MrBest7

I love the fact that Winnipeg lost $5.4 million last year with $43 million dollar payroll. This new year they only have 19 players signed with a current payroll of $49.3 million. BUT THEY CAN SIGN EVANDER KANE!!!! Yeah right... They must have U.S. government politicians running the finance department. They're going to be losing at least $10 million if they sign Kane to a $4 million per year contract. The Jets are on an unsustainable position. Winnipeg would be wise to take the 1st, 2nd and 3rd picks.

Oh I get it... since it never happens we should never sign an offer sheet. What if the Wings never went to Europe to acquire Federov and Lidstom? "Because most of the other teams didn't." That's a lame excuse. Evander Kane will be in this league for the next 16 years scoring 30 goals every year. BUT... nobody signs offer sheets! If we offer $5,046,585 per year, I think Winnipeg will cave. They're trying to sign him for $3 or $4 million per year. This way Kane goes to a winning team, earns more money, and Winnipeg gets something for him...1st, 2nd, and a 3rd. http://www.winnipegsun.com/2012/06/29/jets-pondering-cash-for-kane Even without Kane, the Jets will have a payroll over $50 million. I doubt they match $5 million. signing that kind of deal would put them very close to a $60 million budget. Their entire revenue for 2011 was $71 million! They also lost $5 million last year! TRUST ME! KANE IS OURS IF WE WANT HIM! http://www.forbes.com/teams/winnipeg-jets/

My point is that Evander Kane will prove to be a better player than Parise. Sign him to a $5,046,585 multi-year deal! Give up a first and a third. Whatever it takes... When a 20 year old scores 30 goals in 74 games, that shows something special. OFFER COMPENSATION $1,110,249 or below None Over $1,110,249 to $1,682,194 Third-round choice Over $1,682,194 to $3,364,391 Second-round choice Over $3,364,391 to $5,046,585 First-round and third-round choice Over $5,046,585 to $6,728,781 First-round, second-round and third-round choice Over $6,728,781 to $8,410,976 Two first-round choices, one second- and one third-round choice Over $8,410,976 Four first-round choices

1. Where else do you get a standing ovation for killing a penalty? Only HockeyTown! 2. 11 Stanley Cup Championships! 3. Rated the best franchise in sports! 4. 21 consecutive playoff appearances AND COUNTING!! (Nearest one is 8!) 5. In the last 15 years, the Red Wings win the Stanley Cup 27 percent of the time! 6. The best owner in sports! We aren't just a team...we are family. 7. We've got Datsyuk! 8. THE BEST FANS IN THE WORLD!!!!! Add to the list...

9. Wow...Stone Cold Steve Austin is a Red Wings fan??? hehe

Read between the lines Swede... if Parise doesn't sign with us a right winger will be traded.

Interesting... http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120701/SPORTS0103/207010336/1128/sports0103/Report-Wings-contender-trade-Blue-Jackets-Rick-Nash

Your content with a good portion of the team playing out of position? I don't think Holland thinks that way. Reading between the lines, we're positioning ourselves to trade for LW Nash if LW Parise signs elsewhere. There is nothing "rumor" about this, the facts say we have too many people playing out of position. All indications say a trade is coming if Parise signs somewhere else.

This trade only makes sense! We currently have six right wingers, which makes left wing very thin. I'm predicting we trade one of our right wingers for a left winger. The only trade which makes sense is Franzen for Nash. Their similar in size and scoring. Nash is 5 years younger and gets paid about $3 million more. The likelihood of this happening is very possible if Parise signs elsewhere.

Whoa... You're right... Rick Nash is a left winger! I do sense a trade coming... You don't think Johan Franzen will be traded for Rick Nash???? Nash is 5 years younger, scores about the same and is the same size! hmmm...

Red Wings 6 Right Wingers????? I think Patrick Eaves is the odd man out. Todd Bertuzzi Danny Cleary Patrick Eaves Johan Franzen Mikael samuelsson jordin tootoo FORWARDS Zach Parise ($7.200m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m) Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Valtteri Filppula ($3.000m) / Mikael Samuelsson ($3.000m) Drew Miller ($0.838m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Danny Cleary ($2.800m) Jan Mursak ($0.550m) / Gustav Nyquist ($0.875m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m) Cory Emmerton ($0.533m) / Damien Brunner ($0.925m) / Todd Bertuzzi ($2.075m) Patrick Eaves ($1.200m) DEFENSEMEN Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Ryan Suter ($6.500m) Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m) / Brendan Smith ($0.875m) Ian White ($2.875m) / Jakub Kindl ($0.883m) GOALTENDERS Jimmy Howard ($2.250m) Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m) ------ CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter) (these totals are compiled without the bonus cushion) SALARY CAP: $70,200,000; CAP PAYROLL: $66,642,045; BONUSES: $37,500 CAP SPACE (24-man roster): $3,557,955

Buying out Patrick Eaves contract would free up $800,000 in cap space.

Zach Parise wants $24 million in signing bonus! This guy is becoming way over priced. THAT'S 63 PERCENT OF THE PHOENIX COYOTES CURRENT PAYROLL!!! I'd rather target defenseman Ryan Suter and Jason Garrison. I'd stay in the Parise bidding just to jack up the price for Pittsburgh.

Last minute change.... Ken Holland will not meet personally with Zach Parise... not a good sign. Word has it that Pittsburgh wants Parise playing with Crosby. Crosby is friends with Parise and called him personally. As of Sunday, 1:35pm.

The next Bob Probert???.... Nah...there will be only one Bob Probert. Here is McKee in action. MAN! All the Lincoln Stars did was fight last year. McKee was the leader in fighting.

Justin Schultz on video...

Message to Ken Holland from the fans… We want a strong defense! Ryan Suter (NAS) http://youtu.be/clHjcEyiKOI Jason Garrison (FLA) http://youtu.be/62VnVHLberA Shea Weber (NAS) Whatever it takes ethically…

Wow... excellent perspective... I couldn't have said it better!

Yeah...I hear you... The younger generation doesn't understand traditions and icons... They don't even know who Bruce Martin is. hehe

Excellent point...You make a good case to wait for next year when he's unrestricted... However...there is one scenario we haven't thought about... Nashville trading Shea Weber for multiple players at the trading deadline. It happened with Eric Lindros... hence the might Colorado Avalanche were created under Patrick Roy.

Weber will rarely make great passes to rack up a lot of assists like Lidstrom. . Weber is in the category of , and . Opposing players hate 7 game series against these style of players. They sap the energy out of the best players. I trade and research stock for a living. So I naturally think of future potential in players, because past performance doesn't make money. However, the past can help understand the future. I'm always looking for the next Microsoft or next Lidstrom or next Chris Pronger... It's in my blood...

I want the small Nashville market to over pay for Shea Weber. I think Nashville is getting a deal for $7.5 million. Without the cap, Shea Weber would easily have a salary of $10 million. Nashville paying $10 million WITH the cap... priceless!

I understand that... but the Preds will have to pay Weber $8.5m instead of $7.5m. This will put Nashville in a bad place, because if they don't match it....Weber is a Wing. If they do match, then they have $1m less to work with in a small market.

My point was... Lidstrom can't fight and blow people off their skates. Fifteen years from now, Lidstrom and Weber will be labeled as two of the best defensemen ever to play the game. I doubt our 3 future first round picks will ever be that good. Weber is a proven commodity...the future 3 first rounders are not... In the first 6 years Lidstrom had 60 goals, Weber had 97 goals on an average Nashville team. Both are great and accomplish their business in different ways. Lidstrom would prefer to poke-check, Weber prefers to check. My point is... Anyone close to the ability of Lidstrom is worth 3 first rounders!!!!!