Next Generation - 25 and under Roster (more or less)

[RedWinged]

Tatar - Larkin - Mantha
Nyquist - Sheahan - Pulkinnem
Jurco - Helm - AA
Bertuzzi - Holmstrom - Nastasiuk
Glendenning


Dekeyser - Smith
Ouellet - Marchenko
Jensen - Sproul

Mrazek


Are we an elite team in the making?

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[Unfriendly Ghost]

That defense needs some serious help.

 

[SoupNazi]

I second Guru - that defense needs a ton of work.

 

[kerjuxaxaxa]

Glendening is too good to be left out

 

[Boomhower]

Oullett, Sproul, Marchenko and Jensen are leading the way of a GR blueline that is another Calder cup contender.

Not exactly chicken feed!

Dekeyser is every bit as advertised and well on his way to being a great #2 guy IMO.

But yes, the D lacks that true #1 to replace Kronwall, I would agree with that.



Can't argue with the offense. Looks pretty good.
- Tvrdon might figure in the way he has come on lately.
- Athanasiou might be a top 6er.

 

[Satrebil]

Defense position arguably takes the longest to develop, so I wouldn't write the potential off.

Add in another quality defenseman and that's quite a prospect team.

 

[ap3x]

That defense needs some serious help.

I second Guru - that defense needs a ton of work.

Indeed it does.

 

[Winger98]

Indeed it does.

Not if Sproul hits his ceiling. I think Jensen, XO, and Marchenko could all be second pairing quality guys, so having them fill out half the blueline isn't a bad thing. We know where we are with Smith and Dekeyser. Out of all of the blueliners coming up, Sproul's still got the biggest possibilities.

 

[Frk It]

I second Guru - that defense needs a ton of work.

Just wait til after the draft

Seriously bet we add a nice piece or two to the blue line prospect pool.

 

[19 for president]

I think the Wings could be fine with that D if the GR guys all turn into top 4 guys. We could still probably use a legit pp qb. That current lineup a bunch of solid dman even though none are probably stars. Wed be more of a Carolina style D when they won the cup.

 

[rx7dryver]

Yep, that is a big fail leaving LGD in the pressbox.

 

[Frk It]

Smith is 26 FYI

And Helm is 28

 

[Bench]

Smith is 26 FYI

And Helm is 28

Forwards got worse, but hey, defense improved a little!

Heyooooooo.

 

[ap3x]

Not if Sproul hits his ceiling. I think Jensen, XO, and Marchenko could all be second pairing quality guys, so having them fill out half the blueline isn't a bad thing. We know where we are with Smith and Dekeyser. Out of all of the blueliners coming up, Sproul's still got the biggest possibilities.

Optimistic about Sproul and Marchenko, cautiously optimistic about XO and DDK (considering him as a competitive #1 pairing guy soon) and still unsure about Jensen. Cross Smith off the list.

 

[Hammettf2b]

That defense needs some serious help.

I second Guru - that defense needs a ton of work.

It all depends on how the develop and transition into the NHL. There's no telling how good they can become or how much work they will need. Only time will tell.

 

[BinCookin]

Tatar - Larkin - Mantha
Nyquist - Sheahan - Pulkinnem
Jurco - Helm - AA
Bertuzzi - Holmstrom - Nastasiuk
Glendenning


Dekeyser - Smith
Ouellet - Marchenko
Jensen - Sproul

Mrazek


Are we an elite team in the making?

Looking at this ... we should focus drafting on D/C prospects.

Bottom line though this is a hard argument... do this 2 years ago and we have Jarnkrok in there as the #1... which is clearly not happening.

Mantha and Larkin may not be first line guys either.

Who knows.

Maybe Jensen/Sproul become first line guys, or maybe 6-7th D men.

It all depends on the development... the names actually mean very little unless they are already on the team... then we can get a better idea of how they might top out.

 

[hyduK]

It's certainly a strong core and with FA/trade additions you can fill the holes.

That said, we probably end up losing a couple of those guys over the next few years. Simply isn't room for all of them and unfortunately for Kenny you can only keep them in the AHL so long.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

focus on drafting more dmen and centres this year and next

 

[Tatar]

Just wait til after the draft

Seriously bet we add a nice piece or two to the blue line prospect pool.

I agree

Luckily the play of the forwards this year have pushed some of the defenseman down. Kylington has dropped and so has J.Roy.

I'm not being cynical but I hope we drop out of the first round so we can take a pick back and strengthen our D core and maybe pick up a center

 

[DanZ]

Wouldn't be shocked if the Wings aren't done making a push for Phaneuf to shore up the defense of the future.

 

[Henkka]

Defense position arguably takes the longest to develop, so I wouldn't write the potential off.

Add in another quality defenseman and that's quite a prospect team.

Oliver Kylington is already falling on the draft rankings... just for us to pick him.

DeKeyser(24y) - Marchenko(23y)
Ouellet(21y) - Sproul(22y)
"Kylington"(17y) - Jensen(24y)
Hicketts(18y)

I'm 100% sure we'll draft a lot of defencemen on the next draft. We need a new wave of D prospects (after those great 2011 pickups).

Forwards:

Nyquist(25y) - Larkin(18y) - Mantha(20y)
Tatar(24y) - Sheahan(23y) - Pulkkinen(23y)
Tvrdon(22y) - Athanasiou(20y) - Jurco(22y)
Bertuzzi(20y) - Glendening(25y) - Nastasiuk(20y) (would love this pain-in-the-ass -line!)
Nosek(22y) - Holmström(18y) - Callahan(23y)/Ferraro(23y)

Mrazek(23y) will be the next DOMINATOR 2.0 on goal.
Paterson(20y)

Average age of this kind of group would be 21.5 years. So their career peak would be somewhere at 27-29 age average. That would mean seasons 2021-24.

 

[Frk It]

Mantha-Larkin-Nyquist
Tatar-Sheahan-Jurco
AA-Holmstrom-Pulkkinen
Nastasiuk-Turgeon-Bertuzzi

Dekeyser-Marchenko
Ouellet-Sproul
De Haas-Jensen

Mrazek
Paterson

We need to draft a couple defenseman to replenish the pool.

Hope we draft 2-3 defenseman, boom or bust Euro forward, sandpaper forward, and a late round Swedish/Finnish goalie.

 

[Henkka]

Hope we draft 2-3 defenseman, boom or bust Euro forward, sandpaper forward, and a late round Swedish/Finnish goalie.

We have drafted a goalie kind of as a pattern every second year, and last year they did pick Perry. Don't think we'll draft goalie at next draft. But lots of defencemen, for sure.

 

[Frk It]

We have drafted a goalie kind of as a pattern every second year, and last year they did pick Perry. Don't think we'll draft goalie at next draft. But lots of defencemen, for sure.

Don't think we'll have enough picks for that anyways so we'll have to settle for the rest

 

[Bench]

If the current trend holds out, expect the 1st round pick to be a big defender from North America. Then the rest of the picks will be big guys from overseas.

Wings have been drafting big lately, is what I'm saying, and they grabbed a ton of centers lately, so I see a big defender shift coming.