That’s a lot of FA-1s on this team.

If I replaced Hagg with someone from AHL, would that be better?

What I’m saying is that those two $5-mil defensemen make it a whole lot harder to sign Seider, Scheifele, Vrana and Raymond the next year.

Scheifele, Vrana, Perron, Kubalik deals would probably expire = about $19m
Seider: $6 million bridge
Raymond: $8 million long term
Cap goes up $3 million

That leaves about $5 million to fill in roster.

Maybe they trade Hronek too.

Alternative would be, if Edvinson is ready, replace Orlov with him.

Detroit isn't surrendering no 2023 1st round pick, Especially if it's in the 8-10 OA for a LD that can't even stay healthy. Chychrun is so overrated it isn't even funny.

If Dylan Larkin was willing to sign for 8 x $7,500,000, Don't you think he'd already be resigned by now? And there's no way that Larkin and Bertuzzi get the same deal from Yzerman. Bertuzzi might get 8 x $7,500,000 but it will be a sign and trade to another team not from Detroit.

Would love to add Patrick Kane next summer, And jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman have linked him to Detroit as a possible free agent signing next summer.

I'd be totally shocked if Matt Dumba signs for 5 x 5M i'd imagine he takes the Travis Sanheim and MacKenzie Weegar deal 7 x $6.25M but we shall see next summer.

Even though Steve Yzerman was his idol growing up, And he grew up a diehard Red Wings fan like Malkin. Not really interested in Mark Scheifele he's basically been a locker room cancer in Winnipeg.

I think Simon Edvinsson makes the team next summer, he's already been looking pretty good in Grand Rapids.

Larkin probably gets 8X9. Where did Zadina go? Both of those trades aren't exactly needed as Edvinsson will be on the team next year and Schiefele just pushs our current 2C down. Also, I think a lot of the UFAs you sign all get more than what you are signing them for besides the two small ones.