on any draft ranking you could find, how does taking him at #38 taste.
Do the math on drafting 10+ times instead of 6-7. Do the math on drafting in the top 10 of each round instead of the bottom 10. Do the math on having multiple 1st round picks for the first time in decades.I would say yes, focusing on draft picks is a newer statement that began after last season and was reinforced heavily at the deadline. But "moving younger players on the roster"- haha they've been saying that for 5 years. Somehow the oldest team in the league is always magically getting younger. We have to expect 1 or 2 veteran contracts this summer, that's how Kenny rolls.
I just wish our scouts would put hundreds of hours looking at draft prospects like some people on this board, man we could be loaded with talent from missed opportunities from the current regime.
I'm not sure that it does. If it's expected that Seattle will be awarded a franchise within the next year and will start playing in 2020, they'll want a management team in place well before the 2020 off-season/expansion draft. We all know Holland isn't getting fired, so unless he resigns or there is some kind of mutual parting of ways or whatever in the meantime, this doesn't really match up for him. And if ownership knows he has his heart on the Seattle job, then this extension is exactly the kind of sweetheart deal that has characterized this organization's incredible decline (if you haven't noticed it's now a laughing stock around the league). To say nothing of the conflicts of interest...Well the two years certainly lines up with the Seattle rumors.
Not a fan of Cholowski. Or Rasmussen. Or Svechnikov. Basically, for every early pick he's made, there was either another guy(s) I definitely preferred, or he ended up taking the one guy I wanted no part of (Rasmussen). It's been one great selection in Larkin, and then a resume of disappointments.
I just meant that I didn't like the pick. He might still become a good NHL player, but I'd bet it would be as a middle six winger, rather than a playmaker who really helps drive the offense. I preferred Vilardi then, and I still think Gabe ends up having a better career, but we'll see.Can we not give these guys a chance to play before we call them disappointments? I wasn't a fan of the Ras pick at the time either, but he's absolutely torching the WHL playoffs right now, and is absolutely dominant. He's a 6'6 centerman, who has great hands around the net. Ras could turn out to be a great player. No matter how much you didn't like the pick, he has 19 points in 6 playoff games. Those are incredible numbers.
I strongly doubt the attendence numbers the Wings give out. Go to the gate a few minutes before every game and you can generally still get tickets. Think the Illitches just “buy” them back to charge advertisers more.