Christien
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Thought it would be good to discuss this here. Lalonde is currently speaking, while Yzerman is set to talk at 3 PM Eastern.
Maybe I missed it, but Lalonde didn't really mention Seider, did he? He talked about Larkin, Raymond and being excited about Edvinsson as part of the core. No mention of Seider...
Am I reading too much into this?
I saw a write up where he did - raved about his ability to handle tough matchups, etc
The media dropped the ball in not asking about the Justin Holl situation.
Hmm.
Main big things. YZERMAN:
- Albert Johansson up thanks to waivers
- Jonathan Berggren up, thanks to waivers
Lalonde
- "Team will be younger."
Well Lalonde is definitely not going anywhere. Steve very happy with him.
Wants to resign Kane and REALLY wants Ghost back.
Yzerman has no choices, he needs to keep team under the cup. For that reason Berggren, AJo and probably someone else will be with big teamLalonde: "I had conversations with Steve about getting younger during the season."
Yzerman: "I don't remember those conversations."
Lol
Yzerman did say some of the young guys were just not going to be called up, no matter what, because they needed to play in the minors, and he didn't want to be moving them up and down. I presume that was mostly about Kasper.Lalonde: "I had conversations with Steve about getting younger during the season."
Yzerman: "I don't remember those conversations."
Lol
Here I'll give you an accurate approximation of the answer you'd get for asking that:
"We always look to add depth at important positions. Holl is a veteran and professional and having him as part of that depth is what we look for in building a team."
I don't know why you guys think if the reporters ask leading questions about negative topics they'll just open up and tell you anything remotely honest. All that does is make them want to say less if they think the media is playing gotcha and fishing for drama. They also aren't going to throw a player under the bus, especially a recent UFA signing, because that's unprofessional and a bad look for other guys you want to sign. These players talk and it's a small world at the NHL level.
Holl not seeing the ice is your answer how they feel. Yzerman didn't sign him to play less than half the games so just assume everyone considers it a misstep that they are navigating.
Well Lalonde is definitely not going anywhere. Steve very happy with him.
Wants to resign Kane and REALLY wants Ghost back.
Yeah, I think Berggren had a lot of fun this yearYzerman also answered a question about bringing up prospects. Said he's been conservative in bringing guys up. But when he brings someone up he wants them to have an impact in the NHL. He said that generally his approach is to have guys play lots of minutes and having success because they're having fun and their confidence is growing and they're maturing.
We’re a cap team now. Someone did the math and once we sign Seider and Raymond, we’re basically left with about a million in cap space to work with. I don’t see how we can improve the roster via FA. Our only choice is for younger prospects to take the next steps.Talk is cheap. Yzerman has six months to let his actions do the talking.
But if they make the mistake of actually running back more or less the same roster, I'll be watching a lot less games next year than I did this year. You don't get this close to the playoffs and then just tread water while putting 90 percent of your eggs in one basket.
Atleast we heard the questions this time.It's great how even though Yzerman has a microphone 3 inches from his mouth, the audio sounds like it was recorded in the men's bathroom.
We’re a cap team now. Someone did the math and once we sign Seider and Raymond, we’re basically left with about a million in cap space to work with. I don’t see how we can improve the roster via FA. Our only choice is for younger prospects to take the next steps.