This may be an unpopular opinion, but I’m kinda glad. I’m at the point now where I think we need to go trial by fire and get these young kids up here.
Soderblom
Kasper
Mazur
Wallinder
Prolly forgetting some others that are ripe, but man I’m just tired of all this middle 6/bottom 6 type talent. At some point 1 or 2 of these kids gotta take the bull by the horns. I’m going to continue with my prediction in that Soderblom is gonna be a star, and Kasper is going to be a shot in the arm for this franchise. I’m hype.
xenonwarrior666
Chaisson is a little surprising considering he’s been on try outs the last few seasons.
the_timinator_dude
Stevie bout to get go work LFG
slc19873
Thought rumors were silly with how tight lipped this club is?
johnnysappleseed11
I think Chaisson would be a good 2-way deal. Net front guy for power play if injuries occur. But that’s if he would want to sign that.
Edit: I also read this before reading the article, which was dumb on my part.
75623
I’ll start by saying I like Suter. Good, smart player who can play up and down the lineup, in just about any role, and have some success. Not going to blow you away with anything, just quietly does his job.
Having said that, with the weak free agency class this year, this could just be his opportunity to get a bigger contract that we might not want to match. Secondly, and more importantly, I’d like to see a larger, more physical player in the role he’s filling. I could say the same about Veleno honestly, and it’s not because I don’t like him. We just have too many forwards of a certain type, and the team is lacking some heaviness and meanness.
ThreeDog_GNR
What this sounds like to me is that we are gearing up to be making some big moves and big signings. We have the cap space and letting go of two goalies says we are looking to fill that space in a big way (looking at you Hellebuyck)
CD23tol
Suter sucks to lose
But when Kasper is close, JFV might take on that 3C role, Larkin and Copp are locked up with term unless Suter was a star then it won’t “hurt” the team too much
We’re expecting to continue upgrading the roster and that means letting solid players go for better ones
mikeeagle6
Makes sense for Suter to test the market, but that doesn’t mean he’s for sure gone.
The idea of Chiasson getting a multi-year deal though is laughable, so I’m not sure I’m gonna give too much credence to this report.
Use the original sources people, dont just link someone reposting their stuff.
dontcaredontcaer
I like both guys but they are very replaceable
doubeljack
This makes a ton of sense to me. Chiasson would be competing with the likes of Mazur and Soderblom for a roster spot. I don’t think he merits a one-way deal given that situation.
As for Suter, he’s definitely an NHL level player and sure he helps on the PK, but we need to score more goals and he doesn’t offer all that much on offense. Also, while we presently don’t have a tight enough roster situation to squeeze Suter out this summer, that hopefully won’t be the case going into 2024-25. In fact, others (I’m looking at you Veleno and Zadina) are at a point where they have to do more or they’ll be on the chopping block as well. I can completely understand Yzerman not wanting to give him more than a season. It’s getting crowded in the bottom six, and that’s a good problem to have.
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Sucks if true.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I’m kinda glad. I’m at the point now where I think we need to go trial by fire and get these young kids up here.
Soderblom
Kasper
Mazur
Wallinder
Prolly forgetting some others that are ripe, but man I’m just tired of all this middle 6/bottom 6 type talent. At some point 1 or 2 of these kids gotta take the bull by the horns. I’m going to continue with my prediction in that Soderblom is gonna be a star, and Kasper is going to be a shot in the arm for this franchise. I’m hype.
Chaisson is a little surprising considering he’s been on try outs the last few seasons.
Stevie bout to get go work LFG
Thought rumors were silly with how tight lipped this club is?
I think Chaisson would be a good 2-way deal. Net front guy for power play if injuries occur. But that’s if he would want to sign that.
Edit: I also read this before reading the article, which was dumb on my part.
I’ll start by saying I like Suter. Good, smart player who can play up and down the lineup, in just about any role, and have some success. Not going to blow you away with anything, just quietly does his job.
Having said that, with the weak free agency class this year, this could just be his opportunity to get a bigger contract that we might not want to match. Secondly, and more importantly, I’d like to see a larger, more physical player in the role he’s filling. I could say the same about Veleno honestly, and it’s not because I don’t like him. We just have too many forwards of a certain type, and the team is lacking some heaviness and meanness.
What this sounds like to me is that we are gearing up to be making some big moves and big signings. We have the cap space and letting go of two goalies says we are looking to fill that space in a big way (looking at you Hellebuyck)
Suter sucks to lose
But when Kasper is close, JFV might take on that 3C role, Larkin and Copp are locked up with term unless Suter was a star then it won’t “hurt” the team too much
We’re expecting to continue upgrading the roster and that means letting solid players go for better ones
Makes sense for Suter to test the market, but that doesn’t mean he’s for sure gone.
The idea of Chiasson getting a multi-year deal though is laughable, so I’m not sure I’m gonna give too much credence to this report.
This story cites a different website as their source, and that source in turn cites the original article written by Bob Duff here: https://detroithockeynow.com/2023/06/17/red-wings-unlikely-to-sign-any-of-their-ufas/
Use the original sources people, dont just link someone reposting their stuff.
I like both guys but they are very replaceable
This makes a ton of sense to me. Chiasson would be competing with the likes of Mazur and Soderblom for a roster spot. I don’t think he merits a one-way deal given that situation.
As for Suter, he’s definitely an NHL level player and sure he helps on the PK, but we need to score more goals and he doesn’t offer all that much on offense. Also, while we presently don’t have a tight enough roster situation to squeeze Suter out this summer, that hopefully won’t be the case going into 2024-25. In fact, others (I’m looking at you Veleno and Zadina) are at a point where they have to do more or they’ll be on the chopping block as well. I can completely understand Yzerman not wanting to give him more than a season. It’s getting crowded in the bottom six, and that’s a good problem to have.