Yzerman's Free Agency Frenzy (Compher, Holl, Gostisbehere) and Zadina Waived - July 3rd, 2023

Steve Yzerman did not take a break after the NHL Draft and made another big splash in free agency this year - tune in as we discuss, analyze, and project all of the additions and changes in Hockeytown!

We start with JT Compher joining the Detroit Red Wings on a 5 year, $5.1 million/year contract, discussing where he fits in behind Dylan Larkin as a right-handed center, how this deal compares to Andrew Copp's, and how the term will age, & more (4:40).

After that, the divisive Justin Holl contract, how it projects against the Ben Chiarot contract, whether he can offer RHD support behind Moritz Seider, what Steve Dangle had to say about him, & more (15:35).

Next, Daniel Sprong and the efficient goal scoring he can replicate from the Seattle Kraken (28:20), Shayne Gostisbehere and how he can be Detroit's power play QB in a post-Hronek era (32:35), Klim Kostin being signed after Kailer Yamamoto was bought out (35:10), James Reimer and Alex Lyon being brought in to replace Alex Nedeljkovic and Ville Magnus Hellberg to backup Ville Husso (38:05), Christian Fischer coming in from Arizona, Gustav Lindstrom returning, & lots more (42:35).

To cap off the free agency talk, we give our overall evaluation of the newest Detroit Red Wings free agent class, the Yzerplan moving forward, what Yzerman has to do to add high-end talent & scoring (DeBrincat? Nylander?), whether there's a roster jam that's blocking Marco Kasper, Elmer Soderblom, Carter Mazur, & other rookies, & lots more (45:20).

More big news: Filip Zadina has been waived. Is this the end for Filip in Hockeytown? How did we get here from "Fil Their Nets"? (1:09:25)

Finally, Tyler Bertuzzi signs a surprising contract in Toronto (1:16:05) & plenty more before we take your question during Overtime (1:23:05) - enjoy this massive episode!

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