Why wasn't Svechnikov in top 6 to start the game after his 1G 1A the game before? No reward? While Nielsen who is literally the worst NHL player right now and was responsible for two goals against today gets his playing minutes no matter what he does. Once again, I am blaming this one on Yzerman fo...

Wow, that U23 comparison is an ugly look for the Red Wings!!

I"m not as big a fan of Svechnikov as you are, PZ, but holy shit, even I think he deserves a few kicks at the can.

...and Jeff Blashill still has a head coach job.

I don't think it's just the picking; I think the development is a huge problem. That is what Stevie needs to work on, in my opinion.

An Yzerman quote from that article: "Watching the entire situation after [the game Saturday]," Yzerman said, "it just felt that this needs to be addressed immediately. "I noticed a difference in our play and a difference in the attitude. Just in observation of the players, it fe...

If you want even more head-scratching about why Jeff Blashill is still around, check out this from when Yzerman fired Guy Boucher:

https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/3/25/ ... rman-blame

If he's going to GR, I hope it's to get top-line minutes, and for no other reason. He's playing better than half of the Red Wings right now.

And yet Blashill is still in charge of this circus.

The pathetic part is that the Oilers didn't win a single game in over 3 years when neither McDavid nor Drai scored a point. I get that. I just don't see what's pathetic about that. McDavid didn't register a point in 16 out of 64 gams last year. Draisaitl in 15 of 71. Even with McDavid missing some ...