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So are we trading Ericsson then?

... Or we can grab a beer together and fight the Leafs fans in the concourse... and talk about how much we miss Smitty...

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2017/08/30/detroit-red-wings-david-booth/617593001/ Apparently the PTO was a request from Booth. That makes more sense, I suppose. He probably wants back into the league and was in the area training in the off season.

Looks awesome, I like the old Olympia lettering there classic.

Man these RFAs are so spoiled these days. Just take the godam money and make a name for yourselves you fools. And holy s*** PVD , 4:30 am long post

AA is an idiot if he's honestly going to use KHL as a reason why he deserves more rather than NHL comparables. He already has 2013/14 48 points in 45 games (Nyquist/Datsyuk and Abdelkader) 2014/15 66 points in 77 games (Nyquist and Abdelkader) 2016/17 68 points in 82 games. (Mantha and Tatar)

There's this Mlve article from today: http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2017/08/andreas_athanasiou_agent_consi.html#incart_river_index "The agent for Andreas Athanasiou said there is a wide gap between offers the young forward has received from the Detroit Red Wings and some KHL clubs. ...Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said he remains in contact with Ferris but "the ball is in their court. They have a decision to make." Holland said he has made multiple good-faith offers based on comparables -- NHL players of similar age and accomplishments (games, goals, points per game, etc.). ...Holland has said he still expects to be slightly over the cap if Athanasiou is signed, requiring him to make another move. But the cap isn't the reason the Red Wings, who have made offers of one and two years, don't have a deal with the fast-skating winger who has 27 goals and 43 points in 101 NHL games. They're determined to negotiate based on comparables, not what on a player can get in the KHL. Otherwise, other young players (Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha are up for new deals after the season) could use offers from Russia as a basis for their NHL contract."

Who cares? The building will soon become known as Auston Matthews Arena.

Look how high the kid we totally definitely would have drafted if we hadn't traded Datsyuk can jump