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Detroit Red Wings' Jeff Blashill: Time to play prospects over veterans
I'm liking what Blash is saying here
I'm liking what Blash is saying here
It's nice until you realize KH makes the call-ups.
Yeah. Kenny is gonna kill every prospect we have.
yeah and remember years ago when we had two top 10 picks coming into training camp? that was some good weed we smoked back then FilThey have actually been saying that for years now. Talk is cheap.
Retire." I know he spent the whole second half of last season not practicing because of his back."
They have actually been saying that for years now. Talk is cheap.
I think one of the big keys is that when you are a playoff team on an annual basis, the right move is that when a young player and a veteran player are tied, the tie goes to the veteran. When you are a team that hasn’t made the playoffs for two years and a young player and a veteran player are tied, I think now the tie should go to the young player. And I say that because we need different results, and part of having different results is improving internally, and that can come with new guys being in spots.
Certainly what has been done isn’t good enough, so therefore we have to make sure we keep an open mind that if there are young players, regardless of if they don’t have a built-in resume, if we believe they are better than guys with better resumes in terms of NHL experience, then they should play.
I hope he (Zadina) can come in and make our team. If he makes our team, it means we just got better. He is going to have to earn it, but if he does make it, that means we’re better.
Tanking is a bad idea , I 'd rathe see .500 team then dumpster. Just look at Edmonton or Colorado . We just have huge draft , we need to teach kids to fight not to tankRetire.
Free up a spot. Help the tank.
Sounds good to me.
The difference between a .500 team and a dumpster is basically nonexistent to me. They both look godawful. One is slightly more godawful. Doesn't do much for me.Tanking is a bad idea , I 'd rathe see .500 team then dumpster. Just look at Edmonton or Colorado . We just have huge draft , we need to teach kids to fight not to tank
if you talk about Teams like Toronto or Washington , I agree with you , but wat they did they trade away best players and try to be very good team very next year . We tank last year and that is enough . Carolina , NJ or Phily didn't tank to got good playersThe difference between a .500 team and a dumpster is basically nonexistent to me. They both look godawful. One is slightly more godawful. Doesn't do much for me.
Yes, there are bad tank teams. There are also many good tank teams. I think our chances of contending sooner are better through a tank than not. That's all there is to it.
It's nice until you realize KH makes the call-ups.
So you're asserting he makes every call-up without any input from the coaching staff?
Mmmkay.
Or Pittsburgh. Or Chicago. Both tanked. Both got great players. Both now have 3 cups in the post cap era.if you talk about Teams like Toronto or Washington , I agree with you , but wat they did they trade away best players and try to be very good team very next year . We tank last year and that is enough . Carolina , NJ or Phily didn't tank to got good players
Did you not read the part where he said Rass was the only kid he thinks is NHL ready right now? Rass will play on this roster before little z does.Very promising interview.. I hope Zadina makes it out of camp and I think Rasmussen will make the big squad only if Z retires, I can't see there being room though if Z is back another year. We should find out soon though if Z is back.
I should hope that how they do in the training camp and preseason should be more of a consideration for where they start the season rather than what he thinks of them now.Did you not read the part where he said Rass was the only kid he thinks is NHL ready right now? Rass will play on this roster before little z does.
Did you not read the part where he said Rass was the only kid he thinks is NHL ready right now? Rass will play on this roster before little z does.
It’s hard to tank if you’re not incompetent though. Reason Toronto could do it was they had a long run of incompetence resulting in a barren prospect pool and bad character and a mentally weak team with very little depth.Yes, there are bad tank teams. There are also many good tank teams. I think our chances of contending sooner are better through a tank than not. That's all there is to it.