Sproul should watch some Brent Burns
Oh, if Sproul emulates Burns, I hope it doesn't include the moonshiner's beard.
DeKeyser shouldn't be untouchable. He probably is. But he shouldn't be.
Tough to improve much when you pick up a #1 defenseman but have to deal the guy who would be your #2 or #3 defenseman. It would be an improvement, but by how much?
I feel like a lot of people are overrating guys like Shattenkirk, Barrie, Vatanen etc. because they put up points. They're not really #1 d-men, giving up Danny D to acquire one of them makes very little sense. It would change the dynamic of our defense a bit, but we'd be stuck with much the same problem we currently have with no legit top pairing.Depends if it's Danny d for shattenkirk.
I feel like a lot of people are overrating guys like Shattenkirk, Barrie, Vatanen etc. because they put up points. They're not really #1 d-men, giving up Danny D to acquire one of them makes very little sense. It would change the dynamic of our defense a bit, but we'd be stuck with much the same problem we currently have with no legit top pairing.
That's a fine segue to muse if there is a forward that could be converted to D, ala Burns or Buff. We need to draft an unheralded forward whose last name starts with a 'B'.
Why on earth would Holland trade DeKeyser? Name one other player on the Wings that is actually a good defender. Who would step up to fill that hole? Quincey?
You've got a guy that excels at the defensive part of the game (and underrated on offense), seems content, might take a hometown discount, and fits in very well on roster. That **** is stable. Don't fix what ain't broke.
Ducks fans seem very receptive to the idea of Tatar + Jurco/Pulkkinen for Fowler. Personally, I think that's incredible value for us and if that's actually possible Holland needs to get up on it.
I think that most of us can agree on here that the defense is the weakest link of this team, and the biggest priority that needs to be fixed.
So I get confused when I go to the draft thread and see most people advocating for taking a forward over a defenseman.
Also see a lot of people deterring from solid UFA Jason Demers.
So if we aren't drafting defenseman, and not signing free agents, someone tell me how we are going to fix this defense...
Or are we waiting for another Ryan Suter to hit free agency? Or trading a pile of scraps for a legitimate #1 defenseman?
I mean get a great dman for Tatar. Since jurco might not even want to play for the wings. That's a steal
I wonder if Blues would be interested getting Kronwall + forward for Shattenkirk?
Shatty's next deal is gonna go out from their cap, but Kronwall could give them good 2nd pair guy with great experience.
+ extra scoring in Tatar.