LeftWinger

Hey Kenny and AA, theres your comparable. Anderson just signed a deal for 3 years, $1.85M per. He had 17 goals 12 Assists for 29 points. AA had 18 goals 11 assists for 29 points. 2 years $1.9M IS market value for AA, lets get this done! ...and then lets get Sheahan traded (or Kronner LTIR) to clear up this cap mess!

Well we do need Ericsson and Kronwall don't you know?

Well, both Sproul and Booth were placed on waivers today.

Either a trade is coming or Kronwall with start season on LTIR. Whichever we now need to get AA signed!

PAP didnt make the cut. Booth did. For now... Detroit Red Wings G Jared Coreau – waivers for purpose of assignment D Brian Lashoff – waivers for purpose of assignment F Matt Lorito – waivers for purpose of assignment D Dylan McIlrath – waivers for purpose of assignment F P.A. Parenteau – released from PTO F Michael Rasmussen – Tri-City (WHL) F Ben Street – waivers for purpose of assignment

Rest my friend. Probie has a beer waiting for You!

Yep, you can say that again!

That will be unfortunate having Kronwall and E on the opening night roster...

Yes, the crow will taste very good. ALTHOUGH I would still rather have had Tippett and feel his ceiling his still higher than Rass, but I too liked his play this pre-season. I am very impressed with Larkin, Mantha, Rass, Daley, Booth, Frk, Hicketts to name a few. I am impressed with others too, but those are the ones that have stood out to me. I LOVE how our D looks WITHOUT Kronner and E. Hicketts and Sproul will suffer the numbers game for those two. I do believe Howard has regained his #1 job. Man, what happened to Mrazek?

Madness? This is Sparta!

You no longer need nor lose a timeout if you challenge. If you're wrong you get a minor penalty....sort of like the stick challenge.

Just watching tsn talking about different players and they had commented that Will Butcher is the real deal. But Holland.

I don't get it. There's no outrageous trades there. So you're saying we shouldn't deal green or one of the goalies? Pit already wants Sheahan...so I don't understand your sarcastic response.

If PAP makes the roster, make note that he also was a teammate for 2 years of Tavares. Could help a bit...

Pit waived Tinordi. He cleared. This kid had so much potential when he was drafted. That's too bad....

In order to sign AA, we must trade Sheahan, and hopefully that is coming this week. Kronner must retire after this season if not sooner and after this season Ericsson should be bought out (if he cannot be traded.) It'll only be $1.4M cap for 4 years. I prefer to trade him, but we could use that roster spot and the cap relief. The 4 years of salary to him irks me though, I guess if we can lose Kronner's cap and get Larkin and Mantha re-signed to around $2.3Mish (like I hope AA signs for) on a nice 2 year bridge each, we can just use E as a 7th D or heck even send him to GR for a bit of relief. This is what I do this season and off season: Trade Sheahan to PIT for a pick (3rd?) Sign AA for 2 years $2.3M at deadline, Trade Green for a pick (may get us a 1st or 2nd) Trade Mrazek or Jimmy for a pick (2nd or 3rd?) Hopefully get a top 3 pick (prefer #1 of course) and draft one of Dahlin, Svech or Tkachuk. (unless another player emerges as a top 5 guy.) re-sign Mantha and Larkin to 2 year $2.3M contracts, offer Tavares 7 yrs. $10M. re-sign Coreau to a modest deal and backup Mrazek (must be re-signed, but no more than $6M) or Jimmy. To fill out the roster next season I promote Hicketts, Svech, Smith and Cholowski. That gives me: (of course lines can change) Tatar - Tavares - AA Z - Larkin - Mantha Smith - Nielsen - Nyquist Abby - Glenny - Helm (Svech and Witkowski) Cholowski - Jensen Dekeyser - Daley XO - Hicketts E Mrazek (or Howard) Coreau ...not yet a Cup team by next season, but in 2 years if Z retires and we can get Dahlin drafted(this off season,) we could possibly attract another piece via UFA to make the team that much better. We also have that little thing called LCA working for us. State of the art training facility and building to play in goes a long way. If we can get lottery picks this year and next, I think by time Tavares has been here 2-3 years of his contract, we'll be contending. By time he gets to his 7th season, I am predicting we would have won a Cup.

Honestly, the Wings may not be that far away from another Cup. Larkin and Mantha look ready to dominate this team. Within 2 years the contracts of E, Kronner and possibly Z will be gone. Next year one if Howard or Mrazek will be gone. Greens cap will be gone. Add to that AA and as mentioned, the growth of Larkin and Mantha, along with the possibility of a generational player next draft. If we add Tavares for 7 years and possibly a top 2 defender this year or next, they could be right there within those 7 years of Tavares' contract and beyond.

IMO Hicketts has earned a spot.Sproul looked horrid tonight. E, well E shoukd be gone. Hicketts and Witkow shoukd replace those 2.

Sheahan traded, AA signed, Frk will make the roster. Tatar-Z-Nyquist Mantha-Larkin-Frk AA-Nielsen-booth Abby-Glenny-helm PAP

Why does the line of Mantha - Larkin - Frk look so Good? They played all last pre-season together too....looked just as good....then they waived Frk.

Trade Sheahan, give AA $2.2M for two years and let's get rolling.

I think Hicketts is better than Russo.

Whether they were linemates or not, they were teammates for years, Nielsen will do everything in his power to convince him to come here. I'm sure Tavares values his opinion very much.

Whether or not Holland is GM, either one would go balls out for Tavares. One of Mrazek or Howard will not be here. Green's $6M will be off the books, Kronwall will be retired and it will finally be the year Ericsson gets bought out, ESPECIALLY is Tavares is signed. Yes, having a top 3 pick will be nice to add, but I'm just imagining a line of Nyquist/Tatar - Tavares - AA. NICE! Maybe even One of Nyquist/Tatar will be dealt at the deadline. Green for a 1st, Tatar/Nyquist for a 1st and a top 3? Yes, that would entice Tavares I'd imagine.