Weaponizing cap space

Created by: dca919

Team: 2020-21 Detroit Red Wings

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 10, 2020

Published: Jul. 10, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Stevie uses his cap space to acquire assets for the continued rebuilding. Tries to go after UFA d-man and strikes out. Misses out on goalies he targeted and pivots to taking on Lundqvist for a pick.

Near the trade deadline, Stevie moves Stepan, Filppula, Helm, and Glendening by retaining 50% of their salaries and brings up the prospects. He finds a taker (Colorado) for Lundqvist at 50% but gets a low draft pick at best. Nemeth will get moved at the deadline unless he re-signs with the Wings by that time.

Bernier will be re-signed to a 2 year deal during the season.
Wings get better backup goalie (Lundqvist vs Howard), better 2nd line center (Stepan vs Filppula), They still are a bottom 3 team and enter the 2021 Draft Lottery.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Berggren, Jonatan		3	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Mantha, Anthony	4	$6,500,000
Bertuzzi, Tyler	3	$5,000,000
Erne, Adam	1	$1,250,000
Fabbri, Robby	2	$2,500,000
Svechnikov, Evgeny	1	$900,000
Ehn, Christoffer	1	$800,000
Hirose, Taro	1	$925,000
Timashov, Dmytro	2	$950,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Drysdale, Jamie		3	$925,000

Trades

DET

Stepan, Derek
2022 1st round pick (ARI)

Additional Details:

John Chayka clears cap space for Hall

ARI

2021 5th round pick (DET)

Additional Details:

The 5th becomes the worse of Detroit 2021 3rd round picks if they re-sign Stepan.

DET

2022 1st round pick (TOR)

Additional Details:

Dubas acquires yet another LTIR contract because Clarkson and Horton's expired. He's trying to keep as much of this Leaf's team as possible for another shot at the Cup--even though everyone else realizes he needs better d-men to do so.

The 2022 1st rounder becomes a 2021 1st rounder if Carolina isn't owed it (by the Leafs winning the 2020 draft).

TOR

2021 7th round pick (DET)

Additional Details:

Sending H. Zetterberg's LTIR contract of 6.083M

They moved Datsyuk's contract. And Zetterberg is in Sweden and won't be visiting anytime soon--so it won't matter. He'll get his one day deal to retire a Wing next year.

DET

Lundqvist, Henrik
2020 1st round pick (CAR)

Additional Details:

General Manager Jeff Gorton needs cap space to keep his RFA's and will pay with a draft pick. He will give the worse of the 2020 1st round picks.

Lundqvist waives his NMC after being assured he will get starter opportunity in addition to the Wings retaining 50% of his salary at the deadline trying to move him to a contender.

NYR

future considerations

Buyouts

Stephen Weiss: $1,666,667

Buried

Justin Abdelkader: $3,175,000 ($4,250,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$65,289,166	$0	$1,140,000	$16,210,834

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Bertuzzi, Tyler $5,000,000$5,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Larkin, Dylan $6,100,000$6,100,000 C UFA - 3	Mantha, Anthony $6,500,000$6,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 4
Zadina, Filip $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 2	Stepan, Derek $6,500,000$6,500,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Fabbri, Robby $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW UFA - 2
	Filppula, Valtteri $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 1	Helm, Darren $3,850,000$3,850,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1
Timashov, Dmytro $950,000$950,000 LW UFA - 1	Nielsen, Frans $5,250,000$5,250,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Glendening, Luke $1,800,000$1,800,000 C, RW, LW UFA - 1
Svechnikov, Evgeny $900,000$900,000 LW, RW UFA - 1		Erne, Adam $1,250,000$1,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
DeKeyser, Danny $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Hronek, Filip $714,166$714,166 ($157,500$158K) RD RFA - 1	Bernier, Jonathan $3,000,000$3,000,000 G UFA - 1
Nemeth, Patrik $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD UFA - 1	Seider, Moritz $894,167$894,167 RD RFA - 4
Biega, Alex $875,000$875,000 RD UFA - 1		Lundqvist, Henrik $1,500,000$1,500,000 G UFA - 1
Cholowski, Dennis $894,166$894,166 LD RFA - 1	Lindström, Gustav $775,833$775,833 ($132,500$132K) RD RFA - 1