How much cap space is needed to bring Mantha up? If waiving Ott frees the money it's a no brainer. Need a goal scoring replacement and not like anyone would claim Ott anyway (if you're scared of losing him, that is).
Wouldn't waive Ott (or Miller) right now. Don't think it's a no brainer at all. I'm all in favor of cutting veteran depth and bringing up promising kids when there's a lot of dead weight but those 2 vets have been solid and we aren't dumping games left and right. There are a lot of guys who haven't been finishing who should be (Shea, Abs, Tats, Larkin) and they need to be the ones feeling the heat as opposed to the 4th liners taking the hit.
Wouldn't waive Ott (or Miller) right now. Don't think it's a no brainer at all. I'm all in favor of cutting veteran depth and bringing up promising kids when there's a lot of dead weight but those 2 vets have been solid and we aren't dumping games left and right. There are a lot of guys who haven't been finishing who should be (Shea, Abs, Tats, Larkin) and they need to be the ones feeling the heat as opposed to the 4th liners taking the hit.
If he’s week to week, might as well put him on LTIR and bring up Mantha. Worst case scenario he gets a couple more games to rest while Mantha can improve the team in the present.
How much cap space is needed to bring Mantha up? If waiving Ott frees the money it's a no brainer. Need a goal scoring replacement and not like anyone would claim Ott anyway (if you're scared of losing him, that is).
Uhhhh, so you'd be willing to lose Sheahan, Abdelkader, or Tatar over Ott?
Uhhhh, so you'd be willing to lose Sheahan, Abdelkader, or Tatar over Ott?
If we can lose Abdelkader we need to. His contract was terrible the second he signed it and its only going to get worse.
Abdelkader absolutely needs to play better, but the Wings aren't going to dump Abdelkader anytime soon. Posters around here really need to start coming to grips with this.
Loyalty contracts have killed us.ridiculous with this mediocre roster that they don't have cap space to even call up someone
SCARY BAD
Luke Glendening - Drew Miller - Steve Ott
TOI Together: 40 minutes
Relative Corsi: -14.7 percent, -29.8 shot attempts per 60
Almost every team has that one guy who drags the team down, but Detroit has taken that even further with its fourth line this year. Instead of just one guy, they’ve got three. Say hello to the OMG Line.
“The OMG Line?†you may ask. It’s the acronym for the guys that are on it and it also perfectly describes their play. For example, “OMG why can’t we get the puck out of our zone.†Or “OMG we waived two promising young players for this.†Or “OMG why did you do that. Or “OMG that shift was a disaster.†Or “OMG seriously how is the puck still in our zone.†But mostly it’s “OMG why are all three of these guys on the ice together at the same time.†The name is extremely versatile in describing their ability.
Waiving Ott or miller is in fact a no brainer. That is the worse line in all of the NHL and the statistics prove it. There was an article on TSN on this very line today.
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/a...cary-a-look-at-the-nhl-s-best-and-worst-lines
OMG why is Holland still our GM
Waiving Ott or miller is in fact a no brainer. That is the worse line in all of the NHL and the statistics prove it. There was an article on TSN on this very line today.
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/a...cary-a-look-at-the-nhl-s-best-and-worst-lines
All three are currently posting a shot attempts percentage below 40 percent, with Miller being the worst offender at a shocking 37 percent. Other than Danny DeKeyser at 39.3 percent, the next worst Red Wing is hovering at 43.
To put all that into perspective, the only NHL team to ever play below 40 percent for an entire year was the historically bad 2014-15 Buffalo Sabres, a team that was built specifically to lose. Their -14.7 percent relative Corsi is second worst for any regular forward line this season.
Boy, I sure miss those promising players that were waived, and who were then waived by another team. Don't get me wrong, I agree that line is a offensive black hole.
The worst line in the NHL doesn't remain + players while taking heavy d-zone starts against tough matchups.Waiving Ott or miller is in fact a no brainer. That is the worse line in all of the NHL and the statistics prove it. There was an article on TSN on this very line today.
http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/a...cary-a-look-at-the-nhl-s-best-and-worst-lines