Yzerman realistic plan

Not a bad concept, but you are banking on Callahan waiving his NTC to go (which isn't out of the question). Also, I think DET is paying a little bit too much, to me it's more like 1 2nd round pick than 2 (especially giving TBL 3.5+ million to work with).

DET is definitely going to need another 3/4 line winger though, and Callahan would make a good 1 year stopgap/potential tradeable asset at the deadline. TBL is going to need a dman, with 4 of them going to UFA this offseason. So they'd get a serviceable 5/6 plus cap space for a pick swap.

Tampa’s pick will be #23. Wings picks are NYI #2 could be around 55 and SJS’ pick around 58. Wings 2020 pick around 72. So I can see maybe giving up only the two #2’s, but they are going to be towards the bottom of the 2nd round and not as much value as people think they are worth.

As far as Callahan he has a MTC and I don’t see Detroit as one of 15 teams he would list as no goes. So he might have no say in it. And yes I think Yzerman would move vets like him at the deadline; picking up retained salary for maximum trade value. But it could be and you could be right. Then change vets and possibly teams for that same guy with too much cap hit and a 1 year term and adjust accordingly.

I think Yzerman knows he needs a superstar in the draft and is willing to play the kids on defense to tank to get one because it gets rid of another year’s term of bad contracts on the team.

Thanks for your thoughts.

I agree with that thought and like the TBL-trade.

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