2025-2026 NHL Offseason

KC138045

A lot of empty seats in Detorit last night.  Hockeytown my ass

Breadman with the OT winner!!!!

HesCalledDyer

KC138045 said:

A lot of empty seats in Detorit last night.  Hockeytown my ass

Breadman with the OT winner!!!!

Miss that kid in Chicago. Good to see he's kicking Detroit's ass!

KC138045

HesCalledDyer said:

KC138045 said:

A lot of empty seats in Detorit last night.  Hockeytown my ass

Breadman with the OT winner!!!!

Miss that kid in Chicago. Good to see he's kicking Detroit's ass!

Unfortunately I’m probably going to be missing him in Columbus next year

KC138045

Home opener. Let’s Go Jackets!!!

Indifference71

Umm so the Predators unveiled a Western Conference regular season champions banner last night?????    They didn't even make it to the western conf finals!!!  That is so embarrassing.

HesCalledDyer

Indifference71 said:

Umm so the Predators unveiled a Western Conference regular season champions banner last night?????    They didn't even make it to the western conf finals!!!  That is so embarrassing.

Almost as dumb as the Capitals raising a "Winter Classic" banner.

Nami

I know Detroit is in rebuild mode but the last two games were beyond brutal.  Bench Larkin and Mantha.... play 2-3rd lines, they are more hungry for action.  I shook my head watching a goal last night by MTL, Larkin and Mantha in front eating chips while MTL skates in and chips er in.  I see more edge with Glendening/Helm.

Poor Det goalies, 4 vet D out with rookies in front of them.  I like Jensen and Sulak though.

I still don't understand why they would bring Vanek back.

end rant.

Nami

oh and put shots on the net for fuck sakes!!!! haha ok I done now.

Meltdown99

Are the Red Wings once again the Dead Wings.  This time there is no Bowman on the horizon to re-build.  Giving up 7 goals to Montreal is a sad sign...

Nami

Meltdown99 said:

Are the Red Wings once again the Dead Wings.  This time there is no Bowman on the horizon to re-build.  Giving up 7 goals to Montreal is a sad sign...

not to discredit MTL, they played a good game....but shit really? 

dankind

Whoa! The Rangers won last night.

Meltdown99

Nami said:

Meltdown99 said:

Are the Red Wings once again the Dead Wings.  This time there is no Bowman on the horizon to re-build.  Giving up 7 goals to Montreal is a sad sign...

not to discredit MTL, they played a good game....but shit really? 

Montreal does not even have a player in the top 50 in league scoring.  Detroit needs to fire Holland and their coach.  This season is going to be real ugly I think.  Might be time to approach Yzerman about becoming GM, maybe even President/GM...he has earned the opportunity.

Nami

Meltdown99 said:

Nami said:

Meltdown99 said:

Are the Red Wings once again the Dead Wings.  This time there is no Bowman on the horizon to re-build.  Giving up 7 goals to Montreal is a sad sign...

not to discredit MTL, they played a good game....but shit really? 

Montreal does not even have a player in the top 50 in league scoring.  Detroit needs to fire Holland and their coach.  This season is going to be real ugly I think.  Might be time to approach Yzerman about becoming GM, maybe even President/GM...he has earned the opportunity.

Agree, Yzerman for GM and promote Bylsma to head coach possibly?  If I remember correctly he was coach when Pitts went/won the cup against the wings?  hahha screw that get rid of him...

something got to be done.  Hoping for a wing tonight against TB :S

Meltdown99

Nami said:

Meltdown99 said:

Nami said:

Meltdown99 said:

Are the Red Wings once again the Dead Wings.  This time there is no Bowman on the horizon to re-build.  Giving up 7 goals to Montreal is a sad sign...

not to discredit MTL, they played a good game....but shit really? 

Montreal does not even have a player in the top 50 in league scoring.  Detroit needs to fire Holland and their coach.  This season is going to be real ugly I think.  Might be time to approach Yzerman about becoming GM, maybe even President/GM...he has earned the opportunity.

Agree, Yzerman for GM and promote Bylsma to head coach possibly?  If I remember correctly he was coach when Pitts went/won the cup against the wings?  hahha screw that get rid of him...

something got to be done.  Hoping for a wing tonight against TB :S

Dan is a good coach ... yes he was the coach for Pitt when they won Crosby's first cup

MayDay10

Detroit is in it for a rebuild.  Might as well accept that, even though its probably tough to stomach after making the playoffs like 30 of the last 31 seasons or something like that.  Just hope that the core of recent draft picks develops well and they can identify other players to complement them.  I think Holland has lost it.  This day and age, you can't go against the grain and find gems hidden all over the globe and in late rounds of the draft.  all the data, scouting, and communication out there.  I dont have the data, but Im pretty sure Holland/Detroit have been pretty bad at pulling good players in the first 3 rounds-ish of drafts.   

I would bet Yzerman goes there and gets them on the right track.  It'll probably still be a few years though.


Bylsma sucks btw.  Stay away.  There is a reason he hasn't landed any head coaching jobs outside the idiot Sabres with the owner with a Pittsburgh fetish.   He was a disaster here and faced a team mutiny, and there were rumblings Crosby and others kicked him to the curb in Pittsburgh.

Meltdown99

MayDay10 said:

Detroit is in it for a rebuild.  Might as well accept that, even though its probably tough to stomach after making the playoffs like 30 of the last 31 seasons or something like that.  Just hope that the core of recent draft picks develops well and they can identify other players to complement them.  I think Holland has lost it.  This day and age, you can't go against the grain and find gems hidden all over the globe and in late rounds of the draft.  all the data, scouting, and communication out there.  I dont have the data, but Im pretty sure Holland/Detroit have been pretty bad at pulling good players in the first 3 rounds-ish of drafts.   

I would bet Yzerman goes there and gets them on the right track.  It'll probably still be a few years though.


Bylsma sucks btw.  Stay away.  There is a reason he hasn't landed any head coaching jobs outside the idiot Sabres with the owner with a Pittsburgh fetish.   He was a disaster here and faced a team mutiny, and there were rumblings Crosby and others kicked him to the curb in Pittsburgh.

I did not know the players turned on Bylsma.  No doubt the wings are in full rebuild.

MayDay10

yes...:  nothing real out in the open, but lots of insiders/local reporter smoke/fire.


https://triblive.com/sports/penguins/6101755-74/sources-bylsma-shero

They appeared together at a podium to handle media responsibilities a day before Game 7, and each acknowledged a friendship has developed beyond just being teammates.

Crosby and Malkin felt they needed one another this season when they grew frustrated with Bylsma, the sources said.

Crosby and Malkin grew disenchanted with perceived harsh criticism they received from Bylsma during meetings, the sources said. They and other veteran players were unhappy with Bylsma's numerous meetings and long practices and the decreasing sense of fun within the Penguins' environment, the sources said.

Ownership believed Bylsma lost the dressing room this season, specifically the support of Crosby and Malkin, the sources said.

The sources added that Burkle contended Shero specifically tethered himself to Bylsma, whom he signed to a two-year extension after the Penguins were swept from the Eastern Conference final last June. That is why the length of Bylsma's deal was made to run concurrent with the final years remaining on Shero's contract, the sources said.

https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/hamilton-eichel-not-only-one-who-doesnt-playing-bylsma

Following his report on WGR550.com Wednesday morning, which included a reference to Jack Eichel having no desire to sign an extension with the Sabres this summer if Dan Bylsma remains the head coach, our own Paul Hamilton joined Schopp and the Bulldog. 

Paul Hamilton on S&B

"It's been well documented, there's no that (Eichel) and Dan Bylsma are not on the same page...And I want to stress he is not the only one, there are other people in that room that despise playing for Dan Bylsma. Quite a few of them."

"Just because (Eichel) has no desire to sign an extension this summer, what are his options after next year? He could go to Europe, or be offer sheeted, but the Sabres will match any offer sheet. His options are very limited."

Nami

One win under our belt woohoo!  a couple ties.

gotta stop playing/looking like pylons.  Laughed my ass off last night when the crowd cheered when they got their first shot on net while Carolina had like 13 or something like that. 

gonna be a long season. 

love that Redmond and Ozzy were calling out Mantha.  

Impressed by Carolina's speed.  Brindamour got them playing well.

Meltdown99

Nami said:

Meltdown99 said:

Are the Red Wings once again the Dead Wings.  This time there is no Bowman on the horizon to re-build.  Giving up 7 goals to Montreal is a sad sign...

not to discredit MTL, they played a good game....but shit really? 

At least early in the season, Montreal is playing well.  Detroit has won 3 in a row, so they are playing better as well.  I still think Toronto needs a goalie to make a run to the finals.  That brings me to Howard.  Howard is playing well, he is relatively cheap by today's standards.  Babcock always liked Howard.  Does Toronto try and see if Howard is available, sometime after Christmas.  This all depends on if Howard is still playing well.

Montreal set a new NHL records 2 goals, 2 seconds apart.  That might stand a while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7bZioi2qLI&frags=pl%2Cwn

cutz

Meltdown99 said:

Nami said:

Meltdown99 said:

Are the Red Wings once again the Dead Wings.  This time there is no Bowman on the horizon to re-build.  Giving up 7 goals to Montreal is a sad sign...

not to discredit MTL, they played a good game....but shit really? 

At least early in the season, Montreal is playing well.  Detroit has won 3 in a row, so they are playing better as well.  I still think Toronto needs a goalie to make a run to the finals.  That brings me to Howard.  Howard is playing well, he is relatively cheap by today's standards.  Babcock always liked Howard.  Does Toronto try and see if Howard is available, sometime after Christmas.  This all depends on if Howard is still playing well.

Montreal set a new NHL records 2 goals, 2 seconds apart.  That might stand a while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7bZioi2qLI&frags=pl%2Cwn

Man, what a weak Goal by Domi(Never liked his old man & now his son). Still, something you never thought we'd see.