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2024-25 Detroit Red Wings Season Preview

  • August 26, 2024



2024-25 Detroit Red Wings Season Preview

The status of Raymond and Seider’s respective extensions is weighing on this preview as they’re key to the team’s fortunes for 2024-25.

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22 comments

  2. Yzerman has been a moron when it comes to signings and priorities on who to sign 1st.
    Absolute trash in the UFA market and handng out horrible contracts to less important players while
    plaing hardball with your most important players.

  4. I don't think people realize exactly how far the Wings have come since Yzerman came back. Two years ago one of our top scorers, Bertuzzi, goes down twice with broken hands, and they miss the playoffs by not a lot. Last season, Larkin goes down at an inopportune time (also drop a 12 point WC lead within 2 months, but we don't talk about that), and were MINUTES away from making the playoffs. Assuming Seider and Raymond resign, this team didn't get worse in the off-season. I wouldn't say they drastically improved on paper, but they did get a little more offensive depth (plus a hopefully full year of Kane who proved he can still go). I fully expect them to make the playoffs, but they desperately need to avoid the injury bug, and the defense needs to somehow improve. Goaltending is…fine for now. At this point just waiting on Cossa and/or Augustine.

  6. The margin for bubble teams like the Wings will probably be almost as thin as it was last season, so I could see the year going either way very easily considering how hot and cold they've run over the last few years. A lot of that inconsistency seems driven by recurring problems in net and a lack of options for puck moving defensemen with struggles to move the puck out of their own zone compounding iffy goaltending. Unless Talbot and Edvinsson make a bigger impact than expected, the playoffs look like a toss up.

    Long term, it's going to be the next wave of prospects that put Detroit over the top with their rebuild and I'm not sure they're NHL ready besides Ed.

  8. Yzerman's in the hot seat now. If we miss the playoffs this time after coming up 1 point short previously, there's going to be some heavy fire. We know the defense and goaltending is what's dragging them down so these new additions better fix it.

  9. I said I wouldn't worry about Seider and Raymond signing until September. Let's just say at this point I'm concerned.

    The Wings are my favorite team, but the Atlantic is stacked with great teams. I think having us finishing 3rd is optimistic. 1st or 2nd I'd love to see but it seems like wishful thinking to me. I predict we'll make the playoffs in the 1st wildcard slot.

  11. Anything short of the Playoffs this season deserves pink slips. As a Wings fan, I am getting concerned the front office is turning into a country club of friends

  12. Their defense core has Chiarot, Petry, Edvinsson, Maatta and Gustafssson. Their goalies are below average (Lyon, Talbot)

    They will finish bottom 10.

  13. Wow 5 x Blackhawks on this team. Of the 3 teams that haven't made th playoffs in awhile, I think it will be Buffalo that makes it this season. Detroit needs to play defense better and I dont see them having that on the backend.

  20. Don't forget, Buffalo was also "only one point" away from the playoffs in 2022-23, but then dropped off the following season instead of continuing their upward trajectory. Not saying Detroit will follow suit, but just a word of caution for those Wings fans that are overly confident Detroit will be a playoff team. I was the same way last year for the Sabres, and was quickly humbled.

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