Slug or goat?
- keptupl8

Slug.

need leadership too. ehrhoff is it in the backend. hell, every team needs at least one vet to show the youngguns how to do it on defense and offense. the defense has a lot of pieces, i'm sure if you figure out L/R shooting you can make 4 pairs somewhat easily.

our foward core obviously needs work:

Vanek? - Hodgson - {Stafford}
{Ennis}/Armia - Grigo - Foligno
Flynn - Leino - Ott
Scott - Porter - Kaleta

hell, we get rid of ennis, and stafford, we could bring in armia and another young guy. if we get rid of vanek (i'm 50/50 on whether we should do this) then we better get somebody young and good to replace him with.

ennis + mcnabb = bobby ryan, and i would have done it all day long, adding that 8th overall was bullpoop and i'm glad they didn't do that we don't need him that bad.

Vanek, Ennis, and Stafford are the question marks in this lineup to me and I could see ennis being traded before stafford to be honest. there's not a market for him and I see him fitting better as a deadline guy more, if not this year than next, hopefully he catches fire between now and then.
- FIREonICE

I agree Bobbu Ryan is a good player,
But he only has two more years left on his contract
Do ubthink he would've re-signed here
I don't
Not when we are gonna stink the next two years
And no, I don't think we'd be significantly better to the point that Miller & Vanek would wanna stay either
So we'd be trading assets for nothing

Glad to have traded him. Reason being his cap hit and that we need cap space. He wouldn't have gotten a lot of playing time here so it is better he is traded somewhere where he can play. Though he isn't much more than a bottom pairing guy.

This might be the move to push out Meyers - When Darcy was saying to mentor of young defense - maybe he is called our first round pcik. I really don't get it either. I could have figured we could have invested 3M dollar else where. That would have added a forward like Raymond or Brunner IMO
- Peca27

Its amess over at the fn arena. Really nice staue though. and the place to put your beer while peeing are the claims to fame

Darcy has him valued as a mix of chara and Coffey.
- hafgod

Which means his is useless then if that's how Darcy sees him right? He struggled bad last year. He needs to work on his footwork ASAP if he expects to make this team

need leadership too. ehrhoff is it in the backend. hell, every team needs at least one vet to show the youngguns how to do it on defense and offense. the defense has a lot of pieces, i'm sure if you figure out L/R shooting you can make 4 pairs somewhat easily.

our foward core obviously needs work:

Vanek? - Hodgson - {Stafford}
{Ennis}/Armia - Grigo - Foligno
Flynn - Leino - Ott
Scott - Porter - Kaleta

hell, we get rid of ennis, and stafford, we could bring in armia and another young guy. if we get rid of vanek (i'm 50/50 on whether we should do this) then we better get somebody young and good to replace him with.

ennis + mcnabb = bobby ryan, and i would have done it all day long, adding that 8th overall was bullpoop and i'm glad they didn't do that we don't need him that bad.

Vanek, Ennis, and Stafford are the question marks in this lineup to me and I could see ennis being traded before stafford to be honest. there's not a market for him and I see him fitting better as a deadline guy more, if not this year than next, hopefully he catches fire between now and then.
- FIREonICE

Larson at center throw Leino to wing

Is Keith Ballard still avail.

Just a thought?

Maybe Tallinder is back to help out Ristolainen (and other young D) and Myers is the trade bait?

Which means his is useless then if that's how Darcy sees him right? He struggled bad last year. He needs to work on his footwork ASAP if he expects to make this team
- Stripes77

He is an uber talented kid with no work ethic and no mean streak. Listen he is on the top pair he needs not worry about making team.

Hey guys!

Shoots Left
Christian Ehrhoff
Hank Tallinder
Mike Weber
Alexander Sulzer
Brayden Mcnabb
Nikita Zadorov

Shoots Right
Tyler Myers
Mark Pysyk
Jamie McBain
Rasmus Ristolainen
Chad Ruhwedel

Just checked this out just in case people want to play around and make pairings. Some seem more obvious than others.

Just a thought?

Maybe TALLINDER is back to help out Ristolainen (and other young D) and Myers is the trade bait?
- Irish 14

Myers has a NMC... Not very good bait.

Just a thought?

Maybe Henrick is back to help out Ristolainen (and other young D) and Myers is the trade bait?
- Irish 14

This is darcy. Myers played good while Tallinder was here. Lets pick up Tallinder.
Who cares about the rebuild and playing those kids. We have Sulzer and Tallinder.
Funny Darcy said he wanted to get tougher do either of these guys hit at all

Hey guys!
- _SFO_

Myers has a NMC... Not very good bait.
- keptupl8

full or part. nmc

Shoots Left
Christian Ehrhoff
Hank Tallinder
Mike Weber
Alexander Sulzer
Brayden Mcnabb
Nikita Zadorov

Shoots Right
Tyler Myers
Mark Pysyk
Jamie McBain
Rasmus Ristolainen
Chad Ruhwedel

Just checked this out just in case people want to play around and make pairings. Some seem more obvious than others.
- FIREonICE

Darcy does raelize you only need 7

full or part. nmc
- hafgod

I think its a NMC and it becomes a modified NTC in 2016-17

why its darcy there is no plan. Thats why we are a mess. my tallinder jersey is back in sweet
- hafgod

Like the last few drafts,
And most of the trades the last few years too
Only thing I really was against that he did was getting Leino... That was just dumb
Otherwise,
Darcy's done a pretty good job the last three years

I know, I know...
He's failed for 16yrs
That's a valid point, and I'm not disputing it

But lately, I like most of the moves
Especially this past draft
A+++

Darcy does raelize you only need 7
- hafgod

right, well obviously some are going to rochester and some will be developing elsewhere. Zadarov is very raw and is going to need time. Rudhwel is going to rochester and mcbain might even be there or our 7th guy. Pysyk was silkly smooth this year, I vote mcnabb gets traded since we get two scoops of jam this draft.

Hey guys!
- _SFO_

love your twitter

Hey guys!
- _SFO_

This just made my day. Well done

IMO, he's looked very good during his NHL stints.

He's got great instincts and is probally the best open ice hitter in the organization right now.


When your objective as an organization includes "develop young players" and "get tougher on the backend"... Playing Tallinder over Mcnabb seems like a direct conflict with the "plan".
- SuperCat

Not saying its a good idea to take Tallinder back but from what people have posted, NcNabb didn't play all that well last year and wasn't a definite to make the team before Tallinder was acquired. I thought he has looked good as well when up but it seemed he didn't improve at all last year in the A.

love your twitter
- Jurco_28

Thanks friend. Any DET news

This just made my day. Well done
- Stripes77

Inly respectable guy in here is you stripes

Hey guys!
- _SFO_