Just as the Detroit Red Wings preseason kicked off, we’re making our predictions for the starting lineup in Hockeytown on Opening Night.
Tune in as we give our projected lineup for the Derek Lalonde’s squad, what young players like Nate Danielson, Carter Mazur, or Marco Kasper have to do to make the team rather than join the Grand Rapids Griffins, if Steve Yzerman will sign Austin Watson to a contract, trade a goalie, or waive Holl, & lots more (3:20).
Forwards (7:00):
Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond Vladimir Tarasenko – J.T. Compher – Patrick Kaner Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer Jonatan Berggren – Joe Veleno – Tyler Motte
Defense (22:40):
Ben Chiarot – Moritz Seider Simon Edvinsson – Jeff PEtry Olli Maatta – Erik Gustafsson Albert Johansson – Justin Holl
Goalies (31:25):
Cam Talbot Alex Lyon Ville Husso
After that, we go into our Pacific Division preview, including Connor McDavid’s Edmonton Oilers,Quinn Hughes and the Vancouver Canucks, Mark Stone and the Vegas Golden Knights, the Los Angeles Kings, Seattle Kraken, Calgary Flames, Trevor Zegras’ Anaheim Ducks, & Macklin Celebrini’s San Jose Sharks (45:08).
Finally, we take your question & comments in our Overtime segment (1:14:00) – enjoy!
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28 Comments
I’m so ready to get back into the swing of this. Really missed hockey season
Thank god I’m up. Needed this. Lost my job today so go hockey!
Ray picking up where he left off. Beautiful snipe he unleashed.
Mazur only one ready for the NHL and he will start in AHL, any other ideas and well you are wrong. And yes I have not watched yet
I like the reasonable take on Holl. Not a bad defenseman, just overpaid and that's not his fault. Serviceable if required. Better than the backup options the Wings have had in the past
First let me give credit to Max for an excellent article, great read.
I share his and your thoughts on what the RW line up will look like.
I don't think Mazur, Kasper or Nate will take a spot partly because none of them have shown that they are better than anyone else. As well as the work that would be required of management to complete it all is a bigger project than many people think (Asset Management).
Is the profit really greater than the investment of the collected resources worth the trouble of doing it, No is my answer. All three are given better conditions in GR than in RW's, regardless of where they would be slotted in today. Max states that Husso would probably be sacrificed to make room. And RW will have to do something about the extremely expensive press stand the team already has today regardless of what happens with the three.
The 24/25 season may simply be a season where the RW front office chooses not to make too many changes to the lineup, but rather lets the season play itself out. An administrative year quite simply where the aim is not to solve the headache but to prevent you from getting chronic migraines down the road.
A normal arrangement of 4 steps, pre-season, start, TDL and last play "meaningful games" until the end of the season. A melody that we as fans have been hearing for the last few years. The big difference is all the contracts are terminated and phased out naturally once the 24/25 season is over. It gives RW better resources to retool the rebuild, which will continue for the next few years.
It is here that Mazur, Kasper, Nate and Co have the best conditions to take a part in future RW:
Whats up my nygards
Dump back of holes Husso, and Justin! Sad 8-9 million in cap space….
Berggren and Veleno are traded for picks by Christmas. Kasper and Mazur brought up.
Gustafsson was god awful. I also saw he hasn't scored a regular season power play goal in 8 seasons!?
My hot take: Danielson makes the Wings and starts in the middle 6. Kasper starts the season as Grand Rapids 1C
I think Compher had trouble getting back up to speed after his injury. He seemed to lose some jump in his step so hopefully they off season with Kane was productive.
This guy on the left has nothing to add get him a job
I could see Veleno maybe being moved.. We only have $200,000 in cap space. Husso and Holl are question marks.
If doughty is out long term does that change your opinion on the kings?
Debrincat Larkin Raymond
Tarasenko Compher Kane
Kasper Copp Mazur
Rasmussen Veleno Fischer
Motte Berggren
Chairot Seider
Edvinsson Petry
Gustafsson Johansson
Holl
Husso
Talbot
Maatta and lyon traded. My lineup for the first week into the season
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Veleno, Burger, Lyon, and Maata all traded before Thanksgiving
Ive got danielson in GR regardless, give him pro experience in the ahl.
Kasper and mazur though look to be knocking down the door.
Its a double edge sword with this team, i hate how they never leave room for a rookie, but i love the competition.
I dont see motte or fischer being displaced because they are specialty players here for a reason shutdown players that thrive on the PK.
Veleno, berggren and copp are the guys who should be looking over their shoulder.
If berggrens 2way game still isnt where lalonde wants it, and one of kasper or mazur is, im very curious what they do.
I like copp, i dont take issue like many fans do, but at what point is his contract not worth his role. If kasper is giving you a solid 2way game and he has more upside than copp, you gotta move on and get these kids in.
Putting berggren on a 4th line is nonsensical. Best thing Yzerman can do is move veleno and put copp as an expensive 4c for 3 years . He fucked up . Is what it is
Is much rather go with a younger 3rd line of mazur kasper Berggren or Rasmussen kasper Berggren and go with Rasmussen copp Fischer motte on the 4th and copp Fischer get penalty kill time. Putting Berggren on the 4th line with scrubs and then complain he’s not producing is laughable. Veleno won’t be here longterm,move him now unless you find a taker for copp with retention
Time to play the kids . We’ll be lucky to get a player to produce 40 pts out of a Rasmussen copp Fischer 3rd line
With there being so many funny and creative names, you 3 MUST find time in a show to rank your top 3-5 Patron Names 🙏🏼
As much of an I-94 log jam out roster is I think leaving Mazur, Danielson and Kasper down to see if they can run it back to get the Calder then I think thats best regardless of age. If they run it back and it reassures you they can hang in the NHL and you bring them up to help solidify the bottom 6 next year to start a youth movement progression.
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edvinsson with that annoying long stick and reach, could become into the most annoying defenseman to play against since lidstrom and chara. i also liked albert johansson skating in the preseason, he looks effective out there. if he could turn into a simple playing guy, i would play him over other guys.
elmer soderblom, if yzerman is not playing him, trade him. i want to see him develop in the NHL and figure it out.
i hope and think vancouver is trash again, and vancouver media is so much more fun when the team is terrible
Yes, please waive Holl!!
Glue eating contest!! Awesome sauce