Opening Night

Team: 2021-22 Detroit Red Wings

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 9, 2021

Published: Aug. 9, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

There has to be some bodies moving around on at least 7 teams that need to move players. UNLESS every team over the CAP finds a way to IR guys like Tampa did last year. I see Yzerman making moves to those teams who just cant afford players.

Chicago could pull it off putting Toews on the shelf until the playoffs.
Dallas will move a goalie to barely make it under the CAP
Montreal can survive putting Price and Weber likely on LTIR
Toronto is on the cusp but moving down a couple players will get them under the cap
Vegas slight adjustments can get them under the CAP
Pittsburgh close but has a full squad and has no one to sign that would put them over
Boston is the same where they are full, but have a couple guys likely going down to keep them under.

So the two outliers who will have to move guys are:

Edmonton: Holland is a moron. Looking at Edmonton, He has players he cant sign next year no matter what he does. Unless Duncan Keith is placed on LTIR, he has to move on from players because of the length and amounts he signed this offseason.

Tampa has to start moving dollars and players they wont resign just to play next year. Unless Kucherov takes another season off for the team.. But with Brayden Point getting upped in cash next year, they still will have to trim.


This is if the wings were to take advantage of both teams needs to clear out some space and Puljurvi refusing to play for the wings so he goes over to Karpat again. (so i just dumped him in LTIR for that)

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