Speculation: With Copp out for the season and Husso traded. Wings got $14m in cap space. What should Yzerman and co do with it?

[SirKillalot]

To Det
LD/RD Connor Murphy (50% retained)
Ryan Donato (39 points this season)

To Chi
Justin Holl
Det 1st

Both players would probably happy to extend in Det.

Could be guys Detroit trade for, but not to the price of a 1st.

 

[dekelikekocur]

Rantanen or Marner may make sense

Quick, which one plays center?
Yea, no, neither make sense.

 

[elmaco]

Chicago got a whopping 3rd round pick for retaining half of Rantanen's deal.

The market isn't really there anymore.

I guess it will correct itself in a few years when new deals being made reflect the rising cap and teams get in to a crunch again.

 

[benfranklin]

Nothing. Trade off more pieces for picks.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Jones retained would be a big move for them. I know how excited everyone is for ASP, but that solidifies the D for several years. They would need to do at least 2.5 and take Holl but then you get into probably a decent return for the Hawks. You split Johansson and Edvinsson playing them on their dominant side pairing them with either Jones and Seider. Edvinsson eventually becomes your third big paid role dman and ASP grows up in an environment where he plays third pairing leverage and PP while improving.

I am intrigued by it for sure even if Jones is not a popular guy on this forum he would allow Detroit to have a pretty significant advantage on the right side in a lot of contests for the rest of the decade.

Now is Jones prepared to have no PP time and the second pairing role? I think it would benefit him and maximize his value. 2nd pairing and first PK guy over the boards would allow for interesting minute distribution.

 

[iago]

Would Chris Kreider be a fit?

Probably not - Detroit needs a center if they go after a forward.

 

[datsyukfan]

Probably not - Detroit needs a center if they go after a forward.

Kreider could allow them to move Kasper to the 2C role.

Kreider-Larkin-Ray
Cat-Kasper-Kane

I would still prefer to keep Kasper where he is and get a C though

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Retain

 

[jjniner]

Schenn for Pallikka and we well eat 1.5 million

Will

 

[dragonballgtz]

If a trade doesn't include either a legit top 6 center or top 4 defensemen with term, do nothing IMO.

Come next year if Kasper does show signs he can hold down the 2nd line then I would start trading for rentals.

 

[datsyukfan]

Schenn for Pallikka and we well eat 1.5 million

Will

Laughable, Detroit ain’t trading ASP

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Nothing. Trade off more pieces for picks.

Yzerman already said back when Lalonde was fired that they weren't doing this.

Schenn for Pallikka and we well eat 1.5 million

Will

Tarasenko for Dvorsky and well eat $750K.

Will

 

[SirloinUB]

Schenn for Pallikka and we well eat 1.5 million

Will

Dream on

 

[SI]

Brock Nelson for Det. 2025 1st + Max Plante or Carter Mazur.

Nelson pushes Compher down the lineup to play with Tank and Rasmusse.
Debrincat and Kane have a 2C to play with

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Brock Nelson for Det. 2025 1st + Max Plante or Carter Mazur.

Nelson pushes Compher down the lineup to play with Tank and Rasmusse.
Debrincat and Kane have a 2C to play with

Trading a 1st and a B tier prospect for a 33 year old pending UFA is a Ken Holland move.

Thankfully he was shown the door 6 years ago.

 

[datsyukfan]

Brock Nelson for Det. 2025 1st + Max Plante or Carter Mazur.

Nelson pushes Compher down the lineup to play with Tank and Rasmusse.
Debrincat and Kane have a 2C to play with

Wings won’t be paying that price for a rental + a guy that wants a long term deal at his age

 

[ponder719]

Detroit should trade for Laughton, to remove the risk that Philly will send him to an Atlantic team who can have him hang 20 goals a year on the Wings.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

I do wonder if Yzerman is waiting for the Columbus games before making any decisions, kinda like when Ottawa beat us back to back a couple years ago.

Granted, we're way more in the playoff hunt this year than we were then, but those are four huge points.

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

Detroit's drafting since Yzerman took over suggests that they only want to invest in players with heart.

Marner one of the hardest working elite defensive forwards out there.

 

[iago]

Schenn for Pallikka and we well eat 1.5 million

Will

Did you misspell Parayko ?

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Marner one of the hardest working elite defensive forwards out there.

Just not when it matters.

Did you misspell Parayko ?

We're not moving ASP for him, either.

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

Kreider could allow them to move Kasper to the 2C role.

Kreider-Larkin-Ray
Cat-Kasper-Kane

I would still prefer to keep Kasper where he is and get a C though

I think you’re thinking of Krieder of years past. He’s a bottom 6 winger that can play PP2.

 

[Hazy Little Thing]

Brock Nelson for Det. 2025 1st + Max Plante or Carter Mazur.

Nelson pushes Compher down the lineup to play with Tank and Rasmusse.
Debrincat and Kane have a 2C to play with

Lol Nelson is 33, Detroit isn’t paying a 1st for a pure rental that has no future. Let alone adding.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

Lol Nelson is 33, Detroit isn’t paying a 1st for a pure rental that has no future. Let alone adding.

There will be a day for that, but it ain't today.

 

[theVladiator]

Do not need to do anything with that cap space. Historically bubble teams have wisely stayed away from big acquisitions. They either stay pat, or grab something from the bargain bin (4th-5th round pick territory). Do not expect DRW to buck the trend.