Make a bold prediction about the upcoming season
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Green is 3rd on team with 60 points
Larkin and Nielsen both in 65-70 point range.
Wild card finish with 1st round exit. Howard moved at the deadline
Larkin and Nielsen both in 65-70 point range.
Wild card finish with 1st round exit. Howard moved at the deadline
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That would give us a D that is top 5 defenseman in scoring, and then 2 forwards that are top 25 in pts in the entire league, if you look at the last few years.
I realize this is the bold prediction thread, but I have a hard time seeing any of that happening. Larkin hitting 65-70 pts would be awesome though!
Why do you think that comparison works so well? Not sure Larkin will ever be able to shoot a puck like Jeff Carter can.
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Number1RedWingsFan52
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Our team will miss the playoffs. Future of the Detroit Red Wings looks dark and gloomy. Basically the end of our streak/ dominance of the NHL (what are franchise has been known for)
People have been calling for wings to miss the playoffs for what? Like the past 4 or 5 years. This year we WILL miss and it won't come down to the final few games of the season. Plain and simple this team just isn't good enough. Talent is not there.
Frans Nielson plays well defensively. A solid two way player that does his job.
Marchenko improves.
My last prediction is that I will predict the above correctly. I don't see how I will be wrong.
People have been calling for wings to miss the playoffs for what? Like the past 4 or 5 years. This year we WILL miss and it won't come down to the final few games of the season. Plain and simple this team just isn't good enough. Talent is not there.
Frans Nielson plays well defensively. A solid two way player that does his job.
Marchenko improves.
My last prediction is that I will predict the above correctly. I don't see how I will be wrong.
BOLD prediction: Wings end up bottom 5
Biggest question mark? What do the wings have in Mrazek. Will he play unreal and be unstoppable like he has shown? Or will teams figure him out / his hot and cold play continue.
Biggest question mark? What do the wings have in Mrazek. Will he play unreal and be unstoppable like he has shown? Or will teams figure him out / his hot and cold play continue.
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-Nielsen ends the regular season with 34 points, while Vanek pots 13 goals.
-DeKeyser ends the season with 19 points. Smith hits 20, prompting Holland to give him a 4 year/$18M extension.
-Zetterberg and Kronwall regress even further.
-Mrazek starts great and helps make up for a severe lack of offence and keeps them in the wildcard race. However, he dumps the bed in February, causing the Wings to slide out of the playoff race. Holland stands pat at the deadline, but Mrazek still can't pick it up down the stretch again, forcing Blashill to go with Howard, who actually has been playing pretty decent this season. Howard stands on his head and goes on a tear bringing the team closer to a wildcard spot. Coming up on the season finale against the Devils Howard sports an amazing 1.89GAA and .931 SV%. The Wings must get two point against the Devils to get the last wild card spot. In the final game, with the playoffs on the line, the Wings defense is a sieve and their offence can't muster anything. The game goes to a shootout as a 0-0 tie after Howard makes 45 saves. The Wings shoot first, but fail to score on all three of their attempts. The Devils miss their first two, but with their 3rd, Taylor Hall completely undresses Howard and scores, ending the Wings season and 25 year playoff streak. Howard is completely roasted by Red Wings fans and takes 100% of the blame for the playoff streak ending, even as his career season puts him in Vezina conversations.
-Kyle Quincey signs a PTO with the Bruins, makes the squad and ends up winning the Norris trophy.
-DeKeyser ends the season with 19 points. Smith hits 20, prompting Holland to give him a 4 year/$18M extension.
-Zetterberg and Kronwall regress even further.
-Mrazek starts great and helps make up for a severe lack of offence and keeps them in the wildcard race. However, he dumps the bed in February, causing the Wings to slide out of the playoff race. Holland stands pat at the deadline, but Mrazek still can't pick it up down the stretch again, forcing Blashill to go with Howard, who actually has been playing pretty decent this season. Howard stands on his head and goes on a tear bringing the team closer to a wildcard spot. Coming up on the season finale against the Devils Howard sports an amazing 1.89GAA and .931 SV%. The Wings must get two point against the Devils to get the last wild card spot. In the final game, with the playoffs on the line, the Wings defense is a sieve and their offence can't muster anything. The game goes to a shootout as a 0-0 tie after Howard makes 45 saves. The Wings shoot first, but fail to score on all three of their attempts. The Devils miss their first two, but with their 3rd, Taylor Hall completely undresses Howard and scores, ending the Wings season and 25 year playoff streak. Howard is completely roasted by Red Wings fans and takes 100% of the blame for the playoff streak ending, even as his career season puts him in Vezina conversations.
-Kyle Quincey signs a PTO with the Bruins, makes the squad and ends up winning the Norris trophy.
The Wings put Big Rig on LTIR before the second game of the season and re-sign KFQ to a contract that would have put them more than 10% over the cap.
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Another prediction: they're showcasing Mrazek, which is the reason they keep playing him despite Howard's play.
I never even considered this seriuously, as I thought the Wings brass wouldn't either, until a couple of weeks ago, since they know they're stuck with Howard, maybe for a #2, ? signed Shatty ?, I still wouldn't do it as Howie could come back down to earth any day now.
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(Not-so-) Bold prediction: do-it-all Datsyuk replacement Neilson will continue to suck for at least the next 70 games.
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I can see where it might be hard for a player who was used to playing for a team for his entire career like what Nielsen did with the Islanders. And then come to a new team like Detroit and expect to play great. It will take some time but i feel Nielsen will eventually play the way he knows how like he did with the Islanders.
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The laws of Holland trades are quite mysterious, but one thing I do know, WHEN he does make a trade like this, it will be one that doesn't make the most sense.
Run the Jewels
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I hope so, he'd be great on a team that is competitive. I feel bad for guys like him and Larkin who are going to spend the bulk of their careers with a franchise that will struggle to stay above the bottom 1/3 of the league year in and year out for the foreseeable future.
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Yeah. Perhaps a bit unrealistic to begin with, in retrospect. But that's the way they billed him. That's their language, not mine.
I was always a bit skeptical of that just because of how great Pavel is. However, Neilson is nowhere near. Not even close. More of a Weiss/Cleary replacement, so far.
Frk It
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Wasn't trying to be snarky either, that was their reasoning in signing him, you just can't freaking replace that man as far as I'm concerned.
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