Assigning both directly to the NHL is one of the most pro-tank things I’ve seen this franchise do to date (no disrespect to these kids).
So who is sitting once they come aboard?????
Honestly...who cares?
Send Zadina down, and Ehn. Let them get ready for the playoffs.
Let the new guys show what they got...then go to the AHL playoffs.
I mean Dekeyser, when he was signed, was sent right to Detroit, too.
Different situation. Our #6D that year was Lashoff, Huskins, and a bunch of other bums. We were fairly desperate for an upgrade and DeKeyser was pursued by a bunch of teams.
So, we got Gaudreau light for free , not bad . I think we going to love this kidall due respect to hirose i highly doubt it. gaudreau was drafted before his freshman year at boston college and he averaged 1.0 ppg and averaged 2.0 ppg in his junior year. hirose's highest ppg was 1.39.
It'd be awesome if the Wings could have gotten Troy Loggins from NMU. Not only because it'd be a homer signing for me..but he's pretty damn good.
Not excited about either of these signings or any UFA college players for that matter. People bring up the hope they become like a Gaudreau or someone and maybe we get a steal that way. Problem with that, is Gaudreau went to college and his doing great, however, he was also drafted 1st. Most of the undrafted UFA college players don't become anything even decent. If they become 30 pt players, big deal, that isn't exciting, and before someone says no complaints to that, as we got them for free, non college NHL UFAs can also be brought in for free and put up 30 pts. Jimmy Vesey was the most recent big name, and he is a 30 pt player, so if that is roughly the best you get from college UFA's leaving it as something not too exciting. I have also seen in other thread, people bringing up, well look how good Justin Schultz is, but he too, was drafted. There aren't many really good ones that were both college UFA and never drafted.
Not excited about either of these signings or any UFA college players for that matter. People bring up the hope they become like a Gaudreau or someone and maybe we get a steal that way. Problem with that, is Gaudreau went to college and his doing great, however, he was also drafted 1st. Most of the undrafted UFA college players don't become anything even decent. If they become 30 pt players, big deal, that isn't exciting, and before someone says no complaints to that, as we got them for free, non college NHL UFAs can also be brought in for free and put up 30 pts. Jimmy Vesey was the most recent big name, and he is a 30 pt player, so if that is roughly the best you get from college UFA's leaving it as something not too exciting. I have also seen in other thread, people bringing up, well look how good Justin Schultz is, but he too, was drafted. There aren't many really good ones that were both college UFA and never drafted.
Not excited about either of these signings or any UFA college players for that matter. People bring up the hope they become like a Gaudreau or someone and maybe we get a steal that way. Problem with that, is Gaudreau went to college and his doing great, however, he was also drafted 1st.
Most of the undrafted UFA college players don't become anything even decent. If they become 30 pt players, big deal, that isn't exciting, and before someone says no complaints to that, as we got them for free, non college NHL UFAs can also be brought in for free and put up 30 pts.
Jimmy Vesey was the most recent big name, and he is a 30 pt player, so if that is roughly the best you get from college UFA's leaving it as something not too exciting.
I have also seen in other thread, people bringing up, well look how good Justin Schultz is, but he too, was drafted. There aren't many really good ones that were both college UFA and never drafted.
Vesey was drafted by Nashville, not sure if you were including him in the same category as Hirose. He was one of the guys who played in the NCAA until he could weasel out of his contract ala Blake Wheeler, Justin Schultz, Will Butcher.
Regardless, I'm with you on the sentiment that college Ufa players are generally not worth getting excited about. Torey Krug and Nate Schmidt are recent exceptions (yeah, Bozak), but it's rare to get a regular Nhl starter in this situation.
While all true, you get pretty much the same odds from a late first and we get excited about those. All in all, these kids are older and its probably easier to tell where they stand as far as their future goes. So, we can pretty much consider it a 2nd round pick landing in our lap...
Better than watching Abby though.Not excited about either of these signings or any UFA college players for that matter.