2021-2022 Opening Night

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Created by: TMarch

Team: 2021-22 Detroit Red Wings

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 25, 2021

Published: Aug. 25, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Don't think Raymond or Berggren make the team straight away, Berggren would be the 1st callup, Raymond the 2nd. I think they try to sneak Pearson through waivers, and Smith will rotate in (I don't think he'll make it through waivers).

Seider makes the team in the top 4. No PP to start (Leddy will soak up primary PP time), but definitely, PK time to start.

From a line perspective, I think the Czech's start with Larkin, and the Guelph line is the 2nd line (chemistry should be easy since they played together before). Stick Namestnikov with the kids, to give them some structure, along with another player that can play C.

For the other special teams, I don't think Vrana starts on the PP1, mainly because his game is predicated on speed, which isn't something you can do on the PP.

All bets are off at the TDL.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Hronek, Filip		2	$4,150,000
Smith, Givani		1	$900,000

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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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$59,329,723	$0	$2,018,750	$22,170,277

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Vrána, Jakub $2,625,000$2,625,000 LW UFA - 3	Larkin, Dylan $6,100,000$6,100,000 C UFA - 2	Zadina, Filip $894,167$894,167 ($850,000$850K) RW, LW RFA - 1
Fabbri, Robby $2,950,000$2,950,000 LW UFA - 1	Suter, Pius $3,250,000$3,250,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Bertuzzi, Tyler $2,375,000$2,375,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Veleno, Joseph $894,167$894,167 ($318,750$319K) C RFA - 2	Rasmussen, Michael $1,460,000$1,460,000 LW, C UFA - 3	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		Gagner, Sam $850,000$850,000 RW, C UFA - 1
	Stephens, Mitchell $737,500$737,500 C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
DeKeyser, Danny $5,000,000$5,000,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 1	Hronek, Filip $4,150,000$4,150,000 RD RFA - 3	Greiss, Thomas $3,600,000$3,600,000 G UFA - 1
Leddy, Nick $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD 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)
Oesterle, Jordan $1,350,000$1,350,000 LD/RD UFA - 2
Lindström, Gustav $850,000$850,000 RD RFA - 2
Smith, Givani $900,000$900,000 LW, RW UFA - 2

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Bertuzzi, T.		Larkin, D.		Zadina, F.
	Fabbri, R.		Leddy, N.

Power Play 2
Vrána, J.		Rasmussen, M.		Erne, A.
	DeKeyser, D.		Hronek, F.

Penalty Kill 1
	Stephens, M.	Larkin, D.
	Staal, M.	Seider, M.

Penalty Kill 2
	Gagner, S.	Namestnikov, V.
	DeKeyser, D.	Stecher, T.

Aug. 25, 2021 at 9:15 p.m.

McDavidFan97

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Wings fans, what do you expect from Larkin this year?

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Aug. 25, 2021 at 9:28 p.m.

DeadWingsv2

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Quoting: McDavidFan97

Wings fans, what do you expect from Larkin this year?

I might be crazy, but best season of his career... I think he and Vrana are really going to feed off of one another with a full season together.

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Aug. 25, 2021 at 10:24 p.m.

bhavikp27

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Pearson doesn't need waivers.

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Aug. 25, 2021 at 11:29 p.m.

aedoran

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So you have Dekeyser in the 1st pair with Hronek because you want Leddy with Seider?

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Aug. 26, 2021 at 12:53 p.m.

TMarch

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Quoting: bhavikp27

Pearson doesn't need waivers.

Sorry, you are right. I read the chart wrong. He still has another year. Smith needs waivers though.

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Aug. 26, 2021 at 12:57 p.m.

TMarch

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Quoting: aedoran

So you have Dekeyser in the 1st pair with Hronek because you want Leddy with Seider?

Yes. At least to start. I don't think you throw Seider right against NHL top lines right away. I also think that Hronek and Leddy's games are too similar to play on the same line together, and I think that Hronek will lead the team in ice time again. Sum it up, DDK/Hronek, with Leddy and Seider.

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Aug. 26, 2021 at 1:05 p.m.

TMarch

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Quoting: McDavidFan97

Wings fans, what do you expect from Larkin this year?

I don't expect a career year per se, but Vrana has the speed to match Larkin, and the ability to draw attention, which should free up Larkin. Last year, pre-Vrana, everyone's eyes were on Larkin, and teams didn't have to fear anyone else on that line (even Mantha).

Also, Larkin hasn't had a playmaker like Zadina since Zetterberg. I expect a breakout year from Zadina for sure, because he'll be the 3rd wheel, plus the chemistry of another Czech on the line (plus, just general ice time increase).

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Aug. 26, 2021 at 2:13 p.m.

aedoran

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Quoting: TMarch

I completely agree.

Aug. 27, 2021 at 9:27 a.m.

TMarch

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Quoting: McDavidFan97

Wings fans, what do you expect from Larkin this year?

Quoting: McDavidFan97

Wings fans, what do you expect from Larkin this year?

Just to continue, the sample size is small (only 16 minutes, mainly due to Larkin getting injured), but here are the Vrana/Larkin/Zadina numbers:

16:05 2.0 JAKUB VRANA - DYLAN LARKIN - FILIP ZADINA 0 1 -1 7 3 70.0 16 6 72.7 - 16 shots for vs 6 against

And if you need a little more evidence that Zadina may be the key, here are the numbers with Fabbri/Larkin/Zadina:

61:07 7.4 ROBBY FABBRI - DYLAN LARKIN - FILIP ZADINA 1 3 -2 36 36 50.0 60 61 49.6 (60 shots for vs 61 shots against)

I know those numbers aren't as good, but they were one of the better on the team that had a reasonable amount of minutes played (obviously the team isn't that good overall).

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