Red Wings

[jaadam4]

Now, I fully expect these players to be buried in Grand Rapids for the next five years while Holland loads up on aging out veterans.

[Panoptes]

Ducks to Host Red Wings in 2018-19 Home Opener on 25-Year Anniversary

Nice. Ducks fans considered the Wings our favorite rival. This opener will be celebrated in style.

[jaadam4]

[Malto Marko]

I see the possibility of Larkin being trade bate to get a top notch blue liner, depending on his consistency. But I don't see that for at least 2 years.

[jaadam4]

[Malto Marko]

Well, Erickson and Kronwall, will be up soon to the tune of 9 Mil a year. Zetterburg will be retiring soon and he's getting 6.1.

Green is a question mark and, I am not sure, does Franzens salary still count against the cap?

[chemiclord]

Yep. It still does. Until 2020, if I remember rightly.

[Malto Marko]

Ugh!

[jaadam4]

Yeah Franzen is a lifer but I believe we get some relief from longterm IR. Weiss is still on the books for several more years as well @1.5

[WingsFan]

Wings took the best players available, not players of need. All articles I have read the Wings had the best grades in the draft, yes it's a mans league so either way we wont know how they pan out for a while.

[Malto Marko]

Isn't it amazing how you can build a team through the draft if you let them see the ice before they hit 30?

[jaadam4]

Wings took the best players available, not players of need. All articles I have read the Wings had the best grades in the draft, yes it's a mans league so either way we wont know how they pan out for a while.

[chemiclord]

I would argue getting a genuine goal-scoring threat was a need.

Then again, I'd argue that damn near every role on this team was a need. They really need a little bit of everything.

[jaadam4]

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