OS EP40

Created by: TMarch

Team: 2021-22 Detroit Red Wings

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 8, 2021

Published: Sep. 8, 2021

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

See https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2774831 for numbers on Hughes/EP contract levels.

Summary: If Hughes' deal is $7mm AAV or below, VAN can match up to ~10.2mm AAV for EP and still field a team (as Hughes' contract goes down, VAN's match level for EP goes up). To get to that second-level compensation, the OS team would not be able to offer more than 5 years on a 10.2 AAV contract (Compensation is based on the 5-year average, not the length of the contract). To get to a max contract length and keep out of the max compensation, teams would have off ~7.25mm x 7.

I don't believe any team would try to offer sheet at a max compensation level, even for EP. I believe most teams would consider a second-level compensation offer sheet using the 10.2AAVx5.

In the end, I think VAN gets a deal done with EP and Hughes to meet the finances. But there are a couple of teams (DET included, as shown below) that could change their trajectory quickly by signing EP to a second-level compensation offer sheet. With EP, DET would turn into a bubble playoff team immediately, so the picks would end up being mid-1st rounders, mid 2nd rounders, and a mid 3rd rounder.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Pettersson, Elias		5	$10,200,000

Offer Sheets

Offer sheet annual average (AAV) is calculated by dividing the contract value by the lower of: 1. The contract length, or 2. Five years

PLAYER	AAV	COMPENSATION
Pettersson, Elias	$10,200,000	2022 1st round pick 2022 2nd round pick 2022 3rd round pick 2023 1st round pick

Buyouts

Frans Nielsen: $4,250,000
Justin Abdelkader: $2,305,556

Retained Salary Transactions

Richard Pánik: $1,375,000 (50%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$68,810,556	$0	$1,700,000	$12,689,444

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Vrána, Jakub $2,625,000$2,625,000 LW UFA - 3	Pettersson, Elias $10,200,000$10,200,000 C, LW UFA - 3	Zadina, Filip $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1
Bertuzzi, Tyler $2,375,000$2,375,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Larkin, Dylan $6,100,000$6,100,000 C UFA - 2	Rasmussen, Michael $1,460,000$1,460,000 LW, C UFA - 3
Fabbri, Robby $2,950,000$2,950,000 LW UFA - 1	Suter, Pius $3,250,000$3,250,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Namestnikov, Vladislav $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 1
Erne, Adam $2,100,000$2,100,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Stephens, Mitchell $737,500$737,500 C UFA - 1	Gagner, Sam $850,000$850,000 RW, C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Leddy, Nick $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD UFA - 1	Hronek, Filip $4,400,000$4,400,000 RD RFA - 3	Greiss, Thomas $3,600,000$3,600,000 G UFA - 1
DeKeyser, Danny $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1	Seider, Moritz $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 3	Nedeljkovic, Alex $3,000,000$3,000,000 G UFA - 2
Staal, Marc $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD NMC UFA - 1	Stecher, Troy $1,700,000$1,700,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Lindström, Gustav $850,000$850,000 RD RFA - 2
Oesterle, Jordan $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 2
Rowney, Carter $825,000$825,000 C, RW UFA - 1

Top Comments

Sep. 8, 2021 at 1:05 p.m.

Gmonwy

GO FLAMES GO

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Ez Match

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Sep. 8, 2021 at 1:08 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Still a bottom 5 team in the league the next 2 years and both drafts have prospects with way higher ceilings than Pettersson

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Sep. 8, 2021 at 1:09 p.m.

TMarch

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Quoting: Gmonwy

Ez Match

As I stated in the other thread, if Hughes and EP play hard ball, VAN can't match anything at 10.2 for this season (and by playing hardball, Hughes would have to ask for above $7mm AAV). From a fan's perspective, 10.2 might not sound like anything huge, based on EP's play, but the salary cap (and VAN's poor management of it) make this a game of chicken. EP and Hughes could both forced their way out of VAN by keeping top demands.

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Sep. 8, 2021 at 1:13 p.m.

TMarch

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Quoting: Ledge_And_Dairy

Still a bottom 5 team in the league the next 2 years and both drafts have prospects with way higher ceilings than Pettersson

I don't think they are a bottom 5 team this year without EP, let alone with EP. With EP, Larkin becomes the 4th best #2 C in the league (Tavares, Draisatl, Stamkos/Point). Still light on the wing depth though. How does Seider, Leddy make the d better, and how does Hronek play with better forward talent would be keys.

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Sep. 8, 2021 at 1:17 p.m.

Ledge_And_Dairy

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Quoting: TMarch

What 5 teams are below them? I would say Zona and Buffalo are the only guarantees. Columbus, Anaheim, and San Jose are the only other teams that might finish below them

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