Deep breath buddy. They're in the middle of a rebuild.

There's almost $30M in cap space next year LOL.

Im fine with a rebuild but yzerman keeps filling the lineup with overpaid vets. What rebuilding team doesn't have a single rookie in the lineup? Rebuilding teams need cap flexibility. Most of that cap room will go seider, Raymond and veleno. Leaves very little room to go get another high end piece.

Boston and NJ tell you to add

this was such a waste of a season lol

such a bizarre year, were supposed to be nearing the end of the never-ending rebuild, yet Yzerman gives all roster spots to mediocre vets who will be retired once this team has a legit shot at anything. Next season has to be what this season should have been, a youth movement. I don't think ASP is coming over yet, he's still a raw prospect and needs time to develop, but I'm ready to play kids like Kasper, Mazur, Edvinsson, Johansson over useless vets like Petry, Sprong, Fischer, Chiarot, Copp etc...

Raymond and Seider take up $16M at most. Veleno gets about $1M. You have plenty to go get a Matt Roy or a Marchessault or someone similar. Edvinsson will be up; Berggren and Soder will probably be up; Mazur can be up; Kasper/Danielson might get a look.

Do you watch the team or just like to whine about nonsense and spew bogus talking points? There is not a single overpaid vet on this team outside of Chiarot, who has been very, very good this year.

The levels of hypocrisy and ignorance in this post is staggering...

As an outsider looking in, I would believe in the Red Wings so much more if they didn’t have Yzerman at the helm

how so?

let me guess, you are one of the Wings fans who are blaming this play on a patch, and who loves telling others to "TRUST THE YZERRRRRRRPLAN"

am I right?

That quote tells me you don't watch a single game. I've watched about 90% of the games this year, was at the **** show of a game last night as well. Copp, fabbri, perron,maata, holl, petry are all a waste of space. Their production could have been replaced by prospects this year but instead we get to watch guys who are useless and won't be around for the good years. Chiarot has been effective but is still overpaid for what he brings to the table.

I thought jersey might have to add to get it done. So fat Berggren has been better then Holtz. Figured both guys could use a fresh start. I threw in the 3rd because of the potential of Holtz.

I watch every single game. They have been fantastic this year as a team up until this rough stretch. It happens to every single team in the league, except for the few elites.

Educate yourself or go watch the NBA.

lol, that's hilarious. Yzerman has taken a dumpster fire passed on by Holland and already built a competitive roster with one of the best prospect pipelines in the league. He built a perennial contender in TB. What are you smoking?

If I have to explain it, you're already too slow.

I was at tin roof last night after the game and the entire bar was chanting "**** priority". Was highly entertaining.

hahahahahahaha

so I was right? you're an "TRUST THE YZERRRPLAN" guy eh? too predictable lol

so you think were playing this bad because of a patch eh lol...too funny

You seem very easily irritated, so there’s no real reason to humor this

thats exactly my point...fans are blaming a ******** patch rather than actually looking at the team itself managed by Lord and saviour Yzerman. At the start of the losing streak, I thought it was a joke, but people genuinely believe this team is losing because a patch, it's concerning...

I bet you thought they were a legit contender up until about 3 weeks ago...

how many of those prospects played this year?

I'm irritated by morons who can't explain their idiocy, yes.

As an outsider, I have found a lot of Yzerman's moves the past two years to be puzzling. Fact is you're leaving the rebuild with maybe two genuinely elite talents, and they're both defensemen (and one of them is apparently being left in the AHL forever). To make up for that, he's loaded up the roster with middling vets with multiple years on their contracts. You're built to be the 2016-20 Blue Jackets, congrats.

Also, Michigan native Jeff Petry's NMC says absolutely not to that trade.

can you just answer my question, you an "YZERPLANNNN" guy?

Did you skip December? They were the worst team in the league during that month. They've looked great at times but great goaltending by lyon and a hot powerplay/high shooting percentage has made them appear far better than they are. I'm not saying they've shown flashes but they need to have a few more young guys in the lineup while rebuilding. You can't tell me Edvinsson or Johansson couldn't have matched what maata, holl or poetry are bringing to the table.

They were all playing hockey, so not sure what you mean.

"I don't think ASP is coming over yet, he's still a raw prospect and needs time to develop"...your own quote LOLOLOLOLOL

They. Are. In. The. Middle. Of. A. Rebuild.