Quartet of Detroit prospects are turning heads in Canadian Junior playoffs with standout performances including Carter Bear, Rudy Guimond.
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Do you think the Red Wings’ decor is good enough for them to be considered playoff threats?
Do you think the Red Wings’ decor is good enough for them to be considered playoff threats?
Because this is a team that’s kind of been teetering on the edge there for the last few years.
Because this is a team that’s kind of been teetering on the edge there for the last few years.
I think they have a fine top pairing with Sider and Edmondson, and then basically you have a bunch of fours, fives, and sixes.
I think they have a fine top pairing with Sider and Edmondson, and then basically you have a bunch of fours, fives, and sixes.
Bernard Docker, I thought the Sabres made a big mistake with him.
Bernard Docker, I thought the Sabres made a big mistake with him.
They acquired him as part of the Dylan Cousins-Josh Norris deal, and then in the summer, they didn’t qualify him, and they allowed him to go as an unrestricted free agent to Detroit.
They acquired him as part of the Dylan Cousins-Josh Norris deal, and then in the summer, they didn’t qualify him, and they allowed him to go as an unrestricted free agent to Detroit.
You know, he’s a fine defenseman.
You know, he’s a fine defenseman.
I think he’s a bottom pairing guy.
I think he’s a bottom pairing guy.
He’s right shot, so he has some value there.
He’s right shot, so he has some value there.
I don’t really trust Steve Eisenman’s judgment when it comes to defensemen.
I don’t really trust Steve Eisenman’s judgment when it comes to defensemen.
He’s the one who signed Justin Hall, who’s been one of the worst defensemen in the NHL the last few years.
He’s the one who signed Justin Hall, who’s been one of the worst defensemen in the NHL the last few years.
He signed him to a three-year contract three years ago, and that was a dismal failure.
He signed him to a three-year contract three years ago, and that was a dismal failure.
The Ben Sherrod extension from earlier in the season, he’s a solid veteran.
The Ben Sherrod extension from earlier in the season, he’s a solid veteran.
But if you look at that defense, I mean, really, you’ve got Sider and Edmondson probably playing 24, 25 minutes a night, playing all the offensive zone starts, and then the rest of the defense is really average.
But if you look at that defense, I mean, really, you’ve got Sider and Edmondson probably playing 24, 25 minutes a night, playing all the offensive zone starts, and then the rest of the defense is really average.
Sandeen Pelika is going to be really good, but I think he’s a year or two away, so they’re trying to bridge the gap.
Sandeen Pelika is going to be really good, but I think he’s a year or two away, so they’re trying to bridge the gap.
And signing Bernard Docker is basically another gap bridger.
And signing Bernard Docker is basically another gap bridger.