Team: 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 12, 2022

Published: Jun. 14, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

More cracks at the bert - Necas trade because I think there’s something there:
There is a lot of disagreement on whether bert is worth Necas and a first, or Necas+ but not a first. This change to the trade is intended to make both sides happy -

Carolina not only gets bert, but significant cap relief of Jake Gardiner, who is going to be coming back after hip and back surgeries and cost 4m against the cap, while definitely not being at his peak performance.

Detroit gets the Gardiner dump, but that’s okay, much like Staal he can slot in as an LHD plug. Edvinsson can possibly use some more maturing (50/50 he makes team imo, and Ajo is closer to being nhl ready, but you can swap them out). They also get Necas and the first that red wings really want to pry away (partially for bert and partially for the dump).

This is kind of like the Mantha trade, where we got the 1st we wanted with Vrana, but also had to eat Richard Pánik. Potentially add later round picks going in either direction to balance (Pánik also had a second coming back, but had more term on a lower aav)

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