Quoting: LordStanleysCup22
Why would Detroit make the Buffalo trade?
There's no way Buffalo is making the playoffs over Detroit, They've done nothing to better their roster. Anderson and Comrie isn't getting Buffalo intothe playoffs
Ottawa passes, They don't need more Center depth.
And on what planet is Timothy Liljegren better than Filip Hronek. Detroit passes big time..
Agree with everything but the bolded. Didn't better their roster? They added Quinn, Power, Lyubushkin, Comrie, a full season of Tuch and potentially Peterka while removing Butcher, Hagg, Pysyk, Miller, Eakin, Hayden, Tokarski and Dell. That IS roster improvement in addition to the potential growth from Cozens, Krebs etc. You don't have to sign 10 UFA's to improve a team when you have ways to improve from within.
No they won't likely make the playoffs. Comrie has just as much of a chance at having a good season as someone like Husso, and I fail to see any massive upgrades to Detroits defense regardless. Yzerman added a lot of 3rd pairing guys and Chiarot who might be the most overrated UFA defenseman this past season. Copp will help sure, and Perron can add some scoring but how much any of those UFA additions improve the team remains to be seen. Could just as easily argue Husso and Ned aren't getting Detroit into the playoffs either.