Jeremy Laura: Griffins score 15 goals in 2 games vs. Rockford as post season approaches

Two things the Red Wings need to have happen as the season winds down.
1. Be competitive in the last seven games but lose enough games to end the season in the bottom 10. I hate to see them loose and don’t like the tanking thing but winning 4 of the 7 games does not do anything for the future.
2. Grand Rapids needs to go on a long run and they need to have Lombardi, Cossa, Soderblom, Toumisto and hopefully Sandin-Pelllikka lead the way.
It’s vital to the Wings short term and long term success that they obtain a solid couple draft picks this year and lean on GR prospects next year instead of paying retread UFA’s too much money on long term deals.
It’s time that the organization gets young and grows with it’s home grown talent!
There are 4-7 players on this years RW team that should not return!!!

Two things the Red Wings need to have happen as the season winds down.
1. Be competitive in the last seven games but lose enough games to end the season in the bottom 10. I hate to see them loose and don’t like the tanking thing but winning 4 of the 7 games does not do anything for the future.
2. Grand Rapids needs to go on a long run and they need to have Lombardi, Cossa, Soderblom, Toumisto and hopefully Sandin-Pelllikka lead the way.
It’s vital to the Wings short term and long term success that they obtain a solid couple draft picks this year and lean on GR prospects next year instead of paying retread UFA’s too much money on long term deals.
It’s time that the organization gets young and grows with it’s home grown talent!
There are 4-7 players on this years RW team that should not return!!!
- Goalie Dad

I think they’re at the point where Lombardi, if he’s healthy, can take a job. Mazur, same. Tuomisto looks ready and should certainly pull ahead of Holl. Wallinder and Buium should both work their butts off. Kasper’s been a nice add. I was just listening to the “Slangin’ the biscuit” guys and they did a segment on the losing mentality. Buffalo is the team that gets brought up. High draft picks, but when they were tanking for McDavid, the team atmosphere has had a hard time recovering. Play the best hockey you can play in my opinion. The first round picks under Yzerman have been stronger than under Holland. But as far as the gap filling vets, see if you can jettison or waive some. The one buyout I’ve heard at least mentioned is Holl. I’ll stick by the thought that there may be some good trades to be made out there. Nice drop in, thanks for that. If you see Lombardi’s opening goal from yesterday it was a diving tribute to Orr. Just have to keep him healthy.

I think they’re at the point where Lombardi, if he’s healthy, can take a job. Mazur, same. Tuomisto looks ready and should certainly pull ahead of Holl. Wallinder and Buium should both work their butts off. Kasper’s been a nice add. I was just listening to the “Slangin’ the biscuit” guys and they did a segment on the losing mentality. Buffalo is the team that gets brought up. High draft picks, but when they were tanking for McDavid, the team atmosphere has had a hard time recovering. Play the best hockey you can play in my opinion. The first round picks under Yzerman have been stronger than under Holland. But as far as the gap filling vets, see if you can jettison or waive some. The one buyout I’ve heard at least mentioned is Holl. I’ll stick by the thought that there may be some good trades to be made out there. Nice drop in, thanks for that. If you see Lombardi’s opening goal from yesterday it was a diving tribute to Orr. Just have to keep him healthy.
- Jeremy Laura

If Holl, Petry, Gustafson move on that would leave us with Seider, Edvinsson, Johansson and Chiarot.
Add in Toumisito, Sandin-Pelllikka and Wallinder/Buim would give us the youngest d-corpse
In the league. So I think Yzerman maybe looks for a tough guy d-man like Gudas.
I am with you that Lombardi, Mazur make the team next year. Soderblom in my eyes is still a rookie. So that would give us five very young additions. Do you think that makes it difficult to have Danielson in the mix. Again Yzerman will need to add more grit and sand paper to the line up, maybe he uses Berggren in a deal for a tough forward or d-man. Something is going on with our two current NHL goalies that Yzerman is collecting tendies. I have a feeling he lets Lyon go, but I wonder if Talbot is thinking about retiring?

If Holl, Petry, Gustafson move on that would leave us with Seider, Edvinsson, Johansson and Chiarot.
Add in Toumisito, Sandin-Pelllikka and Wallinder/Buim would give us the youngest d-corpse
In the league. So I think Yzerman maybe looks for a tough guy d-man like Gudas.
I am with you that Lombardi, Mazur make the team next year. Soderblom in my eyes is still a rookie. So that would give us five very young additions. Do you think that makes it difficult to have Danielson in the mix. Again Yzerman will need to add more grit and sand paper to the line up, maybe he uses Berggren in a deal for a tough forward or d-man. Something is going on with our two current NHL goalies that Yzerman is collecting tendies. I have a feeling he lets Lyon go, but I wonder if Talbot is thinking about retiring?
- Goalie Dad

I think Danielson makes the decision for them. His development seems to have leveled up but it may be the first call up type situation. For the D, this is definitely where I want to see someone brought in and preferably to share the line with Seider. For Lyon, this could be a Sprong situation. Sprong (rumored) hit the market asking for 3 yrs/3m. Lyon should be looking for term and guarantee. Unfortunately this year hasn’t been what last season was for him. I don’t know on Talbot, and I don’t know what the thought is on Cossa. I think if Augustine had gone to the AHL Cossa would be more likely to have a role solidified in Detroit. Of course that’s opinion. We also don’t know what starting under McLellan will look like as opposed to a mid season shift. There are a lot of moving parts