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HabsForEver - I see him playing either LW or Center on the 3rd/4th line if this trade happened. He'd be a depth piece that has lots of playoff experience. He's only got 1 year left on his deal at this point and the Wings playing him as a 2nd line Center isn't where he should be playing. His plus minus at -27 says enough that he's not a 2C anymore and would be better off in a limited role. The Wings have plenty of role players and Filppula would help a team that can contend in the playoffs.
wingss - I'm aware Carolina probably wouldn't make this trade, but one can only hope. The Rangers trade is a crap shoot. Only reason I think it'd be possibility is because Andersson is buried on the depth chart for them and they have a lot of young talent already. Maybe the Rangers would entertain the trade with different pieces/prospects... who knows. As far as the contracts and money for Bertuzzi, Mantha and AA I believe I'm in the ballpark on most of the contracts based on previous years.
Starting with Bertuzzi - I agree I'm a bit light on $ for this if you are looking at this years improvements but I'd currently compare his contract offer to something similar to what Andrew Shaw makes per year ($3.9M). I based his contract off of the numbers he posted in the 18-19 season. Now that said, Bertuzzi is on pace to have roughly 65 points this year, which would warrant a contract around the $5.4-$5.9M range.
As for AA - I believe he is an electric player at times and can be a key player for the Wings future. The problem I have with handing out anything over $5M with more term than 4 years is because he's shown year after year that he is really inconsistent. When he's hot, he's on fire... but when he's cold, he's ice cold and a defensive liability. He reminds me a lot of a young Darren Helm, but more skilled handling the puck. Yes, he put up 54 pts and 30 goals last season which should warrant a contract in the $5-$5.5 range. I don't see him as anything more than a 2nd line forward that could spot fill on a 1st line if needed. Paying AA anything more than $5M would hinder the Wings ability in a couple years to fill out a more well rounder roster up front and on the back end. This would also allow his contract to be trade-able if the Wings ever explore that idea.
In regards to Mantha - he's deserving of a nice pay day as he's turning into the player the Wings had hoped for when they drafted him. I do think they try to keep it under $7M with term of 6-7 years though. He's a power forward that can produce at all ends of the ice and could possibly be a point per game player (pending he could stay healthy for an entire season). I think they will reward him, but they will also keep in mind that Mantha, Bert, AA, Larks and Hronek are the key pieces to the rebuild and there will be a couple pieces to the puzzle that they will have trade for or find in free agency that will need paid in order to make this team a contender for the playoffs again.
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