Ben C

Time is my ultimate currency—irreplaceable, outvaluing money or power. No rewinds. Pursue financial freedom to unlock raw living, not hoarding. Greed devours without end. True richness? Seizing unfiltered moments now, no apologies, no regrets. Go.

@RedWingDiehards Good assessment.

Questionable DET NHL Roster Personnel Decisions since 2023: Moved off Hronek and his 30-40 points a year while he had one year left on his deal. Missed playoffs the following year via tiebreaker, not points. Got ASP in return which is a possible wash or upgrade, but it’s not immediate and it’s not a guarantee until it actually happens in the NHL. You could’ve waited a year and bet on him still fetching a first, especially if bolstering the offense for 23-24 was the plan. Is the vision clear or reactionary? Maybe he was worth the money for an extension too. Was max term truly unavoidable? Isn’t that the GM’s job to negotiate that down and sell a vision? Because the right side of our defense is still pretty suspect in 2026. Moved off Tyler Bertuzzi who is still outputting Top 6 offensive numbers (actually having a career year this season on a rebuilding team) for a first round pick that ended up being the pick used in the DeBrincat trade. If you remember this was a tough one in the Detroit locker room. Detroit still had other ammunition for a DeBrincat trade especially considering he leveraged himself to Detroit. Again one year before missing playoffs on a tiebreaker. The veterans we brought in since are certainly not scoring 30 goals a season. We do know you can’t win in the NHL without scoring goals right?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Trading Walman (plus a second round pick) and getting nothing back only for the team you traded him to flip him for a first round pick 7-8 months later. Not here to debate the trade but if you’re going to move real offensive output off your blue line you have to get something back. There is no arguing that if you trade away an NHL player getting you 10 goals and 20-30 points and replace him with nothing your team loses real NHL offense and has to make that up somewhere else. They haven’t done that yet, they’re on track to score less than 240 again. Worst optics of the Yzerplan so far from the outside looking in come from this trade.​​​​​​​ Mishandling of losing Gostisbehere and deciding to replace him with Erik Gustafsson. We can argue “Ghost didn’t wanna re-sign” but you got him to sign once and should’ve been able to get him to extend even 1-2 more years while you let ASP develop further. Seems like a pretty easy transition plan from a guaranteed 45-55 points on the back end. But you don’t and replace him with Gustafsson who has gotten you 18 NHL points in 2 years and in a way maybe forced you to rush ASP 1-1.5 years too early. This one is unique because it’s where the pro scouting blunders and the weird choosy player development patterns intersect.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Honorable Mention: Favoring aging Cam Talbot over Alex Lyon as which goalie to keep as you pursue John Gibson in the Summer of 2025 and let your goalie prospects develop for another year or two. Or did you just randomly decide down the 24-25 stretch that summer was the right time to acquire a better solution in your NHL crease? Again what is the vision? Is it clear or reactionary as we go? Gotta have good veterans as you rebuild. There are 100 ways to build a hockey team but if you cannot score goals you will be average to mediocre to bad. There is no good or great if you can’t score. The Red Wings have scored over 240 goals one time since 2010-11 and it was in 2023-24. I ask one last time, what is the vision? Is it clear or reactionary as we go? #LGRW

As a European, I apologize to Americans for all the idiocy coming from our side. You save your pilots no matter the cost. You send humans to the moon. You fight authoritarianism head-on. It's truly inspiring. We're on the wrong side of the moral equation.

@The_Mexinadian On-ice performance matters! There are more elements to building a sustainably winning team than merely drafting well.

The notion that Yzerman doesn't know how to draft well is tireing because it's proven over and over to not be true. Seider, Edvinsson, Finnie, AlJo, Augustine, Cossa, Mazur, Plante. None were top 5, and most of them weren't even in the 1st round. He can draft but it takes time.

The Yzerplan is Broken. Time for a Hard Reboot in Detroit. The rebuild stopped the bleeding, but "close but no cigar" isn't good enough anymore. No playoffs since 2016. Goaltending instability, inconsistent 5-on-5 play, and depth issues keep holding us back while Larkin hits his 30s and the window narrows. We have real cap flexibility coming. Faulk's $6.5M deal ends after next season — exactly when Quinn Hughes becomes a UFA (his current deal with Minnesota expires after 2026-27). Perfect alignment for a surgical sprint. 2026 Off-Season: Build a playoff team (target 105+ points in 2026-27) - Upgrade goaltending with a proven starter or strong bridge (fix the carousel once and for all). - Add legitimate center depth and bottom-six speed/grit using the projected $26-30M in cap space. - Re-sign key RFAs on smart deals. Keep Faulk for one more year as a veteran right-shot stabilizer. - Push prospects like Kasper and Edvinsson into bigger roles. Go harder at the 2027 deadline if we're in position. 2026-27 Season: Prove it. Show structure, compete level, and real playoff hockey so the league — and big-name free agents — take notice. Summer 2027: The Hughes Swing Faulk comes off the books. We roll out the red carpet for Quinn Hughes: - Big money (8 years, ~$9.5-10.5M AAV) - Elite left-shot partner next to Seider to form a potential Norris-level top pair - Young, hungry core ready to win now in the greatest hockey market on the planet Add supporting forward pieces with the freed-up space and new cap ceiling. Pair it with stabilized goaltending from the year before, and 2027-28 becomes Cup-or-bust. This isn't extending the patient rebuild forever. It's an aggressive, timeline-perfect reboot using the exact cap window we've earned. No more moral victories. Hockeytown has waited long enough — time to swing for it. Results matter. Loyalty is one thing, but a decade of missing the playoffs demands change upstairs and on the ice. What do you think, Wings fans? Bold enough? #LGRW #RebootTheYzerplan

We just lost to the Wild — now sitting at 40-29-8 (88 points). Another gut-punch in a brutal late-season slide. Playoff odds keep dropping, and a 10th straight year without playoffs is staring us down. On-ice results are the only thing that matters. The patient Yzerplan rebuilt the prospect pool and got us to the bubble... but it's broken now. The core is wasting prime years in mediocrity. Time for a hard reboot. Thread ⬇️ for the aggressive two-year plan that could actually get us back to the playoffs next season — and contending for the Cup the year after. #LGRW

@OctopusThrower_ Bingo.

Patrick Kane's selfish penalty cost the Red Wings today's game. Once this season ends, it's time for the team to move on. octopusthrower.com/it-s-time-for-…

@RyanHanaWWP Inexcusable. Selfish. Let him walk.

Patrick Kane, after scoring the tying goal in a wild 3 goal comeback, takes one of the most needless, stupid penalties I've ever seen late in the 3rd period, leading to a Minnesota goal & a regulation loss for Detroit with their season on the line. Can't believe it. #LGRW

@tim_c_23 You objectively cannot. Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

I’m not sure how you defend that Kane penalty

@LucasMFRaymond A$$mussen. Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

Rasmussen might be the most useless player in NHL history

@puckempire At a minimum, time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

"The Detroit Red Wings have relieved general manager Steve Yzerman of his duties. Shawn Horcoff has been named interim GM" is going to hit like absolute crack.

@MeltdownRocks Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

This Red Wings team is soft, lacks grit, can’t score, has too many “jerseys” in the lineup, a turnover machine, and doesn’t play desperate. Did I miss anything, Wings fans?? #LGRW

@TheKlenkster No, it’s a setup for Hughes. Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

the faulk trade is honestly a fireable offense

@georgemalik Here is a dose of constructive criticism. Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

I'm willing to give the Wings a crapton of constructive criticism here, but just airing grievances like it's Festivus doesn't accomplish much of anything. Depth scoring, some mean grit at F and D, a back-up goalie. An attitude change via some personnel changes. Get 'er done.

@DetroitPodcast Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

I was told Steve Yzerman was the best general manager and the Yzerplan was going to work out?!?!?! —Why do Red Wings collapse every year in March/April?

@puckempire No, time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

The Yzerplan showed #grit tonight and that's all that matters. Stevie y is a franchise legend for a reason boys and the sole reason Tampa won any cups! He deserves at least 6 more years runway to let this plan unfold. 25 year no playoff streak under Stevie Y?

@OhNyquist Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

This team needs a complete overhaul there isn’t any one or two players that can come in and fix what is wrong here

@313Hockey Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

The worst part about this is how utterly BORING the Red Wings have been this season. Save for DeBrincat and Seider, the rest of the roster has been uninspiring at best and downright atrocious at worst

@the_det_times Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

Take me back man.

@MoneyPuckdotcom Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

Crushing defeat for the Red Wings. Their playoff odds dropped in half after the late goal by Kaprizov. moneypuck.com/g.htm?id=20250…

@313Hockey Yep, selfish uninspired. Time to #RebootTheYzerplan x.com/bacupelli/stat…

I'm just gonna say it: Kane has to go after this season. He brings some scoring but boneheaded penalties and abysmal defense make him a detriment to this roster at this point.