Steve Yzerman has spoken as NHL Free Agency Frenzy has come to a close…but does that mean the Detroit Red Wings are done making moves?
Tune in as we discuss what Steve Yzerman told the media about not getting a chance to pitch free agents like Marner or Ehlers to come to Hockeytown, the Detroit Red Wings’ interest in Marchment, Arvidsson, and others, who could step into the top 6 alongside Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, Marco Kasper, Patrick Kane, and Alex DeBrincat (Soderblom or Berggen, or trade for Rust or Rakell?), whether a trade is the best route (Bowen Byram? Rasmus Andersson? Erik Karlsson?) to get a top 4 defenseman alongside Mortiz Seider, Simon Edvinsson, and Albert Johansson, how much of a difference the John Gibson & Cam Talbot tandem can make, & more. Also, Christian Fischer’s retirement from the NHL!
After that, we take a look at potential 2026 NHL free agents, including Connor McDavid, Kirill Kaprizov, Kyle Connor, Jack Eichel, & many more big names and whether they could potentially be targets for Steve Yzerman & the Detroit Red Wings (plus notes on Mason McTavish, Nikolaj Ehlers, and Orlov) before jumping into the new agreement between the NHL & NHLPA, and what the updated CBA has in store for the league’s rules.
All of that & plenty more before we take your questions and comments in our Overtime segment – enjoy!
Intro: 00:00
Yzerman’s Presser & Offseason Plans: 4:25
NHL Free Agency 2026: 35:10
New CBA Rules: 45:25
Overtime: 1:09:50
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33 Comments
I am glad that the Wings missed out on Miller. Miller is just a younger, bigger version of Ben Chirot. If Wings fans are up in arms paying Chirot 4.75 how disappointing would paying Miller 7.5 be?
No Ehlers, Granland, Gavrikov, Boeser, Lindgren, Perbix, Beauvillier,….not even former Wing Suter.
If this is the start of a tank I would accept it. Yet the draft lottery really does not love Detroit.
Evan and I wear the same socks, they are great socks to be fair
Don't tell me you've never heard of Bakersfield California…..
I was a bit disappointed with Ehlers, but 8.5 million for a guy that had a career year last year with 63 points makes me feel it may not have been worth it. His very fast but he wouldn't make us that much harder to play against.
Boys, Mason Mctavish, sign and trade. danielson, bergers and a 1st next year. projected 6yr 6.6 million a year. Perfect second line centre between the cat and kane. move kasper to 1st line wing
Why would anyone answer the phone after the way Kenny ran the org for years? After the way Walman was sent packing? Who is jumping at the chance to play for Todd? Who sees the roster and says, “Gimme a 2-year contract to play with Justin Holl!”?
The only way this franchise is going to get any better is by pointing the nose straight down this season.
Why are you wearing headphones? You're all in the same room
Marco Rossi would be incredible
He failed like always
"We wanted to" is not good enough. Inept management.
Ryan not facing the camera head-on is like a glitch in the matrix I think
Evan is exactly right the level of talent is too small for the number of teams. Is there a stratification of the teams even more pronounced? What about expansion? Will things get worse?
that is a damn fine haircut Brad. props to your barber
If Eichel leaves Vegas it’s only to go to Boston
Yeah our prospects are so good they are stuck in the AHL. 🙄
Just bite the bullet and trade next years first for Whitecloud and Barbashev! Vegas becomes cap complient, Wings get a top line left winger/PP guy and a second pair right D/PK guy locked up for the next three years. Throw in a couple more picks, Wallander, Mazur or something like that if need be.
We need a RD.
Can't start the season playing Seider/Chiarot and Simon/Albert.
Albert needs to moved to LD and Chiarot on 2L or 3L.
Options:
1: Overpay Matt G for 1yr.
2: Trade for Ilya
3: Sign Burns 1yr
4: Trade for Byrum
Panthers over the Cap.
What would it cost to acquire Mackie Samoskevich?
I think we are forgetting that Ramus Andersson from CGY has been in rumors and they are open to moving him. He’s someone I think most fans would be comfortable with the price and contract for next year.
Red Wings don't need "Gus" and he would be a perfect fit for Tampa at (50%) retained.
-I'd imagine I.Howard would be interested in playing w/ Trey Augustine.
Sounds like Mike Matheson is available for Trade.
Sounds like Wings are in on Max Pacioretty
"New Studio" is that what we're calling switching bedrooms in a house these days lol
Fuk it! Lets tank for McKenna
Great pod, add some wall decorations tho 😉 LFGRW this is our year
Glad ehlers wanted nothing to do with the Wings. Dude doesn't move the needle much IF at all for the wings
Can you guys schedule like a week off from paying attention to the wing along with the other media about the wings, so that yzerman will see you guys are out and he'll make the big move
Steve sits on his thumbs and cries he couldn't get anyone to sit down with him. Stop daydreaming and get odf your ass and do something, make something happen. Its your fault you couldn't get any free agents to sit down. Gosh its so annoying. He sits there doing nothing and is like well duhhh we couldn't have done anything.. . What about Vegas? Obviously tampering is discouraged but really no big deal. So why doesn't Steve do anything? Meanwhile, wanna know why nobody is interested in coming to Detroit? Because the team sucks, because they don't try, they aren't allowed to win… just like management, sitting on thumbs waiting for permission to try and make the playoffs. Its such bullcrap. If you never fight as hard as you can now you never will. Just keep waiting and complaining though, sure, go ahead.
Were left picking up scraps, because anyone whos anything had real gms acrually going for them. Steve sits around doing nothing waiting for stuff to fall in his lap. The only good roster moves hes made have been either obvious or fell into his lap
13:50 this is why we really need to fire Steve, hes done his job drafting, how about now we get someone who isnt a useless, passive, braindead nincompoop. How many chances are we gonna give, well wait and see what Steve is cooking….. guess what? Its never going to happen. Hes ken holland 2.0. Time has passed bim over and he has NO IDEA what he is doing. He is being passed by so hard.
And every summer is the same. Every opportunity is the same. He lets them drift by because hes either afraid or unaware. Please please hire a good young competent gm.
If his name wasnt Yzerman, no one would be defending him.
Not that that should matter anyway. Point is he sucks
I don’t think looking at the roster that the wings make the playoffs with confidence. Now could they. Actually yes. I think they make the playoffs if mclellan started the season and Holl was benched. Now that’s last year not this coming one. I think that the team gained 6 points this offseason. Mainly due to Gibson and mclellan. Hypothetically if Danielson comes up and takes a spot like kasper did then ya I think they make it. That’s a big if tho. Kasper way overperformed.
I mean what is Steves job here, at this point? He cant sign FAs. He cant make creative trades. Sure hes good at drafting in the first round. So were supposed to sit around and wait for all the draft picks to be good one day. One day. Meanwhile why dont we get a GM who actually CAN make good trades, CAN find talent through FA. Instead of doing the bare minimum, again,
What are we thinking about Morgan Rielly?
this may sound crazy. but wings outta tank for gavin mackenna. unfortunately yzerman would probaby get canned. but if they land him they finally have a franchise plyer they have lacked. i would be alright to see shawn horcoff as the new gm.