Potential free agent acquisitions and trade proposals are not my cup of tea, so I have no idea. But I've seen a lot of comments from posters about acquiring guys like Markstrom, Gibson, or Ullmark. I don't know what the odds are of getting any of those guys, but regardless, there have been people essentially saying we shouldn't even pursue them, because organizationally our situation in net is fine. And I found that odd. It's very much not fine imo. And I'm a guy who likes Lyon and believes in Cossa.
Goalie is such a scarce commodity that I don’t see how anyone who has a good one is going to let them go.
I’d give him a shot if we could get him for cheap. But I feel like his game is inching towards falling off a cliff, and he did not look great eye test wise last time we played Calgary (IIRC). Save % over the last 2 years is pretty on par with the guys we are trying to improve on.I've got Markstrom circled as the perfect candidate. Two years left on his contract. He was a bright spot for that Calgary team and kept them in a lot of games they didn't deserve to be in, so his stats don't look amazing, but he played well on the whole.
Calgary was in trade talks with NJ and LA about Markstrom at the deadline, but Markstrom has a NMC that complicated things. According to rumors, so grain of salt, Markstrom shut down a trade to LA because he didn't want to live on the West Coast. Is Detroit suitable for him? He wants to be on a playoff team, by all indications. Does he think if he's in Detroit he can make them one? Moreso than NJ or other suitors? Markstrom will have a say where he goes.
But what isn't rumor is that Markstrom is well aware he's on the trade block and is talking like a guy with one foot already out the door.
Flames' Markstrom fuels trade rumours, speculation at exit press conference
Though Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom laments the fact his season was clouded by trade speculation, at Friday's end-of-season availability he further fuelled the rumours.www.sportsnet.ca
Asked where he saw himself playing next season, the Flames netminder offered up a simple, “I don’t know.”Coupled with Craig Conroy’s suggestion, “time will tell,” it’s not much of a stretch to conclude the final two years of Markstrom’s contract will be played elsewhere.
I don't understand the push-back on the idea of acquiring a good starting goalie. In fact, I think it's wildly irresponsible to plan to just sit with what we have. You should probably be boarded for even implying as much
Even if Sebastian Cossa is ready to be a reliable starting goaltender for the Red Wings in 2025-26 (which I don't believe), there's still a big gap in the timeline/depth for this organization. Plus, this isn't the 90s or 00s, very few teams have a starter getting 65 games anymore. You need two goalies. And considering Cossa is not even a sure thing, whoa, this team could be in deep trouble real quick with what we currently have.
Go get a starting goalie, Stevie. Let Reimer walk, dump Husso, and go with new guy as 1A and Lyon as 1B. Lyon is your bridge to Cossa. A starter we acquire is "the guy" for a while. And that bridges the organization to the point where Cossa might be able to be good in 55 games a season at the NHL level. And if Augustine is ready by the point our "new" goalie is on his way out, he moves into 1B role; otherwise, go get another goalie at that time.
24/25 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 1A New guy New guy New guy New guy/Cossa Cossa 1B Lyon Lyon/Cossa Cossa Cossa/New guy Augustine
Man, if people are already upset about Kasper and Danielson being middle six players, they would lose their minds over trading our first for another one.
Allegedly Montreal is gearing up to take Iginla at #6. They've interviewed him a zillion times
You think Seattle would take Berggren and #15 for #8?
To be fair, I don't know that anybody has claimed that 15 overall (by itself) is landing a young NHL phenom.
This is my wishlist as well. I’m assuming Kane is gone (mixed feelings about that) but Berggren is up. I think we need someone who can play a tough offensive game upfront. The real question is who is that player and what is the price. And I don’t have an answer to either of those questions. I won’t sweat it if we dump the first rounder though.
What is good for Carolina is not so good for Detroit. You have to improve team around goaltenderI don't understand the push-back on the idea of acquiring a good starting goalie. In fact, I think it's wildly irresponsible to plan to just sit with what we have. You should probably be boarded for even implying as much
Even if Sebastian Cossa is ready to be a reliable starting goaltender for the Red Wings in 2025-26 (which I don't believe), there's still a big gap in the timeline/depth for this organization. Plus, this isn't the 90s or 00s, very few teams have a starter getting 65 games anymore. You need two goalies. And considering Cossa is not even a sure thing, whoa, this team could be in deep trouble real quick with what we currently have.
Go get a starting goalie, Stevie. Let Reimer walk, dump Husso, and go with new guy as 1A and Lyon as 1B. Lyon is your bridge to Cossa. A starter we acquire is "the guy" for a while. And that bridges the organization to the point where Cossa might be able to be good in 55 games a season at the NHL level. And if Augustine is ready by the point our "new" goalie is on his way out, he moves into 1B role; otherwise, go get another goalie at that time.
24/25 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 1A New guy New guy New guy New guy/Cossa Cossa 1B Lyon Lyon/Cossa Cossa Cossa/New guy Augustine
JB will surprise Red Wings fans next season how good he is
