Instant Analysis - Red Wings Trade Walman To Sharks...Another Move Coming?

Steve Dangle recaps and analyzes both deals the Detroit Red Wings made today and shares his thoughts on whether or not he believes there is something bigger in the works.
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[@blitz9742]

4:18 Funnily, Nikita Zadorov's stats in 2022-23 were... 14G and 7A for 21PTS

[@JerredDubiel91]

Future ("If this player is still available at 14 don't take him") Considerations

[@SaucyDoezIt]

11*

[@dondon130]

Steve is making room for Edvinsson and Johansson to join the Wings lineup, as well as creating cap space for his excellent young players. Raymond and Seider.

[@rexmcdowd]

Then why was the defenseman we dumped named Jake Walman and not Justin Holl?

[@dondon130]

@rexmcdowd Who wants Holl? Nobody. They would much rather have Walman, not Petry, not Maata. Also Walman gone means Edvinsson may take his roster spot, which I like

[@ivanpavlov9885]

@@dondon130 so, instead of getting rid of Holl and Petry (to fix his own mistakes) he decided to dump Walman’s contract. Wonderful. And why did he sign Holl for that atrocious contract? Leafs fans warned you.

[@dondon130]

@ivanpavlov9885 Steve explained his signing of Holl in his press conference. Nobody wants Holl or Petry, they'd want Walman, who played well in the top pairing. And Walman gone means Edvinsson may take his spot, which I'm good with.

[@ilai7893]

Hope Jake can pop off on SJ's top pair and top PP, and Edvinsson on the top pair

[@HashtagWhattaNerd]

I don’t like this deal at all. Walman was great for us and it feels like there’s something happening. There has to be some major cash being splashed to justify that sort of cap dump on a genuinely good player.

[@mvd4436]

walman has a drug problem

[@SirRob24]

I can only assume Stevie is cooking something because I have no idea why he made this move and why we got NOTHING for Walman? Like... How nothing?

[@JaredLS10]

Grier had to have promised something to Yzerman because Detroit could have easily put Walman on waivers and he would have be grabbed within the hour.

[@richardclay9669]

You’re allowed to cook something up while not making bad trades

[@SirRob24]

@@JaredLS10 exactly. There's something bigger at play and we'll know what that is soon. But in the meantime, I'm just confused.

[@Hekkler72]

Mitch Marner, come on down!! You're a Detroit Red Wing.

[@skolblues]

Usually I thought they put “future considerations” when it’s like a conditional 5th in 2026 and it turns to a 4th by then if walman plays X amount of games and a 3rd if blah blah blah

[@nrusso967]

You're absolutely right, Steve! I keep telling my husband that the next week, or two, are going to be some of the busiest for NHL general managers in a long time! I'll be watching your videos and sharing them too! Nancy

[@jackd1440]

By far one of the funniest videos I've seen from this channel. I need more weird trades for this content.

[@EdKonyha]

SD nailed it. Stevie is definitely up to something. Wings fans need to sit back and watch him cook. Also there is nothing more important than signing Seider and Raymond and managing the cap. I love Walman but this move can't be judged in the moment... something's up.

[@troyboy811]

He could still cook without making a bad trade. Unless you'd like to convince me that there's no team in the league that wouldn't have taken Walman without even needing to be coaxed with a second-round pick. Even if Y gets a great free agent signing, attaching a second-round pick to get rid of a very serviceable player on a decent contract didn't have to happen. There's only one thing that would make this make any sort of sense: if they make a trade and the "future considerations" include San Jose being a third team and retaining salary.

[@BSlaughter12]

Sharks can't retain salary this year. Can only retain on 3 contracts total at one time. Hertl, Karlsson, Burns

[@brianricks8700]

As a sharks fan I resonate with that comment about their team last year 😂😂

[@EB-yx4fn]

lmao god knows I love the sharks, bay area representing, but... yeah!! it's rough!!!

[@tresixteen]

This trade makes literally no sense. I really hope he’s got something big coming.

[@TheScotian82]

literally?

[@BurtTurbo]

Yes, it actually makes no sense.

[@larrydenny3000]

@@BurtTurbo Future considerations... He wants Zadina back 🤣

[@Michael-d2r4o]

wings don't care about 100 moh slap shots Hronek Walman doesn't matter ...

[@MrHunterbg]

It’s not hard to understand. It’s a straight up cap dump.

[@LazyDaim]

Stevie Y must have made a Jeff Finger deal here, where he thought he was dumping Justin Holl for 2nd rounder but mistakenly wrote down Walmans name

[@stephenenman5643]

As a wings fan, I think Stevie Y is cooking something up

[@mattschipiour8166]

As a Wings fan, we've been patient for years now. Some of us feel we needed the blue line help to get us into the playoffs and we did nothing. Trading arguably our 2nd best defenseman is confusing AF. We need goals, but we also need to let in less goals more importantly. In a week we'll probably understand, but we lack patience now

[@stihlhead3338]

Maybe the Red Wings are going to get future considerations Givani Smith and Filip Zadina?😅

[@Chaosmite]

Us wings fans do trust in the Yzerplan, but we also loved Walman

[@bretwilliams249]

Steve gotta be cooking. I can't think of any other reason to dump cap space like that

[@vipeholmskolan6052]

Yzerman should have given up more and shipped away Holl instead.

[@de132]

From a San Jose Sharks fan perspective, the Sharks wanted an offensive defensemen to replace Calen Addison, who didn't quite work out in his role from an individual perspective. Walman gives them that albeit with that low assist total. The Sharks are up-in-the-air on whether Shakir Mukhamadulin, the defensemen they acquired from New Jersey in the deal with Timo Meier, will actually make the roster on opening night. Mukhamadulin, 22, had a cup of coffee in January, and this deal hedges their bets a little. The Sharks defensive core is probably their weakest spot going into 2024-25 and as Steve said, this team has to spend money. Overall, I think this is a low risk, medium reward move by Mike Grier who has made a couple of them the last few days. The Sharks also recently acquired F Ty Dellandrea from Dallas (traded for a 4th) and F Egor Afanasyev from Nashville (traded for F Ozzy Wiesblatt) for basically nothing as well. In the summer, expect San Jose to keep going after wingers and defensemen. There's a lot of roster questions with this team going into next season, so expect more trades and more signings from this team. The Sharks don't even know if Logan Couture will ever be cleared to play again, which might mean $29.33m in cap space goes up to $37.34m. A lot of the roster spot favorites are unproven players, young players, and/or RFAs. The only guys with a spot secured next season are Celebrini, Eklund, Granlund, Zetterlund, Sturm, Ferraro, Walman, Vlasic (because of his NMC, if he didn't have it, he'd be an AHLer). Everything else is up in the air, and damn, it's exciting for me.

[@gabrielseaborn257]

Celebrini may not play this year (though I think he will), but you forgot Smith! He signed his ELC

[@RC-tm8jo]

6:15 Another possibility is perhaps he wasn't a fan of the "griddy" 😂.

[@Joe-t3r9u]

Love Stevie Y. Something big is coming 🎉🎉🎉

[@williamaaron8177]

I'm glad you are feeling better. You look healthy

[@WaffleLover-my1hi]

I don't understand why the Red Wings didn't just waive his contract to see if a team would take him on for nothing before they attached an asset to get rid of his contract. I feel like at the bare minimum that procedural aspect would not make the fan base hate the trade as much as they did.

[@chadrobison9953]

As a wings and walman fan I sure Stevie does some big with this trade

[@mattcraig163]

Thanks for the video. As soon as i saw this trade i started thinking of the possibilities. This has to be Yzerman making space for an upcoming move. Jake Walman was a player that fans liked in Detroit. He seems like a good Locker Room guy and has a nice offensive side. Solid Defensemen who automatically is in San Jose's top 4. As far as how Wings fans feel about Yzerman; He is a beloved member of Detroit Sports Royalty and he would have to screw up royally for fans to turn on him. I think he's done a good job with the team, not perfect, but good. The team has seen steady improvement every year since he got here. The team could be better, but when you look at the mess that Holland left, Yzerman had to undue a lot of bad "GM-ing".

[@herlevh19]

We know they have to sign both Seider and Raymond. They will most likely come in at a little above 8.5 x 8. If they also sign Gostisbehere to a 6 x 4 (which it sounds like is the asking price) they've spend 23 mil. I wonder if they looking very hard at Necas or Zegras and making room for. Also the red wings have atleast two nhl ready rookie defencemen in Simon Edvinsson and Albert Johansson, they have to make room for them.

[@lance2465]

Let ghost walk for that much money. Yes he is good but I don’t want a Copp or Compher similar deal and then he absolutely sucks.

[@yzerab19]

WHY DO WE NEED TO PAY RAYMOND AND SEIDED 8 5M?! For 2 more million you can get a McKinnon or a 100 pt guy.. wtf

[@herlevh19]

@@yzerab19Obviously it's just a guess but there are several things to consider. Firstly the market trends toward "brigde" deals. The example used is Lebron James. He can negotiate often and with the cap rising so will his asking price. That lead me to the second thing. The higher price is to lock them up for the maximum number of years. Long term (in most cases) benifit the teams, so the price is higher. Also you can't just get a McKinnon, McDavid or a Matthews. Otherwise every teams would pay that. McKinnons deal was also made a while back, if you need a reference look at newly signed deals. Look at Petterssons deal in Vancouver.

[@herlevh19]

@@lance2465 I would be hesitant aswell but he did end high in points for d's

[@jlane987]

Steve has done a great job with Tampa and has been doing good things in Detroit wait and see I bet he’s got something up his sleeve😊

[@martinzyka6432]

that's like when I play NHL franchise mode, and I pick my side of the trade, and then I accidently drop the controllel and the impact pushes some buttons and accepts the trade without filling the other side with assets. is Yzerman playing the real NHL on a gamepad? did he drop it?

[@TBTasher]

As a red wings fan and a diehard Yzerman supporter im just going to say this trade absolutely pisses me off and there better be a bigger reason behind this because Jake was a fan favorite here and wanted to spend his whole career in Detroit

[@augustsmith9633]

Go cry about it. This is a business not a popularity contest dance off. 20pt d men aren't exactly coveted assets.

[@mvd4436]

Walman has a drug problem i heard

[@TBTasher]

@@mvd4436 You’re literally the first person I’ve ever seen on Earth that’s ever suggested that so I’m gonna go ahead and say that’s not true and this was for cap dump purposes

[@timothyhole2003]

@@TBTasherI’ve heard from somewhere that he has a chronic injury that won’t go away, even with surgery, and they don’t expect him to even play in the NHL for the entire length of the contract

[@voightkampffchamp]

@@timothyhole2003 Source plz

[@stephenphillips6245]

Wallman is an asset ...in fact, many defenseman would be signed, at a good figure, as free agents..LoL

[@wesleyblanton2432]

Great trade for the Sharks! It helps that we suck now and have the Cap space to take this contract on!

[@Gl0bal6777]

The wings had more double digit goal scorers than any other team i think. Walman has a huge clapper, one of the fastest in the league

[@JaredLS10]

Damn, I'm so early the bots are still attacking. Yzerman has got to be trying to sign Kane and Ghost while still working the numbers for Seider and Raymond, not to mention Veleno needs a new contract.

[@workshoptelescope]

He does not need to sign Kane. That player doesn’t need to come back.

[@darkphoenix2]

@@workshoptelescope You mean Veleno?

[@workshoptelescope]

@@darkphoenix2 neither player, sure. But they also have a roster minimum to hit.

[@aaronstark1969]

@@workshoptelescopeglad you aren’t GM

[@workshoptelescope]

@@aaronstark1969 thanks for sharing. 👍

[@BrotherAlpha]

Future Considerations can also mean an AHL contract. The Canucks and Rangers did a trade like this a couple of years ago.

[@DanielDaniel-fb6oi]

Yzerman is trying to get celebriny😂

[@a.andrewhussey6403]

Looks like he’s going for Stamkos. Let’s face it. He built that Lightning team.

[@mvpandrew93]

*Yzerman stays around Michigan, you will randomly see him show up to local OHL games. Dude has an itch that will never be scratched. He is the most Michigan person ive known and hes Canadian. In Yzerman we trust.*

[@SeaDog75103]

Blind faith in a GM is how the Wings become mid

[@dhit6277]

Why? How many players from the ohl has he drafted since he's been gm? Not many.

[@MS-ij1tq]

The Wings are loaded on defense and need some of those prospects to move up to the big club so as not to lose them via waivers. With the extra space maybe Stevie can sign Mo, Raymond and Kane.

[@gregdufour3955]

Because Steve Yzerman is a Wing legend, Wings fans fall all over themselves defending him. If his name were "Joe Smith" he would have been ridden out of town 2 years ago.

[@Mrsinister25]

Mo= 8m+, Raymond=8m+, So that leaves 16m+ on the table. Kane + Stamkos signing would rock the NHL. Will that happen? probably not, but what if it does? lol

[@WingedWheel19]

Shouldn’t be trading Walman when you have Holl, Chiarot, Petry, Maata taking up cap and roster spots. If you absolutely had to trade him, you shouldn’t have to PAY a second round pick to trade him away. He wasn’t given away for free, Wings gave up an asset to do it. Insane. Don’t really care if the Wings use that cap to do something big. Pay assets to get rid of the aforementioned D or Copp or other areas of the roster before Walman. Short of there being behind the scenes issues with Walman, I hate this trade even if something big is in the works.

[@ChosekLazzaria]

Just a thought... whens the last time the leafs and wings made a trade?

[@peacelovejusticeandnomercy]

I doubt he traded Jake because of the Griddy. He only does the Griddy when he scores an overtime goal, which happens two or three times a year. Everybody got a kick out of it and an OT goal is something to celebrate.

[@blizzardwuffy]

GREAT video Steve

[@MuskokaMatt91]

Yzerman didn't like Walman doing the gritty, so he was traded 😂

[@ADragonNamedSpyro]

What would be the consequences for a team not making the cap floor?

[@harleyclarke1823]

Any of: a fine between $1m-5m, suspension of Club employees, or forfeiture of draft picks, after the case goes to an arbitrator.

[@mikemurphy1856]

As a red wings fan I kind of hate this. If they needed the cap space I think they could of at least got a draft pick back. Walaman has a decent contract. Why give up a second on top of losing him?

[@onion_bubs]

As a Detroit fan, this is the biggest head-scratcher I've ever seen from Yzerman. The only consensus is that this is just a stepping stone to the actual move which has yet to happen at the time of this comment, but it hurts to see him go. Not even a month ago, Walman was on a Red Wings podcast and talked about how happy he was in Detroit, and that he wanted to retire here. Definitely a fan favorite and will be sorely missed. But at the end of the day, business is business.

[@jordanweller7485]

Yannick Weber did it with the Canucks 2014-15 Vancouver Canucks NHL 65 11 10 21

[@satansddisciple3932]

i hope Walman Griddys on people in SJ, ill miss him in the winged wheel.

[@marchmaps]

Either there is another shoe to drop here in the form of a player to be signed to a new deal after July 1st (I don't know who this player is) going back to the Red Wings, there's something about Walman we don't know yet, or Yzerman is no longer a good GM.

[@SharkFin87]

Sharks fan here. Just you wait buddy, this young core is comin to knock whatever team austin matthews goes to out the playoffs in a couple years ;)

[@casewojo6186]

Wings my 2nd team, Yzerman has something cooking for sure. Also, Yzerman doesn’t like the gritty so he shipped him outta here!

[@JermPetro-nj6vt]

Sad 2 c him go very solid blue liner..not sure how the cap is working as far as a dump this year but hoping charoit moll and petry r all gone

[@pureluck45]

I cracked up at "what the sharks put on the ice was disrespectful"

[@joemansueto1414]

This question is not being asked enough. WHY did Stevie trade him along with a second round asset, when he could have simply waived Jake, and he would’ve been picked up in about five minutes…while keeping the asset????? Help me….

[@stevefarnum6518]

Looks like Stammer is going to Nashville

[@crossface222]

Red Wings fan here. He can go in a bunch of different directions with this. I think he’ll buyout Holl if he can’t get someone to take his contract freeing up another couple of million and then he’ll try to bring back Kane and Ghost and sign another big forward or he goes after Saros and maybe re-signs one of those two. If he signs Saros then I could see him buying out Husso too.

[@billjohansson88]

Is not the most likely here. A Ville Husso buyout will span 2 years, has a cost of $3,166,667 and savings of ONLY $1,583,333. Not see that coming, too much work for so little. However, A Justin Holl buyout will span 4 years, has a cost of $4,533,333 and savings of $2,266,667. Holl is 32 years of age at the time of the buyout; therefore, the buyout ratio is 2/3. With $6,800,000 in salary remaining, the cost is $4,533,333, and the savings are $2,266,667.

[@crossface222]

@@billjohansson88 yeah but why keep either one if they aren’t going to play.

[@billjohansson88]

@@crossface222 A pure guess is that they both have a 10 team No trade contract today. Wille, I don't think he will be bought out at all.More off his last year will be more of a season where he can really prove that he is worth keeping or not (Cossa next year 25/26?). Holl is the one most of us think will be bought out, so no panic to do it "before" it's even possible to start such a deal before 7/1. Of the 22 teams that technically exist, none are interested in accepting his contract. So probably cheaper to buy him out over four years and admit that this was a mistake by S.Y.

[@crossface222]

@@billjohansson88 if he signs Saros, do you see him hanging on to Husso?

[@billjohansson88]

@@crossface222 Interesting question. If Saros was the target as a third deal "from the beginning". In that case, it is most likely that Husso is involved in such a deal. That is, I don't think RW will keep Husso, but the question is where will Husso go, to Nashville? Saros is an A rank G (Husso not that much). Saros can play most games out of 82 as he has proven to do so before (Husso not so much). Saros would fit the RW timeline quite well as Saros is 29 this year. Cossa in 25/26 is given the best conditions to slot in the same way Saros did once upon a time. I'm not an expert on Nashville, I know they have Askarov and their other G is probably a UFA. The question is why Nashville would make such a 1vs1 deal. Probably something more needs to come with such a deal (Bergren, +?). I'm personally not against a Saro's deal here, the question is what such a deal really gone costs...

[@elliotmaness9370]

Cap space to sign Kane?

[@butcherpete2286]

The only way this trade makes sense is if the Red Wings sign a starter quality goalie under 24 for almost the same price as Walman

[@temofulgencio5984]

Looking at it, the trade makes zero sense. However, I get the feeling Stevie is hustling for a major move and he did the trade out of desperation. That’s the hope anyway.

[@thegamingorange6799]

Soooo NYR owe San Jose for Barclay, SJ owes DET for this deal… so does NY ship a deal to pay Detroit? Trouba+1st?

[@tdswartz96]

Damn I really liked Wally. Oh well, I wish him the best. LGRW!

[@CashMacGregor]

the griddy gets a new area code.

[@CrusaderNCC]

Stevie Y im sure is eyeing stamkos

[@Veopoz]

I think he is lining up for something big

[@aaronstark1969]

Saw a Gibson trade and got excited… not quite

[@Lee-f9w5v]

Would have expected DET to trade a pick or prospect to get rid of HOLL lol the guy was a healthy scratch for 3.4 M lol. Nice to see TML are not the only stupid team in NHL lol!

[@april4657]

I know Steve did not ask if Detroit like Steve Yzerman 😂

[@erickolden1292]

Love the Mr dress up shirt 👍🏼

[@crimiusXIII]

Bye, Wally? Can...can we pay Patrick Kane now? Maybe wheel that pick back out? Shuffle the deck, I guess.

[@FightingForceSoulless]

He's gonna overpay Kane. Kane will be good, for a bit, and then he'll drop off.

[@SweetLou15]

For JAKE SAKE. The Walman trade was clearly a salary dump and for Detroit to get San Jose to pick up the entire salary Detroit had to throw in a high draft pick. All this to get another Jake! Stevie Y will go hard for Jake Guentzel and/or Steve Stamkos. The Yzerplan is a REAL THING!

[@sawchucksaves1867]

Yeah, I'm stumped. What is Stevie, REALLY, up to?

[@adamkovalik6144]

marner to the wings confirmed!

[@caubs95]

if you add a red wings podcast i guarantee it would be successful. just once a week and find a host and yourself or adam.

[@IndicacannaJones]

If it's a cap dump, why him? Secondly, was the 2nd rounder really necessary? Was there really no team who would've taken him for free?

[@kenrobi1332]

Interesting!🐣

[@Jesstonian]

As a Sharks fan... facts

[@jerryhardy8249]

I think Wallman have some off ice problems like Vrana couple years ago, otherwise this doesnt make any sense.

[@davidkruse4030]

Video game

[@humblelad]

There’s no evidence of that and it’s not right to assume it

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

One wings fan said Walman was injured and benched when he came back from it.

[@richardclay9669]

Using cap space you created from making a bad trade doesn’t mean you made that bad trade good now. It just means you made a bad trade to open space up. I just don’t understand not getting anything for Walman, let alone paying a second

[@markeljfox6708]

As a red wings fan. Genuinely heartbroken. Fan favorite in detroit, responsible on both sides of the ice, and one of the best personalities in the entire league. This move is unjustifiable, even if yzerman brings in a big fish with that cap space, its a terrible move. Justin holl, olli maata, ben chairot all should have been moved WAYYYYY before jake walman did. Mind boggling.

[@TheUtube53]

5 full drafts with 3 players on the team? Yzerman has failed miserably in rounds 2-7. I could pick first rounders all day long. Yzerman has no clue what he’s doing.

[@mattyzking4157]

Red wings fans spewing how Walman was good and didn’t need a 2 to go with him just shows how bad the wings d core truly is.

[@Monster-o1q]

It's all about the 'Griddy'. Steve Yzerman does not like showboats. You show off and you're gone.

[@Workingman22]

Yzerman literally played with a hot dogger in Federov...I'm not buying that.

[@Monster-o1q]

@@Workingman22 You seem to be assuming that him playing with Federov means that he liked Federov. He may have hated Federov's attitude the entire time he was forced to play alongside of him. NOW he is in control of personnel.

[@kenyoung3265]

Stevie is turning into a "Holland".

[@johanjotun1647]

Steve is making cap for Marner 🤣

[@adamchmiel5876]

Please get a goaltender. I'm not talking about John Gibson..should've gotten ullmark

[@thewizardofoz511]

Naaahh.. LISTEN, and listen good, Stevie-Y is a lot like John Kramer of the Saw movies.. always like 7 to 8 steps ahead of most people..😁 did you see Saw 10 yet??.. when that dumb fake blonde nurse thought she had John and Amanda.. I knew something was up just by how calm John was as he was getting into that blood boarding trap.. That's kind of how Stevie is and who he reminds me of.. it's like you think you got him but you really don't.. we think we have a grasp on him but none of us really don't.. and then he does something out of nowhere to surprise us all for the better.. Also the last player the Red Wings had to trade away and gave a draft pick to get rid of him was Vrana🤔.. Phoebe's a very calculated man and if he feels like he has to give a draft pick away there's a reason behind it all.. TRUST..

[@codyhertzler2387]

Space for his old captain to come to Detroit

[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

Sharks Truther Steve is eating well with this trade.

[@kattzculo7739]

Lgrw

[@robreid546]

I think the Wing's fanbase is desperately waiting for Yzerman to ice a competitive playoff team, but even though he has a legendary status in Detroit, I think he's running out of time. This off-season may be Stevie's last chance to pull it off. He's had several years at this, with a so-so record, but it's time to produce.

[@kevinwasserburger3119]

Please...he's not even close to running out of time. He's playing the long game and ownership will let him.

[@billjohansson88]

@@kevinwasserburger3119 That's not what he said here. You are proof that eyewitnesses cannot be trusted, as you post at least 4/h after reading what he writes. He clearly states "fan base" what on paper are those who pay and watch the matches. There by including me as a fan. If there is no third part of these two deals then I am one of the fans who will send S.Y under the yellow bus for the Wallman deal.

[@kevinwasserburger3119]

@billjohansson88 The fan base doesn't employ Steve Yzerman, the Illitch family does, so running out of time with the fan base matters little.

[@billjohansson88]

@@kevinwasserburger3119Who pays the bills...

[@kevinwasserburger3119]

@@billjohansson88 That would also be the Illitch family.

[@pneumans]

You know whos opinion on cap issues and building a proper contender doesnt matter? A leafs fan.

[@kob141]

Sunk cost fallacy. Anything in the past is just that.

[@kob141]

Additionally “future considerations” isn’t a thing that can happen any longer unless there are specific things met. Bill daly was asked specifically to this trade

[@williamsteffey3434]

Is it bad that my thoughts after watching this were…”dude…where on Earth do you get a Mr. Dressup t-shirt ?!?!?”

[@captbloodbeard]

Red Wings fan, love Yzerman as GM, but no matter what happens here, I cannot be convinced this was the right way to handle it. There is no reason I can think of to get rid of the second rounder. Walman is a top 4 defender on almost any team, with a wicked shot from the blue line and a great personality, who, up until he got hurt, played pretty well with Seider on a pairing that was in way over its head. We have 5 other defensemen that it is hard to argue could play on a second pairing anywhere other than San Jose, but not Walman.

[@BlueandGreenIceQueen]

Mitch Marner to the Sharks...confirmed 😂

[@BlueandGreenIceQueen]

Or Detroit, which would be excellent 😂

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Please no

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Please no

[@eatingsnowman]

Must be planning on trading Mo Seider to the Leafs for Marner + Tavares

[@smorandin67]

I honestly believe Steve is a little overrated as a GM not exactly thrilled with his signings

[@Reider242]

not a good video. strange takes. Forgot to research

[@MarkD699]

Yzerman vs Shanahan : Who gets fired first Edition

[@joemansueto1414]

Wings have improved year over year, for the 5 years he’s been GM. They had 17 wins when he arrived…and they had a playoff spot until 10 minutes before the end of this past season. He inherited a dumpster fire, and now they’re flirting with playoffs. He’s not getting fired.

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

This is borderline delusion lol

[@joemansueto1414]

@@nathanspreitzer6738 Which one of us is your comment aimed at?

[@nathanspreitzer6738]

⁠@@joemansueto1414As a general rule, any reply not directly mentioning someone is aimed at the original commenter, that in this case not being you

[@joemansueto1414]

@@nathanspreitzer6738 I rarely read or make comments, so thanks for responding.