Team: 2023-24 Detroit Red Wings

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 21, 2023

Published: Jun. 21, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

+ Fabs for RyJo fills the immediate need of a stronger and more offensive 2C and on a shorter-term contract. Fabs can be put on LTIR, which opens massive space for NSH if they want it.
+ Getting another '23 1st to take on Murray seems like a move that should be made in this deep draft
+ Getting another '23 1st from PIT while taking on Granlund to place 3C for 2 years @5M and Carter to play 4th line minutes for a year while giving up a 20 goal scorer in Kubs (2nd rd pick equivalent) is a good fit for both teams. Added another 2nd from DET for Chariot to help offset the dump of Ruuta. Opens $3.625M for PIT with nothing hitting next year as a buy-out for Granlund would and PIT is in win-now mode.
+ Pesce can anchor RHD with Edv for the next half decade, love this approach.
+ Adding another '23 2nd by taking on Bailey is a nice use of cap space and allows for another move
+ TK is a better fit for the Wings than the Cat I believe and his cap hit is only $5.5M while the Wings transition their roster to a "young core" like GMSY talked about.
+ Young core becomes: Larkin, TK, Ray, Mo, Walman, Raz, Pesce, Edv, Kasper, Cossa
+ Sods/Kasper/Mazur are line 1 in GR this year and line 3/4 in DET year after

2024-25 Next Offseason available cap: $17.5625M cap opening
+ 5M Bailey
+ 4.75M Perron
+ 4.6875M Murray
+ 3.125 Carter

2024-25 Increases for new contract: $20M additions
+ 8M Sieder (8.9 vs 0.9) for 8 yrs
+ 5M Raymond (6 vs 1) for 3/4 bridge deal
+ 2M Pesce (6 vs4) for 6 yrs
+ 2M Raz (3.5 vs 1.5) for 6 yrs
+ 3M Raymond (4 vs 1) for 3/4 bridge deal

2024-25 ~20M Still roughly open for next year
+ bottom 2 D can be filled with current prospects

8M RyJo and 5M Granlund end when TK needs extension

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