JOHN GIBSON IS A DETROIT RED WING – and so is Carter Bear!
Tune into this mega-episode as we start by recapping Steve Yzerman’s huge trade with the Anaheim Ducks, sending Petr Mrazek and draft picks in exchange for goaltender John Gibson – is this Hockeytown’s starting goalie for the next 2 seasons? How does he slot in with Talbot, how does this affect Sebastian Cossa and Trey Augustine, trade value analysis, what sources are saying about the negotiations with Verbeek, and more.
Next, our 2025 NHL Draft recap including a breakdown of all Detroit Red Wings picks, their comparables, projections, & more: Carter Bear, Eddie Genborg, Michal Pradal, Brent Solomon, Michal Svrcek, Nikita Tyurin, Will Murphy, and Grayden Robertson-Palmer. To wrap up draft talk, our final draft grades and analysis on Steve Yzerman, Hakan Andersson, and Kris Draper’s work for Hockeytown’s pipeline.
After that, news from Steve Yzerman on Patrick Kane, Anton Johansson, Justin Holl, Vladimir Tarasenko, & more, including our 2025 NHL Free Agency preview: will Ehlers, Marchand, Marner, Ekblad, or other big name free agents come to the Detroit Red Wings? Does Steve Yzerman have to rely on trades to bring in a Robertson, Barbashev, or someone else instead? Also, quick notes on the Detroit Red Wings Centennial logo, the HOCKEYTOWN ice wordmark, and a new CBA.
All of that & plenty more before we take your questions and comments in our Overtime segment – enjoy!
Intro: 00:00
Gibson Trade: 4:05
Carter Bear: 18:35
Eddie Genborg: 34:20
Michal Pradal: 42:40
Brent Solomon: 45:25
Michal Svrcek: 48:15
Nikita Tyurin: 52:40
Will Murphy: 55:05
Grayden Robertson-Palmer: 58:35
Draft Grades & Analysis: 1:00:40
Yzerman Presser & Free Agency Preview: 1:10:15
Overtime: 1:31:00
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25 Comments
yayy new ep!! appreciate you guys so much 😊
I'll take the potential downside of Gibson over the inevitable downside of Mrazek any day.
I feel way better going to bed than I did waking up.
LGRW.
Tomorrow me is going to be furious with tonight me for starting this at 1am
Alex Lyon might hit the free agent lottery on July 1
eddie genborg is a retry on the same player profile albin grewe had.. when genborg is on his game, he is really effective and can be moved around the lineup.
best showcase of genborg is the canada sweden game in hlinka 2024
How are you feeling if yzerman would trade or offer sheet Nicolas Hague from Vegas?
I joked with some friends about Yzerman drafting goalies…Is he planning on benching all his players and putting 6 goalies on the ice?!?! Hahaha my buddy said they won’t be able to score if there’s 6 goalies in front of the net. Take it to shoot outs and win every one! Could this be the Yzerplan? He’s changing the game!
All jokes aside, love the draft, love the trade and love this podcast whenever I tune in. God bless
P.s. get ahold of Gary B and make sure the next all star game has an event with 6 goalies on ice vs McDavid or something. Haha 👍🏻
grading drafts 6 seconds after they're done is moronic. do better
Hey here’s a plan for this season,ok fight for the puck along the boards forget the net.
Jimmy Howard was awful
So do the wings move a 2027 2nd round pick for Gibson because they might need the 2026 pick as part of an offer sheet??
Just know that Alex Lyon is older than Gibson.
Over 30, clear decline in play, injuries and a lot of mileage. Not confident at all.
I realized that despite liking Bear and the Gibson trade, for the first time in years, I'm not excited. We can't interest any top level talent, are stuck in standings purgatory and will never get rid of Yzerman. I can't remember when I was less interested coming into a season. It seems like it's been forever since we were relevant.
John Gibson is a big upgrade over Mrazek. That being said, so would’ve been the dead corpse of Gump Worsley.
If we could get Ehlers, I'd be all for getting Mantha cheap as well. Get one of Dylan's buddies back, and both would help PP2.
The unexpected selections of Nesbitt and Kindel in the top 12 saved Detroit. They ended up having the choice of Bear, Smith, or Eklund. Had Nesbitt and Kindel been taken so soon Detroit probably would have ended up with only Jackson Smith as the logical choice.
Carter Bear may be the first First Nation player Detroit has had since Jordin Tootoo
Tell me that the bear Kasper MBN line doesn’t sound like the most playoff line there is
Hopefully Genborg is not a head case like Albin Grewe.
Bear is second or third line lw , but Zadina used to be first line for sure
fans need to stop acting like collecting goalies is a joke or a bad thing. have you seen the FA goalie market? look around the league, good goalies are getting harder to come by
Bear is young so still growing but looks like he needs to hit the weight room before he goes into NHL corners.
Great addition in adding Gibson, hopefully that stops the revolving door at goalie short term and allows guys like Cossa and Augustine to develop
Yzerman fleecing teams once again. He’s such a smooth GM