Seider and Raymond's Contracts, Kane Pessimism, Defensive Improvements, and a Messy Relocation : The Silky Mitten State Episode 23
The latest episode of THN Detroit's "The Silky Mitten State," covering the Red Wings' end-of-season pressers, the path forward, and the NHL's mess in Arizona
The latest episode of THN Detroit's hit podcast The Silky Mitten State is live! This week's show all builds off the Red Wings' end-of-season press availabilities from last Thursday and Friday.
We start with both Steve Yzerman and Derek Lalonde's reluctance to name the playoffs as an explicit goal for the 2024-25 season—getting into their relative job securities with Lalonde entering a contract year and fan appetites for the postseason only growing. From there, we discuss both Yzerman and Lalonde's suggestions that getting back to the postseason will require defensive improvements. You can catch an excerpt of that chat in the featured video above.
We also take a preliminary stab at discussing Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond's forthcoming contracts. In particular, we weighed the pros and cons of short- vs. long-term deals for both players, and how their contracts will shape the rest of the Red Wings' offseason.
We also touch on the pessimism Patrick Kane's comments at his end-of-year presser generated with respect to his future in Detroit and what it would look like to bolster the top six should Kane depart as a free agent this summer.
We also discussed the NHL's ongoing relocation mess from Arizona to Salt Lake City, getting into the embarrassment of the end of the line in Arizona, the disappointment of leaving a promising market, and the potential of Salt Lake as a long-term NHL home.
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