Quoting: redwingsfan04
Detroit has had a lot of success over the years and we were long due for a nice long rebuild. I’m just getting sick of the unrealistic trades where I feel like I comment the same thing in at least 2-3 ACGM per dat
I can see Detroit trading draft picks....to LA for a swap of #2 and #4....where LA wants Drysdale because they are so stacked with young forwards. And it would cost a lot to do--but would be one of those deals that benefits both clubs. Detroit has guys that project as 2nd line players (Fabbri, Zadina, Veleno, even arguably Larkin or Bertuzzi) and 3rd liners (Rasmussen, Jonatan Berggren, Robert Mastrosimone/Albin Grewe/Dmytro Timashov/Mathias Brome) but needs more top end talent rather than top 6 guys.
Beyond that, the LHD will be addressed in UFA. Do they make a run at Torey Krug or settle for a lower pairing guy like Joel Edmundson? or do they look for an older vet player on a 1 year deal?
Goalie situation will be addressed via trade or UFA. Think Jake Allen as their 1st option then Matt Murray/Tristan Jarry as option 2. Teams are going to want to get rid of cap space or get something rather than lose these guys to Seattle for nothing. Goalies on the market (via trade or UFA) should be Allen, Tristan Jarry/Matt Murray, Lehner/Marc-Andre Fleury (if Vegas chooses Lehner), Corey Crawford (if Chicago wants to go full on rebuild), Cam Talbot. Also don't forget about the UFA's with 1 year left on their contracts that might be too expensive to re-sign and could be dealt: (Devan Dubnyk, Pekka Rinne). There isn't a whole lot of buyers: Buffalo, Chicago, and Detroit so the cost might be the pick Detroit owns from the Caps/Oilers or even lower.
As far as #2 center...I disagree. That is the one position I think Detroit has completely covered in the long term. Veleno and Rasmussen will compete for it. Larkin could default to it if his scoring touch doesn't return. Make due with what you have for 1/2 a year and by then Veleno and Rasmussen should be pushing for it.
The realistic trades I'd like to see are the ones where the cap dump compensation shows how desperate the cap strapped team really is. There are 5 teams that can take on significant salaries and Colorado must save room for its young talent hitting RFA.