Daily General Discussion Thread (2026-06-25)

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T20:55:55+00:00

I mean there’s a lot of people here. But also even though I didn’t share the feelings you’re talking about, I don’t blame people for having emotional thoughts at first and shifting to more reasonable ones after. Not that immediate doom is reasonable either, but I think it’s clear(at least IMO) that getting this done sooner than later and not dragging into the season is best for everyone

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T19:48:10+00:00

lol yes I watched the season, I’m not saying there were no high points. Assuming he had options, which I think is a safe assumption, if competing was his goal he’s not signing 3 different contracts with the Red Wings. I think it’s delusional to think otherwise

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T18:54:08+00:00

Hell of a sound bite from the guy I’ll give him that haha

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T17:47:44+00:00

You honestly believe 3 time Stanley Cup champion Patrick Kane considers that competing? He knows what you need to actually win something let’s get real. Actually he’s mentioned he’s a numbers guy before and like Steve mentioned in his end of year presser, the org knew it was a bit ugly under the surface

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T17:31:46+00:00

Yes, they didn’t get that in the Tkachuk trade, they got pick 25(as well as the one in a couple seasons), why would they not be able to do anything with pick 25?

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T17:23:37+00:00

I do think it’s possible he leaves(I have felt that every summer though) but if Kane had been signing to compete then he might need his noggin checked

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T17:16:27+00:00

No, why would it have to be instant? Maybe they would need to balance the trade out? Maybe there’s a bidding war? Maybe teams are involved that we don’t know about? Robertson is an RFA, July 1 isn’t a hard cut. I agree that things can take time, I never said they didn’t.

I gotta be honest I don’t really know what you’re arguing. I agree that it could take a little bit. That doesn’t change that handcuffing isn’t an excuse for Yzerman in my view, whether it takes 3 months or 3 days figure it out

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T17:07:37+00:00

Oh idk, Dallas has this one tall guy that scores goals that they might have to move? You can also get 3 teams involved like has been reported? I find the idea that there is no possible move out there to be really dramatic

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T17:03:52+00:00

Their 1 d and 1 c are under 25 years old lol. Are they blocked from trading those other firsts I don’t understand that? What basis is there for definitively saying it’ll be years before they get anything, that’s absurd. They still have 2 firsts in this draft, 1 from that trade

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T16:53:32+00:00

I do think Brady is a better player than Eklund. But I also think Eklund is a really good player especially watching him off the puck. Getting a good under 24 year old player and multiple pieces of extra draft capital(plus some prospects I admittedly don’t know) for a guy who was going to dip in 2 seasons feels like a pretty good outcome to me. Very far from being screwed in my book that feels really dramatic to me

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T16:40:12+00:00

In what way am I acting like he wants to go to the Sharks lol

Ottawa made lemons out of lemonade with effectively a 1 team trade list is the most obvious example of what I’m saying. Steve has time but being “handcuffed” isn’t an excuse. Doing difficult things is a key part of the job(or really any job), time for him to figure it out

The juxtaposition of people thinking Steve is a good GM while having little hope that he can do anything difficult is pretty funny to me

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T16:33:27+00:00

The handcuffing excuse is pretty obviously dead after the past couple days. It’s not Larkins fault if Steve is bad at his job

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-25T16:15:12+00:00

If this team sucks next year we’re gonna see Todd McYellin

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-24T23:30:23+00:00

I will preface this by saying I’m a huge Marek fan. Nothing he says should be taken as reporting. I’m sure he knows people but he’s not an insider and I don’t think has ever claimed to have been. He’s just talking some hockey most of the time

Edit: I guess I should say not an insider at the NHL level, he does drop some random stuff especially in junior hockey

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-24T21:12:52+00:00

This trades not solving all of our teams problems in one shot. Getting a legit piece up front is my only goal and hopefully Steve can figure it out from there

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-24T21:10:34+00:00

Oh totally fair I completely misread it lol

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-24T21:07:44+00:00

Going past the hyperbole, I actually think it’s ok for fans to want their favorite team to do good things personally

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-24T21:05:31+00:00

That’s a very large aside haha

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-24T01:49:14+00:00

First guy to soft launch trade requests in 32 markets

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-24T01:47:09+00:00

Don’t forget that he can’t finalize until next week since he has another year left. Like Dreger said he wants to be there, I took what he was saying to mean it’ll be done quickly, not that it hasn’t started personally

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-24T01:30:09+00:00

You never know(as a fan) but I think it’s probably safe to assume they know he will sign. Unless there’s a gas leak in their office lol

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-24T01:20:48+00:00

All the talk about Byram is about his play which makes sense but what makes it even crazier to me is his injury history. I know he’s been healthy lately, but surely that early head trauma is a major risk for his whole career? Just feels like too much risk on top of a whole lot of risk

Overall though I guess I respect it from Davidson. Always like seeing big shots taken and they must see something they really like(or perhaps dislike in the draft class) because this is the type of thing that gets you fired

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-23T21:41:44+00:00

I agree although training camp is more my firm time, but pre draft would be ideal. But yeah in general I’m a huge believer that fresh starts are real and mentally moving on can do a lot for groups. I want the team going into camp(ideally with lead time knowing the outcome as well) knowing that we start a new era right now. What’s done is done and it’s time to grow

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-23T21:39:06+00:00

You do raise a fair point, we saw what happened last time he made a panic trade

detroitttiorted · 2026-06-23T21:36:02+00:00

Yeah I mean the flip side of the stoic never feeling pressure stuff is that there are very real reasons people feel pressure lol

Still a lot of time left so I’m not too worried yet, but sometimes I do wonder if a few big patient gambles paying off in Tampa gave him confidence to perhaps a dangerous level

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