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What the Red Wings should do

Created by: Wingsfan20
Team: 2017-18 Detroit Red Wings
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 14, 2017
Published: Jun. 14, 2017
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
I used some high draft picks as trade chips because of the weakness of this years draft and the fact that the players traded for will likely be better than those draft picks would ever be. I also read that the salary cap could go up to around $75 million.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
3$5,500,000
4$4,500,000
2$2,750,000
2$1,000,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
4$3,750,000
2$3,750,000
Trades
1.
DET
  1. MacKinnon, Nathan
COL
  1. Cholowski, Dennis
  2. Sadowy, Dylan
  3. 2017 1st round pick (DET)
2.
DET
    Jonathan Drouin's Rights
    TBL
    1. Sproul, Ryan
    2. 2017 2nd round pick (DET)
    3. 2017 5th round pick (DET)
    3.
    DET
    1. 2017 4th round pick (CGY)
    2. 2017 7th round pick (CGY)
    CGY
    1. Howard, Jimmy ($1,291,667 retained)
    4.
    DET
    1. 2017 6th round pick (TOR)
    TOR
    1. Glendening, Luke
    5.
    DET
      Expansion Draft Selection
      VGK
      1. Helm, Darren
      6.
      DET
      1. Vatanen, Sami
      ANA
      1. Nyquist, Gustav
      2. 2017 3rd round pick (TOR)
      7.
      DET
      1. 2017 2nd round pick (BUF)
      BUF
      1. 2017 3rd round pick (NYR)
      2. 2017 4th round pick (CGY)
      Buyouts
      Retained Salary Transactions
      DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
      2017
      Logo of the BUF
      Logo of the CHI
      Logo of the FLA
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the FLA
      Logo of the TOR
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the CGY
      2018
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the OTT
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the MTL
      Logo of the DET
      2019
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      Logo of the DET
      ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
      20$75,000,000$70,426,389$457,500$650,000$4,573,611

      Roster

      Left WingCentreRight Wing
      Drouin, Jonathan
      $5,500,000$5,500,000
      LW, RW
      UFA - 6
      MacKinnon, Nathan
      $6,300,000$6,300,000
      C
      UFA - 6
      Tatar, Tomas
      $4,500,000$4,500,000
      LW, RW
      UFA - 4
      Zetterberg, Henrik
      $6,083,333$6,083,333
      C
      UFA - 4
      Larkin, Dylan
      $925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$650,000$650K)
      C
      UFA - 1
      Mantha, Anthony
      $863,333$863,333
      LW, RW
      UFA - 1
      Vanek, Thomas
      $3,750,000$3,750,000
      LW, RW
      UFA - 1
      Nielsen, Frans
      $5,250,000$5,250,000
      C, LW
      NMC
      UFA - 5
      Athanasiou, Andreas
      $2,750,000$2,750,000
      LW, RW
      UFA - 1
      Nosek, Tomas
      $612,500$612,500
      LW, C
      UFA - 1
      Sheahan, Riley
      $2,075,000$2,075,000
      LW, C
      UFA - 1
      Abdelkader, Justin
      $4,250,000$4,250,000
      LW, RW
      NTC
      UFA - 6
      Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
      Vatanen, Sami
      $2,437,500$2,437,500
      LD/RD
      UFA - 3
      Jensen, Nick
      $812,500$812,500
      RD
      UFA - 2
      Mrázek, Petr
      $2,000,000$2,000,000
      G
      UFA - 1
      DeKeyser, Danny
      $5,000,000$5,000,000
      LD
      NTC
      UFA - 5
      Green, Mike
      $6,000,000$6,000,000
      RD
      NTC
      UFA - 1
      Coreau, Jared
      $612,500$612,500
      G
      UFA - 1
      Ouellet, Xavier
      $1,000,000$1,000,000
      LD/RD
      UFA - 2
      Russell, Kris
      $3,750,000$3,750,000
      LD/RD
      UFA - 4
      ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
      Franzen, Johan
      $3,954,545$3,954,545
      RW, LW
      UFA - 3
      Kronwall, Niklas
      $4,750,000$4,750,000
      LD
      M-NTC
      UFA - 2

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      Jun. 14, 2017 at 7:17 p.m.
      #1
      kalebshaw
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      Aside from the fact i don't think Mackinnon will move and that we will probably use the 9th overall on a defender, i really like this.
      Jun. 14, 2017 at 8:07 p.m.
      #2
      jackscrim_7
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      I like to think that you're giving Tampa enough for Drouin but I don't think you are. Plus both teams are in the same division so the price might be a little larger than other teams. Regardless, what an awesome team! All trades seem like real possibilities. Three lines of excellent scoring and a grind line. Absolutely love it. This would be an amazing way to start at LCA. I've honestly thought that a complete rebuild was necessary but a clean out like this could work just as well if not better. Love it. Just love it. I rarely see optimistic and realistic Wings GM teams. 5 stars for making my day.
      Jun. 14, 2017 at 8:12 p.m.
      #3
      hotNreadyWings
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      Quoting: jackscrim_7
      I like to think that you're giving Tampa enough for Drouin but I don't think you are. Plus both teams are in the same division so the price might be a little larger than other teams. Regardless, what an awesome team! All trades seem like real possibilities. Three lines of excellent scoring and a grind line. Absolutely love it. This would be an amazing way to start at LCA. I've honestly thought that a complete rebuild was necessary but a clean out like this could work just as well if not better. Love it. Just love it. I rarely see optimistic and realistic Wings GM teams. 5 stars for making my day.


      Quoting: kalebshaw
      Aside from the fact i don't think Mackinnon will move and that we will probably use the 9th overall on a defender, i really like this.


      You both must have fallen off your rockers if you think Colorado or Tampa even spend more than a blink of an eye on those trades
      Jun. 15, 2017 at 12:56 p.m.
      #4
      dtd_tank
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      Quoting: hotNreadyWings
      You both must have fallen off your rockers if you think Colorado or Tampa even spend more than a blink of an eye on those trades


      +1, absolutely agree. Even the ANA trade is unreasonable. Rated 5 for outcome, but 1 for approach. Overall, can't rate this higher than 1 because it's completely unrealistic.
      Jun. 15, 2017 at 4:01 p.m.
      #5
      Wingsfan20
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      Wingsfan20
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      Since Drouin just got traded to the Canadiens (also a divisional team) for Segachev and a conditional pick, I think Sproul, a 2nd and a 5th would have been pretty enticing to Tampa. I think the trade with Anaheim could have included more, but it does address a significant need for both teams: the Ducks need a scorer and the Wings obviously need a defenseman. Anaheim is going to have issues on D with the expansion draft so I think a trade like this could be enough for them to trade Vatanen instead of possibly losing him or some other good defenseman for nothing.
       
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