Detroit accepts easily...

I don't know, I do like Armia, but if I had to choose between him and Copp I would take Copp over him any day.

Detroit declines, we already have 4 RD.

The value is lopsided towards Detroit enough that this should be an easy accept.

He costs us two players, the one we paid to get him and the one we lose on waivers to play him.

No thanks!

I’m not sure he would play in the NHL... and he is likely to clear waivers. Niku is a #7/8 NHL D, and old enough to be on the verge of no longer being a prospect. His development stalled, and reports point to work ethic more than anything. If that’s true, I doubt any team would pay much to acquire him.

I do like Edler and think he’s a solid Top 4 D. Contract is reasonable.

I don’t understand the Copp dump. Why not place Little on LTIR and resign him and try to sign Armia to replace Appleton on the bottom 6 (Armia is a great PK)

I also don’t think Prefetti makes the roster in October. He’s too far away right now from contributing on the top 6 in the NHL. Maybe, similar to Caufield, he’s ready in April, but I can’t see him developing enough over the summer to win that job.