Équipe: 2024-25 Red Wings de Detroit

Date de création initiale: 11 juill. 2023

Publié: 11 juill. 2023

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Doesn't look to be any major cap issues next year.
I signed the RFAs to what I think are realistic deals, but try to err on the higher side of the cap hit. They are bridge deals, but I could see that Seider will get a higher cap hit on an 8 year deal.
I did not try to guess what the Salary Cap will be next year, so keeping it the same, although I am sure it will go up.

I did not sign any UFAs, nor did I try to guess what trades are going to happen. I don't expect this to be the lineup come October '24, because it won't.

Goalies
Husso will still be the starter
Cossa will be the backup after a hopefully solid year in GR. If not, a backup will be signed, at slightly higher cap hit.

Defense
Not sure what the defense will look like next season. Seems to be a logjam on the left side, not so much on the right side. Johansson prefers to play on the right side, but is listed as LD here. I expect an LD to be traded.

Forwards
Centers seems to be pretty much locked down thanks to the, in my opinion, too long deals on Compher and Copp. Kasper might start out at the wing, and move to center. He can also play up and down the lineup with his skillset. Copp and Compher might play some wing too.
Berggren and Rasmussen got $3M deals. I think Rasmussen will continue to play winger in a middle six role. Soderblom should be a regular by next year.
Fabbri is out, probably injured