Recalled/Assigned: Soderblom to GR

[Detroit Knights]

What type of trade you thinkin? Depth help or a difference maker?

let's go with bo horvat.

 

[izlez]

Not sure why they recalled him. Hadn't really done much for the wings and could use more development time in the AHL

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Not sure why they recalled him. Hadn't really done much for the wings and could use more development time in the AHL

I know. If anything I was expecting Pontus Andreasson to make his debut as our 4th line center while Joey V moved up to Larkin's spot.

Kubalik - Veleno - Perron
Berggren - Rasmussen - Raymond
Sunny - Copp - Erne
Suter - Andreasson - Czarnik (no more than 8 minutes TOI for this line plzkthnx)

 

[WingsToPick4th]

Without larkin, we are basically screwed lol
Larkin, Bertuzzi, Vrana, Fabbri is basically 4 top 6 forwards injured. RIP

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Without larkin, we are basically screwed lol
Larkin, Bertuzzi, Vrana, Fabbri is basically 4 top 6 forwards injured. RIP

Fabbri isn't top 6 on any team except the Coyotes.

 

[norrisnick]

Not sure why they recalled him. Hadn't really done much for the wings and could use more development time in the AHL

They literally just need a healthy body.

 

[norrisnick]

20 million on IR. Possibly more if Larkin is injured. And this is the toughest time of the season for Detroit. This team might have to make a trade to get some help.

I wouldn't make any trade that we wouldn't make in the offseason. 100% needs to be a hockey trade with our planned compete window in mind. '23 is not in our compete window.

 

[ricky0034]

I kinda get the impression that Soderblom was mostly just sent down for conditioning having not played in a month rather than a desire to actually have him in Grand Rapids in any sort of longer term sense

 

[norrisnick]

I kinda get the impression that Soderblom was mostly just sent down for conditioning having not played in a month rather than a desire to actually have him in Grand Rapids in any sort of longer term sense

Had the Wings been healthy, he might have stayed though with how well Berggren has played. With us having Czarnik up and the need for another body on top of that, yes, it makes no sense to keep him down there.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

I wouldn't make any trade that we wouldn't make in the offseason. 100% needs to be a hockey trade with our planned compete window in mind. '23 is not in our compete window.

It would be a hockey trade. Something to help the team stay afloat until reinforcements come back from injury.

 

[norrisnick]

It would be a hockey trade. Something to help the team stay afloat until reinforcements come back from injury.

This season doesn't matter. If it's not a move we'd make in the offseason, don't make it now.

Trying to force ourselves into the playoffs this season is as shortsighted as trying to keep us in the playoffs in '15.

 

[Gniwder]

Fabbri isn't top 6 on any team except the Coyotes.

... and the Wings, lol.

 

[Sadekuuro]

Old article but i don't think theres been taller forwards than Söderblom between 2015 and now.
Top 15 Tallest NHL Players of All-Time

It's apparently not complete though, where's Steve McKenna?

 

[norrisnick]

It's apparently not complete though, where's Steve McKenna?

It's an article about NHLers.

 

[Sadekuuro]

It's an article about NHLers.

? He played 373 games in the NHL, which is at least as significant as the likes of Breen or Finley.

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

This season doesn't matter. If it's not a move we'd make in the offseason, don't make it now.

Trying to force ourselves into the playoffs this season is as shortsighted as trying to keep us in the playoffs in '15.

You’d play Fabbri over Vrana, Bertuzzi, Kubalik, Raymond and Berggren? I wouldn’t.

 

[norrisnick]

You’d play Fabbri over Vrana, Bertuzzi, Kubalik, Raymond and Berggren? I wouldn’t.

What? I've had him penciled in for whatever trade package we can get for a player with no knees.

? He played 373 games in the NHL, which is at least as significant as the likes of Breen or Finley.

 

[Gniwder]

You’d play Fabbri over Vrana, Bertuzzi, Kubalik, Raymond and Berggren? I wouldn’t.

He played center with Ray and Bert last season and looked better than Copp did this season with them. He's the only one that has played center on your list.

If he can still skate at full speed, then I would consider playing him at center once he gets his legs under him (so to speak).

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

What? I've had him penciled in for whatever trade package we can get for a player with no knees.


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That was meant for @ButtKrak . My apologies.

 

[heyfolks]

Like him but always thought he needed a year in GR. I can see him back up at season's end or next year. Let the twin towered swedes grow together in GR.

This post did not age well. LOL

 

[norrisnick]

That was meant for @ButtKrak . My apologies.

Just running around bleary eyed raging at the world, like usual.

 

[izlez]

This post did not age well. LOL

Not sure a single goal changes anything. He still looks like he could use time in GR

 

[heyfolks]

Not sure a single goal changes anything. He still looks like he could use time in GR

I agree. I wouldn't have brought him up and, if not for all the injuries he likely would have stayed in GR.

 

[heyfolks]

Watching this guy not engage physically will be the same frustration as we see with Ras and saw with Mantha. Heck of the 3, Mantha was the most physical.

 

[RRhoads]

Watching this guy not engage physically will be the same frustration as we see with Ras and saw with Mantha. Heck of the 3, Mantha was the most physical.

It's was frustrating when Mantha broke his hand in every fight