This is one of many tweets/posts I’ve been seeing that are suggesting that it’s almost a foregone conclusion that DeBrincat will be moved to Detroit. What are all of your thoughts on it?

  • darthnater@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    Agreed. Every draft is different, and hindsight is 20/20, but if you go back through the 1st round draft results over the last decade or so, it’s a pretty mixed bag. Some elite players, some all-stars, some guys who are role players but not stars, and a surprising number of busts who never made it. I’m not in favor of trading the entire farm away, but a measured approach of sending a couple prospects and/or draft picks away for a guy who has a fairly proven track record of success isn’t necessarily a bad thing. DeBrincat’s a goal scorer, he’s from the Detroit area, and he’s still pretty young. Probably has a lot of hockey ahead of him if he stays healthy. I say go for it.

    • GordieHowesThumb@midwest.socialM
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      1 year ago

      On top of that, we have the cap space and it’s going to take a huge jump next year. Even if we give him 8 mil, that will be more like a 6 mil deal in the near future based on cap projections.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, I’m all for it. The Wings could definitely use some top end scoring, and he seems like an excellent fit. It’d be cool if they could snag Konecny, too.