No. Thanks.

why not?

Reinhart | Nyquist - http://public.tableau.com/shared/HW7NHF774?:display_count=yes
Bogosian | Green - http://public.tableau.com/shared/3T2K5BGYR?:display_count=yes

Two things...Red Wings are over paying according to the Own The Puck Hero stats, but Reinhart is a 1C talent and only 20. Bogosian is less talented offensively, but much better all around and is 4 years younger than Green. If the Wings need to upgrade the blue line, it's in all around game, not in one dimensional defensemen. So you take a hit on the offensive side by moving from Green to Bogosian, but get some of it back by adding Sproul and benching Ericsson. Adding to Smith's minutes should grow his offensive numbers. Lowering Kronwall's minutes should also keep him healthier there-by increasing his production both offensively and defensively. Playing DeKeyser with a better all-around defenseman should help his game too. He's doesn't have to be the best at either end of the ice. Some plays, he'll jump into the rush, other times he'll stay back in protection (to use a football term). 20+ goal scorer on the blue line? No. But I don't think Green was going to get back to that anyways. But I could see Smith with 10-15 and Sproul, Kronwall, DeKeyser with 8-12, and Bogosian with 6-10. Just on the low end, if they all put up that and 4 from Marchenko, that's 44 goals. 12 more than last season. A deeper forward rotation, which adding Reinhart helps, will give a more balanced attack, generating more offense from the blue line. Additionally, Smith, Sproul and Bogosian are better skaters than Quincey, Ericsson, and Green; also leading to more offensive generation.

It wasn't a rumor just playing with some ideas lol. Buffalo most likely would bite on that offer except the salary may be too much this year, idk. Buffalo is super high on Reinhart though and may not let him get away.

Edit: Reinhart has also played minimally at center to this point (because Oreilly and Eichel are here) so he may have a adjustment period.

But now it's a rumor I ran it the other way. Buffalo would have about $1.8M in cap space left over.

Both Larkin and Reinhart could see time at Center in this scenario. Zetterberg is paired with Reinhart to give him some relief if he's struggling at the pivot

I'd bite but I don't think green would wave his ntc. Cool proposal though!

Yeah, I'm not making that deal if I'm the wings.