Red Wings: Road Trip, Kronwall, Griffins

Hiya, Jeremy! Hope all’s well, I know the MI weathee always bothers you….I’ve been told by *someone* that SC is really kinda nice 😉. Seriously, pray you’re ok.

So, onto our Wings 😒😮‍💨…. This is just painful to watch. We start like molasses in January….in Marquette, explode in the 2d, then can’t hold a lead in the 3d. The Todd Father talks of learning lessons, then building upon them: Methinks we’re flunking Defense 101. This team is horrible defensively. Said it before; cannot outscore our shoddy defense. TONS of chatter regarding Hughes…..

We need an upgrade on the back-end, Yes. But if the conversation start with Rayzor? Meh, kindly jump in Houghton Lake – in February, twice, in gymn shorts. Would Hughes be costly? Absolutely. Tuimisto? Buium? Wallinder? ASP? What’s the cost? VAN holds the cards. 32 Thoughts had it best; DET is the front-runner IF a move is there, but don’t expect it in-season. And he’s gonna cost. Throwing out Guimond or Augy? I think one of them plus ASP, Kasper, Buium, or Dani re lson gets it done IF he signs long-term. We’re not in a place to dump the truck for rentals.

Chiarot’s playing his best hockey. Period. Still some bone-headed plays, but far fewer than I’ve seen in a long time. JBD is improving, but I’m not sold. AlJo & Kasper are having a horrible Sophomore Skump (ok, AlJo’s been around longer – but y’all know what I mean…).

We’re hurting as a team; badly. A serious shake-up’s required. UFA D stinks this summer, we can only upgrade via trade. We’ve got great players in the cupboard – but no one who can take the game over and tilt the table our way, no one who can crush people like Kronner. We need a game-changer.

Such great news about Kronner going into the IIHF HOF. That guy….simply wow. He changed games with one hit.

Ozzy. Deserves. The. HHOF. Full stop.

Miss ya, buddy. Take care of YOU! We can handle the write-ups in-line like we did a while back. Get better my friend.