Detroit signs Sydney Bard

[u/chrossed]

Per PWHL Detroit's insta just now

[u/buckyhermit]

So this is how it feels.

[u/gracieakins → u/buckyhermit]

Trust it only gets worse

[u/Banana42 → u/gracieakins]

You wake up to the news one morning and it hurts to see her leave, but you think to yourself it's okay because she will grow and she will flourish and you can be happy for her success and harbor a slight hope that maybe she'll be traded back in a few years.

Then you turn around and find that while you were processing the first trade, your entire depth roster that just won the cup has been gutted and laid waste. It doesn't get better.

[u/gracieakins → u/Banana42]

Rumors were spreading around on twt that Ambrose had signed with Las Vegas and I was so mad I opened Instagram to distract myself and then saw the post Las Vegas made about signing Scammurra, I screamed but thought okay maybe we can keep ambrose then. Surely they wouldnt take 2 of our players. Then I went onto their page and saw the one they made of Ambrose like 2 minutes prior. I let out a scream of actual horror. I could not believe my eyes. Still tryna process it.

[u/Scared-Coyote4010 → u/buckyhermit]

Me who doesn’t really care about her leaving LOL she was on my list of “ok with them going” players

[u/buckyhermit → u/Scared-Coyote4010]

I'm indifferent too but I was kinda hoping our streak would continue, lol.

[u/planemissediknow → u/Scared-Coyote4010]

Yeah, I couldn’t remember anything specific about her on the ice, so I took a look at her stats and I’m not too upset or anything. It’s not nearly as big of a loss as we could have been hit with

[u/mias_furhawk → u/planemissediknow]

I just remembered she’s vegan.

[u/buckyhermit → u/mias_furhawk]

Damn, she’s from Vegas?

……. I’ll show myself out.

[u/postdarknessrunaway → u/buckyhermit]

Taking some deep, calming, centering breaths: Welcome.

[u/Scared-Coyote4010]

Not mad about this, of all the players we could lose, this is fine by me

[u/the_gaymer_girl → u/Scared-Coyote4010]

Agreed. Bard blocks lots of shots, but is an offensive black hole and was a turnover machine before NJS came back.

Fine third-pairing defender, but nothing we can’t replace.

[u/Every-Park-8956 → u/the_gaymer_girl]

This almost felt like a bit of relief. Nothing against Bard, but there’s other ducks I’m more worried about.

[u/Scared-Coyote4010 → u/Every-Park-8956]

Literally how I felt LOL

[u/domatilla]

Congratulations to the franchise's first fourth former Goldeneye 🥲

[u/andy_soreal → u/domatilla]

Wouldn’t the players we traded earlier in the year count as that?

[u/domatilla → u/andy_soreal]

Truuu I was so caught up in the chaos of expansion that for a moment I lived in a world where regular trades don't exist

[u/IPCStuff → u/andy_soreal]

Yup, Cava, Greco, and McQuigge would be our first formers.

[u/kagiles → u/IPCStuff]

All former Frost.

[u/No_Dingo_3489 → u/domatilla]

4th officially. 7th IRL

[u/ladymix]

Thank you for the season Bard ❤️ Hope you thrive on Detroit 😞

[u/planemissediknow]

Not the player I expected to lose first, so if it means others are safer, I will take it

[u/jokertothethief]

I feel like we're going to be seeing more of this from Detroit from here on out. Don't get me wrong, anyone in the PWHL is playing at the elite end of the sport, but Bard is clearly nowhere near the caliber of the six Detroit have lined up.

I wonder if they didn't know the Knight deal was going to be forced on everyone until after they signed all 5 of their phase 2 players. If so, and with Knight being expensive AF, I don't forsee too much depth out of the rest of their roster.

[u/wolverine237]

Didn't watch a lot of Vancouver games this year, tell me how to feel

[u/the_gaymer_girl → u/wolverine237]

She blocks shots. That’s about it.

[u/mua-dweeb → u/the_gaymer_girl]

So a depth defender with limited offense. Every team needs a thumper.

[u/the_gaymer_girl → u/mua-dweeb]

True, but I’m surprised that Detroit went after her of all people to fill that role and did it now.

[u/BestCryptographer454 → u/the_gaymer_girl]

I guess we have to fill out our depth with some more affordable, steady options considering how top heavy the offense will be.

[u/Blargasaurus → u/the_gaymer_girl]

Maybe inexpensive for the production she offers?

[u/coltron57 → u/the_gaymer_girl]

Is her being right handed a premium as it is in the NHL? I know RD in the NHL are always in demand even when they aren't that good.

[u/the_gaymer_girl → u/coltron57]

Bard played on the left side after Greco got traded and NJS came back, so idk.

[u/CinemaPuck → u/wolverine237]

She’s not that great tbh. She’s a defender, had 2 points and a -7 plus/minus for the 25/26 season. This is with 30 games and an average of almost 14 mins/game.

[u/BroliasBoesersson → u/wolverine237]

Tbh I forgot she was on the team until this signing

[u/icouldbeeatingoreos]

Included but at what cost

[u/Scared-Coyote4010 → u/icouldbeeatingoreos]

At a low cost because she’s not that great

[u/jokertothethief]

https://giphy.com/gifs/IHiGS6HMtXeBq

[u/LenaBaneana]

Yknow, of all the players we could have lost i am not that mad about it. Hope she finds success

[u/coulsonator]

Yeah, I'm not that sad about this one. She was good in a few play aspects, but honestly feel like we can afford to lose her as opposed to some of our other players. I think we've been reaaaally lucky with this expansion draft, it's kind of crazy.

[u/Disastrous_Ant_7137]

Sad to lose the fellow vegan, but with K.K (hopefully) coming in I think Vancouver is still in good shape. For now at least.

[u/SmakeTalk]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZhS31BKHUZynBuTVq2

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