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Scam mentioned another move is possible before the season starts at the last presser. IMO that move revolves around Joe Veleno. Veleno elected for salary arbitration. Arbitration opens a 2nd buyout window. Once the arbitor concludes a contract with Veleno yzerman will be free to buyout Husso (cant buyout Holl, player must make 4M+ per year). This frees up another 2Mish between buyout cost and Veleno. We can then take on roughly another $5Mish in salary in a trade. More if we move someone like Holl out.

I wouldn't be opposed to a two way deal for this guy. He could help GR.

Still seeing rumors of Preds going for Ekblad. Maybe we can still get.

Im saying it makes no sense to save a bad goalie for the playoffs

@Mo Cheese The Cow@Jimmybigrigs69

Just waive him and hope he gets picked up, or trade him with retained salary to somebody for the ol' future considerations. IMO they can't go with 3 goalies again. You have Campbell for injury replacement. You go with Lyon and Talbot in Detroit and Cossa, Gylander and Campbell in GR.

Why sit a bad goalie all season and then expect him to be good in the playoffs?

When it comes time, yes. But he cannot sign an extension until after July of 2025 once the last year of his current contract kicks in.

Aren’t you only able to extend a player when they have only 1 year remaining on their deal? Or does that not apply to an entry level deal?

I would lock him up.

You're not understanding. The Oil are up against it. They CANNOT resign Broberg at 6.75 million without letting go of something else. Would be a shrewd move by the SCAM to put the screws to the new Oilers GM. Edmonton shouldn't be allowed to underpay Broberg and Holloway on sweetheart deals while they ice an all star team? Come on. Bouchard is going to need a massive raise in a year. Draisaitl should get a 2-3 million dollar raise. Skinner will need more $ after he pots 35 goals/65 pts this year. There are a couple ways EDM can keep Broberg if he gets offersheeted 6.75 mil. Trade or LTIR 2 big ticket players. No way the league doesn't take notice if 2 guys totaling 11 mil go down pre-season for the entire year and bounce back up with 2 games to go. So they'd need to trade 2 valuable players. Or they pull a Toronto and go with a 20 man roster and manage injuries to significant players throughout the year to get their cap number under 88 mil. Either way, the offersheet puts EDM in hell. Better to put them there NOW instead of letting them win a cup. EDM fked up and played Broberg 12 games this year instead of 10. That puts him at 81 GP and ELLIGIBLE FOR OFFERSHEET. https://www.capfriendly.com/offer-sheet-faq What do the Red Wings lose if they get Broberg at 6.75 mil for 5 years? A 2025 1st and 2025 3rd. We get the 2019 #8 pick fully developed at 23 years old for the 2025 #20 pick and 2025 #84 pick. HUGE WIN. What do the Red Wings lose if Edm matches - absolutely nothing. They win again. They put Edm in a position where they need to move pieces to accommodate the added cap hit. This may not seem like it matters in October, but when you get to May, it will surely matter. If the SCAM wants to do something a cut throat GM would do, he should first get all his RFA's and Edvinsson signed, and then offersheet Broberg 6.75 Mil for 5 years. Is this going to put him at odds with some GM's in the league? Maybe. So what. What are the other GM's and the commissioner doing for the Red Wings over the last 15 years? SHYTE. Absolutely nothing. Make the move, SCAM.