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mabre321
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The trade deadline is coming up and the wings have about 5 million dollars to work with to make additions. (http://www.hockeybuzz.com/cap-central/team.php?team=DET)
The potential problem i see is there are so few teams out of the race for the playoffs that there will not be that many teams looking to sell. In the west the only teams truly out of the race are Columbus, Edmonton, and maybe the Ducks barring a miraculous run. I dont see Columbus wanting to trade in the division. This leaves the trade market kinda thin in the west.
In the east the standings are just as tight. Im going to call Tampa, Buffalo, Islanders, and Carolina out of it but if they go on a streak it is possible for all but Carolina to be in serious contention for a playoff spot.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/standings/_/group/2
What im getting at with all of this is there is going to be a weak market for players at the deadline. I don't want to wings to over pay for an addition that is not that great in the long run. I have all the faith in the world in Holland and i'm sure if he does make a move it will make this team better but i would not be shocked to see the team look exactly like it does now after the deadline.
That being said if there is an addition, i would really like to see another Bertuzzi like addition. In the playoffs the ice seems to get smaller and battles in the corners can decide games. The wings in the past few years have lost a lot of those battles which IMO has been one of the big things keeping them from the cup. I think if the wings add a bigger grinding physical forward it could really help the team down the stretch run. I would also be ok with standing pat and dont forget Eves should be back at some point and time this season it remains to be seen if he can be effective after missing that much time but he does give the team options.
I realize that any sort of speculation here is pointless as the standings will change dramatically and as fans we have no idea what is going on behind the closed doors of the Wings front office but it is still fun to think about. What does anyone else think the wings could add to bring the team over the top?
The potential problem i see is there are so few teams out of the race for the playoffs that there will not be that many teams looking to sell. In the west the only teams truly out of the race are Columbus, Edmonton, and maybe the Ducks barring a miraculous run. I dont see Columbus wanting to trade in the division. This leaves the trade market kinda thin in the west.
In the east the standings are just as tight. Im going to call Tampa, Buffalo, Islanders, and Carolina out of it but if they go on a streak it is possible for all but Carolina to be in serious contention for a playoff spot.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/standings/_/group/2
What im getting at with all of this is there is going to be a weak market for players at the deadline. I don't want to wings to over pay for an addition that is not that great in the long run. I have all the faith in the world in Holland and i'm sure if he does make a move it will make this team better but i would not be shocked to see the team look exactly like it does now after the deadline.
That being said if there is an addition, i would really like to see another Bertuzzi like addition. In the playoffs the ice seems to get smaller and battles in the corners can decide games. The wings in the past few years have lost a lot of those battles which IMO has been one of the big things keeping them from the cup. I think if the wings add a bigger grinding physical forward it could really help the team down the stretch run. I would also be ok with standing pat and dont forget Eves should be back at some point and time this season it remains to be seen if he can be effective after missing that much time but he does give the team options.
I realize that any sort of speculation here is pointless as the standings will change dramatically and as fans we have no idea what is going on behind the closed doors of the Wings front office but it is still fun to think about. What does anyone else think the wings could add to bring the team over the top?