Take Capfriendly and add $4m to it. Wings start the season on day 2 so they can LTIRetire Franzen without any penalties. You're only knocked if you're noncompliant at game time. I think Vitale is also LTIR.

Gives plenty for 4-5x$4.5m extensions for DDK and Mrazek and an $11m offer on Stamkos. Pulkkinen isn't getting a raise. Then Tatar gets Nyquist money the following year and Smith walks to UFA if he hasn't fixed his shit.

Trade or buy Howard or Ericsson out to free up funds for Larkin's bridge. Then in 2020-21 when they're all up for extensions, Kronwall is retired, Howard and Ericsson are gone one way or another, Franzen is actually retired, and the cap has gone up another $6 million.

It's going to mostly hinge on getting those 3-5 year contracts for DDK and Mrazek. If Holland can give them enough to be happy until then they'll re-sign near the height of their careers just as a bunch of space opens up.

DDK and Mrazek might be worth 6x$6m. But if Holland can sell the slow play for a 4-year contract they get more money and Detroit is more flexible.

This post was edited by dxlightning on Jun 27 2016 09:29pm

so since stamkos signed for tb, does that mean we get radulov and ladd + eriksson?

Priority still has to be a center. Heard they've got Nielsen on their target list, I'd love some Backes and if Staal will take 1-2 year deals I'd give him a look.

Don't like Ladd, Eriksson would be nice but I really think he's gonna get overpaid

If Staal will take a short term I'm down.

I like Nielsen really but he's not the one I want to commit term to so I have to say pass.
I was really getting excited for a serious 1/2 punch at center long term with stamkos and larkin down the road.
So now I must have a superstar to fill my empty fanhood void.

I would be down with okposo though. But at the right price of course.

Wonder what happens with Howard now that the need to clear cap isn't as urgent.
Still not the best thing for him as a player (or mrazek for that matter) to share the net.

If they don't need the space I think Howard stays. But if Ken wants Radulov, backes/okposo/whoever and a 2nd line defenseman to replace quincey he'll keep shopping him.

Nice thing about Howie is that he's not exactly showing signs of decline, he's just been consistently slightly above average and they found a guy who makes him look terrible in comparison. I think there's a buyer somewhere, question is salary retention. One more season sharing wouldn't be the end of the world.

maybe Radulov and Shipachyov, i heard that he was also eligble to sign

23 years ago today, Detroit made the most one-sided trade in history. Eat your heart out Chiarelli, we got draper for a dollar.

4 cups
1 selke
Over 56% FOW% and the stat was first recorded when he was 36 years old

This post was edited by dxlightning on Jun 30 2016 01:03pm

My old man said he would check in every game or period even to make sure the faceoff count was right as he saw it. He would debate wins until he got it

still have one shattenkirk for sale.

Bin. All day. Bin. Take my money.

You can't have larkin

This post was edited by Stealth on Jun 30 2016 01:19pm