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So from what I gathered it seems Det is in on Kaberle and White for D and Cole and Leino for the top 6 forward.

Jagr to Flyers..I think Cole will come down to Det, Buffalo, and Carolina.

Relax people, Holland isnt going to sit on his ass with 10 million to spend. Expect a Dman and top 6 forward before its all over. With 14 forwards already signed you know that means there will be a trade to add that top 6 forward to the roster. Patience please!

I honestly think His contract is a good thing because of so many teams trying to just reach the floor. I expect him to go to a Florida, Carolina, Phx type team who just wants to get to 48 million and having Hudler at 2.9 or whatever for one year will be a good contract for them to take on.

I really gotta think Detroit just gave him that amount for another team. This isn't what Holland does. I pray we see him going to a team that needs to build up the cap.

its been confirmed :Update (9:56 PM): Chuck Pleiness confirms Ericsson and the Wings have reached an agreement. And he confirms the numbers. Awesome.

Update (9:56 PM): Chuck Pleiness confirms Ericsson and the Wings have reached an agreement. And he confirms the numbers. Awesome. - Matt

Crap, its confirmed...

I'm thinking it might be four years at that figure. Would make much more sense.

Numbers are not confirmed people, Figures might be off.

I haven't read his name once this off-season and that is a big surprise. Obviously Stuart has 1 year left on his deal but the fact that his family never made the move to Detroit means he was giving himself a 4 year window (his contract) to try to win the cup with the wings. It's quite obvious he plans on going back to LA, ANA, or SJ in 2012 offseason. I wouldn't be shocked if Holland has had conversations with Stuart about his future plans and seeing if he would like to return to the west coast a year early. It would benefit Stuart and the Red Wings to make the deal this summer.

i wish but i dont think a player coming off a career year would take a 2 way contract

come on guys...chicago cant afford him..next year they have kane and toews..thats at least 10 million combined right there..they cant do it

Sorry i thought it was 1\2. my bad

so you buy out a decent player at a 2 million hit on your cap? interesting

For 2009-10 the compensation due for signing a RFA to an Offer Sheet is: Amount Compensation Due $994,433 or below None (compensation) Over $994,433 To $1,506,717 3rd Round Pick Over $1,506,717 to $3,013,433 2nd Round Pick Over $3,013,433 to $4,520,150 1st, 3rd Over $4,520,150 to $6,026,867 1st, 2nd, 3rd Over $6,026,867 to $7,533,584 (2) 1st, 2nd, 3rd Over $7,533,584 to (4) 1st Round Picks Looks like Hudler would only get us a 2nd now.

sorry, i posted last years, its fixed now..3 million is only a 2nd pick now

dont expect to see lilja next year...not cause a trade but other reasons sadly

I'm not a economist or anything like that but i gotta assume that after the cap dips around 50 million for a few years that within 5-8 years it will be at 60+ and in 10 years closer to 65. thats just me though.

i hope you meant this in the other way. He is worth at least 5-6 million right now. You cant find a 30 goal scorer for under 5 million.

i dont think 3.9 is bad if thsi was a 3 or 4 year deal. Franzen could get 5.5+ on the open market this summer. the 11 years on a 29 year old player is the scary part. With that said, trust holland, he has always made the right deals for this team.

mlive has 3.9 mil cap hit with no trade clause first 5 years

Carolina did something...news channel here says announcement coming at 4

so here is a quick trivia question (i dont know) When is the last time Detroit had all there draft picks?