The marks are in after two days of NHL free agency and the Detroit Red Wings have failed to impress NHL experts.
Daily Faceoff and the ******* ociated Press rank the Red Wings among the losers in free agency despite the additions of forwards Viktor Arvidsson, Keegan Kolesar and goalie Daniil Tarasov.
"Viktor Arvidsson is a good signing in a vacuum coming off a resurgent season. But zoom out and we have a team riding 10 consecutive playoff misses, sitting on captain Dylan Larkin's trade request waiting on the right deal.
"Do additions like Arvidsson and grinder Keegan Kolesar mean anything in the context of a team whose direction is unknown? If Steve Yzerman was not Steve Yzerman, he'd have been fired from the Red Wings GM chair twice by now. What a disaster his tenure has been."
"Detroit has not made the playoffs since 2016, now the NHL's longest drought. And there is lingering uncertainty with captain Dylan Larking wanting out. The Red Wings' muddled path forward was evident Wednesday with the signing of Viktor Arvidsson and trade pickup of Keegan Kolesar representing their most notable additions.
Daily Faceoff and the ******* ociated Press rank the Red Wings among the losers in free agency despite the additions of forwards Viktor Arvidsson, Keegan Kolesar and goalie Daniil Tarasov.
"Viktor Arvidsson is a good signing in a vacuum coming off a resurgent season. But zoom out and we have a team riding 10 consecutive playoff misses, sitting on captain Dylan Larkin's trade request waiting on the right deal.
"Do additions like Arvidsson and grinder Keegan Kolesar mean anything in the context of a team whose direction is unknown? If Steve Yzerman was not Steve Yzerman, he'd have been fired from the Red Wings GM chair twice by now. What a disaster his tenure has been."
"Detroit has not made the playoffs since 2016, now the NHL's longest drought. And there is lingering uncertainty with captain Dylan Larking wanting out. The Red Wings' muddled path forward was evident Wednesday with the signing of Viktor Arvidsson and trade pickup of Keegan Kolesar representing their most notable additions.
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