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Hate me all you want. It’s either win in amazing fashion on monday or Lalonde shouldn’t be allowed on the plane after.
This is my least favorite version of the Wings.
When they were record setting levels of terrible, at least I could look forward to the draft.
When they were a bubble playoff team, at least I had slight hope.
Being in the bottom tier, around middle of the pack of that tier, results in my least favorite sports emotion:
Apathy.
It’s time to think outside the box
Debrincat-Larkin-Berggren
Kane-Kasper-Raymond
Tarasenko-Compher-Rasmussen
Motte-Copp-Fisher
After this season:
* 2 more years of Copp
* 3 more years of Compher
* 1 more year of Tarasenko
* 3 more years of Rasmussen
* 1 more year of Veleno
* 1 more year of Chiarot
* 1 more year of Holl
* 1 more year of Gustafsson
These shit performances are not ending next season, no matter who the coach is. 2026/27 will be the first time at a chance of daylight, unless Yzerman bricks the cap even more next off-season.
Fun fact we’ve been held to 1 or fewer goals for 25% (roughly) of the season.
I don’t think that’s good
I figured we would have 2 points at this stage of the trip (a win over Ducks). But I was so hopeful when we beat Pitt and took that 3-1 lead in Anaheim. Wins and losses aside, we are not passing the eye test with our on ice play. There are games where we look like a beer league team: passes in the skates, blown coverage, and at times lack of effort/conditioning. You’d think we would have developed some consistency after 15-16 games. There are games that it looks like we don’t even practice together and just lace em up and play freestyle, pond hockey. I wonder if they’re either trying too hard to play Newsy style hockey (and failing), or they don’t givashit and it’s the players passive-aggressive way to give Newsy the finger and get him and his bullshit system fired?
This team plays like a bottom 5 team, and I look forward to our bottom 5 pick. At least it’s the plug veterans and coach who are massively underperforming and not really the kids. Throw in even more kids at the trade deadline (Mazur and danielson get looks?).
Let the fire burn us down and use the disaster season for positive change. High pick, 2-3 rookies again next year, 20M in space for *non plugs* (don’t fuck up the pro scouting this time please) and a new coach in the off-season would do us wonders.
Everyone is always crowing about elite talent. Well, here’s another shot at it. Cause boy does the system help us stink. I don’t think another coach makes this team a playoff team, but I do think they get us out of the bottom ten. So why bother making the change this year? We’re already in the bottom 10 and that’s us *over-performing* our performances.
Give me one final shot at elite talent here. And then use the disaster as a catalyst to change this team for the better. The country club ends now.
I try to stay positive and look for the little things (hence the side quests) but this team really is a tough watch at the moment.
Last night’s side quests:
X 1. 20 shots on goal
✓ 2. Larkin goal or assist
✓ 3. Less than 3 minor penalties
X 4. Ed healthy
X 5. Mo or Ray get a point
X 6. Berggy scores
Larkin on page for 48 goals and yet the team is the worst it’s looked in years. How? Just how?
I kind of want Kane off this team
Sometimes I think I’d be better off if I dug a hole in the ground, got in it, and just stayed there forever. I’m sure it’ll be fine.
Even my optimism is starting to fade. I intentionally didn’t watch the game last night and I’m happy I didn’t. Sounds like it was another wet blanket of a game.
I’m starting to be on the fire newsy camp, I know he didn’t buy the ingredients but they need someone now who can make the most of them and I’m certain newsy isn’t that guy.
Sometimes certain games just take the wind out of your sails a bit and last night that was kinda night. I’m still constantly saying it’s still pretty early but sooner than later, it won’t be early anymore. But still a bit of time. At least the younger guys have looked good.
Jamie Benn is a free agent this upcoming offseason I wonder if we snag him up for some grit.