The Detroit Red Wings finished with 5 fewer points than the season prior, what went wrong? Free agent signings continue to be Yzerman’s achilles heel as offense walked out the door in the offseason, and new player Gustafsson and Tarasenko brought no where near the level of play expected. The PK was also worst in the league and that will hurt. And finally, holding onto Derek Lalonde for too long. #LGRW
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21 Comments
Lack of talent and poor use of talent in the first half. And in order to win, they had to play at 110% which they could do for stretches, then burn out. That explains the roller-coaster. They are simply not able to win enough, playing at 90%.
We won’t make the playoffs in years
Horrible pro scouting was the main issue for the last few years. Good drafts. Terrible free agent signings and trades.
One word: Yzerman
If Mrazek and Talbot is our tandem next season, our playoff drought probably reaches a decade
Traded or gave away too many goals prior to the season. Kept a bad Coach and equally bad GM way beyond their expiration dates, and whoever was responsible for the PK.
If they sign a legit cat like top 6 player, keep Kane , and just get some good role players and I think they will not on make the playoffs but be a possible real issue for many team , then they can go on the year after next and really add some pieces
And by then any player drafted high should have had the time to work them selfs into a spot – then the flip side of all this is new coach a whole year I don’t think they miss the playoffs – it took us 2 7 game win steaks to just get back into into it had a bad march again and that’s all she wrote – Frustrating part for me is there was 10-15 games we should have had wins or at a min a point if they wings were up 3/2 or tied 2/2 – get within the last 2 mins of game and something dumb happens bam whole sale lost or a missed point – amen lol
Should have fired uncle fester coach after last season was yzerman's first mistake.
And having no scoring depth outside of top 4 scorers, lousy d play, no physicality, and iffy goaltending doomed wings this past season. Now wings are stuck with too many old useless bums including too many um'ers/home state guys. And holl sucks. Get some better bottom pairing d men. And yzerman's job is to make wings winners, not g r griffins.
Larkin month long goal drought and disappeared after 4 nations. Terrible bottom 3 defense. Tarasenko sucks. Terrible pro scouts
Yzerman brought in bad players, yes, but were they bad before ? No. However, these players are not performing. As an example, Ras is a solid depth player in Detroit, am I sure he plays like that everywhere? Honestly, no.
If yzerman had known that many players were performing below expectations, he certainly wouldn't have brought them in.
They should have won 3 games and they would have if they hadn't played so often unfocused… I understand the negative attitude of many, but a year with Todd should show otherwise. However, Yzerman only has this year left. If any players come in the summer again that nobody knows or nobody else wants, he should go, even if his drafts are good.
Goaltending!!
Pro scouting comparison: Langdon 1 year: Beasley, Schroeder, Harris. Yzerman 6 years: Holl, Chariot, Compher, Petry, Mrazek, Copp, Tarasenko, Gufstaffson…someone needs to take a long look in the mirror.
Yzerman only made 2 good signing/trades over the yrs that cat and kane
This team didn't make the playoffs because they fell apart in March. You can't blame that on Yzerman or Lalonde. Excuses, excuses. The coach, free agency, the trade deadline, 4 Nations break, etc. etc. How about guys like Larkin rise to the occasion instead of falling apart.
We need to fire every single fucking one of our pro scouts. They are terrible at their jobs…..if we can steal St.Louis pro scouts
Also no Ghost signed with Carolina for like 3million…. We could have sign him….
I still think the Wings make the playoffs last year of they fired Lalonde after that lifeless March 12, 2024 game against Buffalo.
Larkin does not have the skill or leadership to make the Wings a contender. He had 43 even strength points this year, he expects Yzerman to believe in this team when he doesn't even believe in them himself. Larkin has loser mentality and is full of excuses EXACTLY like Uncle Fester. They must have gotten along so well, with those 2 running show no wonder they were so pathetic. This team has a SERIOUS leadership issue, no question. Can't start on time or don't show up at all, lazy, undisciplined, the bigger the game the worse they play. We all agree McLellan is an excellent coach, EVEN HE COULDN'T FIX THIS TEAM. Larkin really thought they were good enough to deserve buying at the deadline after losing 4 in a row and both Columbus games? This team was legitimately one of the worst hockey teams I have ever seen. Worst PK in modern NHL history, ATROCIOUS 5 on 5 offense, most boring Wings team I have ever seen by far. These comments will become a distraction, there will always be questions now, there is already Larking trade rumour articles, I just saw one on Canucks Army. WTF is Yzerman going to say at the post season press conference? I hope Yzerman gets him to waive his no move or figures out a way to trade him.
Started season with a coach way over his head. Lousy signings last summer and prior. Gave away Walman. Never bolstered defense during the season. Reminded me of Bruce Norris tenure. 👎
Ut started at last years tradeline when Steve did nothing then the off season again all bad signing and trades then this Trade deadline he made the team worse with his crappie trade fire Steve so we can stop the blood shedding
Who exactly, from the outside, was even willing to sign here?
Yzerman. See yalll next season