Équipe: 2024-25 Red Wings de Detroit

Date de création initiale: 28 avr. 2024

Publié: 2 mai 2024

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

First order of business will be to move a couple players out at the draft. Maatta and Fabbri are cap casualties with Fabbri costing a small amount to move. Maatta can be a good veteran depth replacement for Ottawa if they move Chychrun.

For the draft, I selected Brandsegg-Nygard. I think he has a lot of characteristics this team needs. I'm not sure if the offense is there for him but we will see.

Trade up to grab a player. Should be a couple decent players fall a bit, Andrew Basha would be my first choice but I doubt he's available.

Buyout Holl, not worth paying him 3.4M to play 30 games. He can go find a team that will play him more.

Trade for Matt Roy and Steven Stamkos signing rights to not only try and win them over but potentially get a little better contract signed for the team.

Kane decides to stay after the Stamkos and Roy signings.

Re-signed Fischer and Veleno to matching two year deals. I could see Veleno getting more but I would like to see a bit more improvement and consistency before signing him to a bigger deal. He could work his way into a deal similar to Rasmussen in the future.

Signed Berggren to a one year deal so he can hopefully work his way to a better contract.

Signed Johansson to a cheap one year deal. If he proves himself at the NHL level he can get a bit bigger contract next season.

Added Johnson and Clutterbuck for depth. They probably find better contracts if they go to other teams. They basically just represent a couple veterans on cheap deals.

I have Husso getting another set back and not being able to play next season, likely a pipe dream. Just wanted the extra cap. Since he is out in this scenario, I re-signed Reimer for cheap. He was decent for us. Goaltending will definitely be a weak point of this team. I also expect Cossa to get a couple games at some point this season.

I have Kasper and Danielson starting in the AHL. Kasper I want him to get some solid reps as 1C this season. Danielson I just want him to get a good look at a higher pace. I could see at least one or both players getting looks in the NHL this year and likely on the team 25-26 season.

Mazur makes the team out of camp in a bottom 6 roll. These bottom two lines can likely be interchanged.

ASP plays in Sweden again this year and maybe joins Grand Rapids at the end of the year. I could see them trying to save a year on his ELC and wait for him to come over next season.

MBN plays another season in Europe as well. Comes over next year to play in Grand Rapids. I do feel that he is one of the more NHL ready prospects of this draft.

I didn't address forward physicality or defensive play but the defense is alot more physical than last year and should be better defensively as well.

The powerplay might take a bit of a hit not having an offensive defenseman to quarterback it. I would expect Seider and Walman to QB the PPs. I'm hoping adding Stamkos will make up for it.

All in all I expect this team to make the playoffs unless we get hit hard with injuries. I wouldn't be a buyer at the deadline but also not selling again.

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