Confirmed with Link: Wings trade Alec Regula for Brendan Perlini

[MBH]

Until I watch Regula skate against other NHL caliber prospects (not even players, just prospects) and not look flatfooted, I don't really care about junior production.
I watched Regula fairly closes in the 3 on 3s and prospect tournament. He did not not look like NHL talent.

 

[Frk It]

Going a PPG in the OHL in your +2 season at nearly 20 years old is really not any reason to bump this.

 

[kliq]

This trade is a fail, sorry.

I think its a bit presumptuous to say that. Its definitely not a "win", but I don't think its a "fail" either. If anything its likely going to be a wash.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

I think its a bit presumptuous to say that. Its definitely not a "win", but I don't think its a "fail" either. If anything its likely going to be a wash.

Naw Regula will be an everyday defenseman in the NHL IMO...

 

[kliq]

Naw Regula will be an everyday defenseman in the NHL IMO...

Hasn’t happened yet, hence me saying it’s presumptuous.

 

[saska sault]

I'm not sold on Regula being a border line NHLer... I don't know enough about him, that being said... We lose this trade for the pure fact we gave up much for him. He should be on a waiver wire... Even giving up a 7th for him is a waste. He should not be on an NHL squad.

 

[Hockeyfannnn91]

Until I watch Regula skate against other NHL caliber prospects (not even players, just prospects) and not look flatfooted, I don't really care about junior production.
I watched Regula fairly closes in the 3 on 3s and prospect tournament. He did not not look like NHL talent.

Neither does perlini

 

[MBH]

Neither does perlini

Yeah. Agreed. But I don't think we paid much to learn that.

 

[Konnan511]

I hated this trade in October and I still hate it.

 

[Gniwder]

I hated this trade in October and I still hate it.

I got into a couple of arguments earlier in this thread because I said he's useless. At least now everyone agrees he's AHL fodder.

 

[nhlisawesome]

God damn Brendan Perlini is complete dogshit. I had to see it for my own eyes and have him on this team to believe it. Perlini, Erne, Abdelkader, and Nielsen just wow absolute dogshit players

 

[Oddbob]

When I hear Mursak’s name it reminds me of the late great Corey Emmerton.

One time at the Joe, my brother and I got picked to go shoot the puck from center at intermission. We were promised a signed stick afterwards. All the legends on that team (Dats, Z, Kronner, etc) and we were given a signed Corey Emmerton stick...

AH, I see what they did there!

 

[Oddbob]

I don't have a problem with Steve trying to find something, but this clearly was a loss as I don't now how a "scorer" only can play 40+ games and score 1 goal. Bad team or not, that is pathetic! Not like he does anything else, I honestly would rather Brian Lashoff took his spot at forward, as he would probably score 1 goal also.

 

[FireBird71]

Regula plays forward net-front position at London on the PP. Did score two net-front goals on that hattrick.

He is maybe a biggest stat fluke than anybody maybe ever, if people are still thinking him as a D.

We should compare his scoring.. maybe to Michael Rasmussen.

London runs 3 defense on the PP...he’s not always in front of the net...I’d take Regula over Hicketts right now..probably most of the D in GR other than Seider

 

[FireBird71]

Yeah I'll reserve my judgement on this trade until I see Regula play pro hockey.

Well this year Perlini isn’t playing pro hockey...he’s a fill in...anyone can do what he’s doing

 

[FireBird71]

You win some you lose some... He robbed the Blues in the Fabbri deal

plus we have several high level D-Men ready to make the jump in the near future, Seider, McIsaac, Tuomisto, Johansson, etc

Regula could’ve fit in there too

 

[Hockeyfannnn91]

Yeah. Agreed. But I don't think we paid much to learn that.

Even if regula becomes an ericsson minus the last few years its more than a guy who cant score and will be out of the nhl within a year or two

 

[Henkka]

Even if regula becomes an ericsson minus the last few years its more than a guy who cant score and will be out of the nhl within a year or two

Who cares. Ericsson minuses can be signed free from UFA market.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Underrated aspect of this trade: Perlini is a friend of Larkin's. Could be that Yzerman knew things were going to be rough, and thought it might soften the blow a little.

 

[TCNorthstars]

I hated this trade in October and I still hate it.

Hate is a pretty strong emotion for a trade that involved two nothingburgers.

 

[Killerjas]

All this anger for a guy that hasn't even done anything on a pro-level. Ijzerman gambled on the upside of Perlini, and by now, can we even call it a loss? Maybe Regula becomes a career AHL'er, we do not know. We have plenty of D's in the pipeline (Seider, Tuomisto, Barton, Johansson, McIsaac, Setkov?) who can fill Regula's spot.

 

[TKB]

It is going to be a while to see how this plays, but right now this one looks bad for Detroit with the potential to be really bad if Regula develops into a 2nd pairing guy.

Except the most important comparison isn't Regula vs. Perlini, it is Regula v the other RD prospects that made SFY think he was expendable. Even if Regula "makes" it, if our other prospects pan out it was a good trade, and an attempt to get value from a position where we had an (at least perceived) bottleneck.

You could turn to what were the other options Yzerman had in terms of trades either at the time or down the road, to better maximize value, but most important is the comparison of Regula to the other RDs.

 

[Gniwder]

I don't have a problem with Steve trying to find something, but this clearly was a loss as I don't now how a "scorer" only can play 40+ games and score 1 goal. Bad team or not, that is pathetic! Not like he does anything else, I honestly would rather Brian Lashoff took his spot at forward, as he would probably score 1 goal also.

I'd rather have Bowey play forward because he can score, and have Lashoff on D because he has a brain.

FYI: Lashoff has 2 NHL goals in 135 games (playing D of course), so he IS on par with Perlini.

 

[lilidk]

We traded nothing special for nothing special, so

 

[Gniwder]

We traded nothing special for nothing special, so

No, we traded someone who probably wasn't going to make the team for someone who shouldn't be on the team