In this episode of The Hockey Writers Grind Line, Detroit Red Wings writers Devin Little and Evan Sabourin get together with producer Matthew Zator to discuss the Red Wings signing Vladimir Tarasenko, Tyler Motte, Erik Gustafsson, Cam Talbot, and Jack Campbell in free agency, the Robby Fabbri trade that sent him to the Anaheim Ducks, and more.
0:00 Intro
1:40 1 Good, 1 Bad From the Past Week
7:05 Reaction to Red Wings’ Free Agency So Far
35:17 Who will the Red Wings miss the most this season?
39:07 Yzerman Trades Robby Fabbri to the Ducks
44:15 Is Yzerman finished with his offseason moves?
49:17 Who will Moritz Seider’s defense partner be in 2024-25?
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9 Comments
watching from Italy LGRW
Dats was in town to recruit senko
Looks like the Wings will be losing Veleno. There won't be enough cap space left to sign him after the arbitration ruling as they need money for Raymond and Seider. I worry that because the Wings are taking so long to develop this team, their first line center will be into his 30s, and they will be starting another mini rebuild again.
Everyone is talking as if albert johansson should be bottom pair or rotated, he played big minute with the griffins (i know its not the same as the nhl) but he was defensively reliable, so put him with moritz which will free him up to be more offensive while still being defensively solid.
Leave edvinson on the 2nd pair so we at least have something reliable on that line.
How did you come to that conclusion of theory?
Tarasenko and Kane will be very fun to watch for a full season. Love Kaner, so happy he stayed. I don’t want Stamkos, he’s a PP specialist and slowing down significantly. Not worth that money at all.
1.2 BILLION spent in free agency?? Is that correct…? 🤔
I think you guys are underestimating Vlad. Yes, he’s not scoring 40, but with our top 6, and what vlad still is, we can still see close to 30 and like 30 assists. He is still a very good player. ELITE? No, but he knows how to score, and still has all of skill sets still in tact. If he had started the year on a team not OTT, I’m sure his counting stats would be better.
Great show as always. Excited to see how our top 6 produces. We can possibly have 5 30 goal scorers this year. Raymond, Larkin, Kane, cat and tarasenko