Team: 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 14, 2022

Published: Jul. 14, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

This is how I think they'll start the season, they definitely won't end it this way.

All contracts DET has are buriable. So a guy like Erne could get sent to GR, plenty of money to eat 1.050M. At some point, someone will need to go to get Fabbri back into the lineup. Don't think he'll be ready to start the season, but by Christmas, he should be.

Zadina will have another Czech on his wing (either Vrana or Kubs). Hopefully that keeps his game up.

I think Veleno is the 4th best C on this team (with further development he should pass Suter), but he shouldn't be playing on the 4th line, that's not his game. I'd rather have him in GR than playing 10 minutes/night. He also doesn't bring the size/net front presence of Rass for the PP.

Berggren should earn his way into the lineup this year, but not right away (see Nyquist as an example) unless he has a development pause a la Zadina did in GR. GR depth is much better now than it was when Zadina was down there, and Berggren is older.

On D, Edvinsson is a moderate ? Unlike Seider, who had AHL time before going to the SHL, Edvinsson doesn't have any smaller ice experience outside of World Juniors. I think he makes it, but it wouldn't be a shocker if he starts in GR as well.

Goalies play 50/50 to start, then Lalonde rides the hot hand.