In a recent ranking, the contract of Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider was ranked among the best in the NHL
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Well, that’s just it
It, it’s not about the moves that Detroit made, it’s about the moves that everyone around them made, Andrew
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And, you know, it, it’s gonna be such an uphill battle even if Dylan Larkin is there the whole year for the Red Wings to make the playoffs
And, you know, it, it, it’s tough
Like I’m looking at it and I, I, I s- I actually see a scenario where they are battling the Ottawa Senators for worst team in the Atlantic
And it, it’s worst team that might still have more points than maybe a playoff team in the Pacific
Like, it, it’s such a weird, weird situation where the Atlantic is really the beast of the NHL, top to bottom
It’s not just a top-heavy division, it’s just got a lot of depth
And I don’t see a scenario where Detroit sneaks in, and, and that’s probably why, Dylan Larkin wants out
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Like, if I’m looking at that and going, “Okay, how are we better than the Florida Panthers or the Toronto Maple Leafs next year?”
Never mind the three teams that make the playoffs
And, you know, it, it’s not gonna happen
So, you know, Victor Robertsson, great pickup
Daniil Taras- Tarasov, sure
Keaton Kolzar, yeah, okay
They’re just kinda guys
They’re not gonna be changing anyone’s mind about what Detroit is
Mm-hmm
Yeah, I mean, it all comes down to Dylan Larkin, right?
And, you know, it sounds like Steve Yzerman’s not gonna be pushed into making a move, which is the right decision
At the same time, it This feels like they needed a statement, a la Zach Parise, but unfortunately it, it does feel like Dylan Larkin does want out of Detroit and he, it- he’s clearly been frustrated for a couple of years now
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And, and he’s, you know, he’s been public about it
So I, I, I feel like they need to rip the Band-Aid off because, you know, what if it comes to opening night, Dylan Larkin’s your captain, like, does he get booed?
You know, like, how do the fans react?
Do they, do they understand where he’s coming from and , you know, and just be polite about it?
Like, it’s a pretty tough situation that I don’t think anybody wants to be in, and it feels like it needs to be solved sooner than later
The only question is, you know, what’s the deal that is a good hockey trade for the Red Wings?
Because they don’t wanna go backwards again, and I totally understand that
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So you need to somehow find, you know, I mean, maybe it’s a three-way trade where, like, Elias Pettersson comes from Vancouver because at least he is nominally a number one center
But I don’t think Dylan Larkin wants to go to Vancouver because they’re in even worse shape than the Red Wings right now in terms of where they are in their rebuild
So it’s a difficult situation
