Dominator2005

When team has cap space they can afford to move young (cheap) player in order to get someone better (more expensive), to get a better exemple for you - if Detroit had some space thay could go after Gagné (who is available for prospects/draft picks)... X 1

There is no way Holland would trade Helm or Abdelkader... We are talking about young guys with speed and grit, and they are pretty cheap. Detroit has no cap ($$$) so why would you trade these guys when you CAN'T anything better (at the same price)... They are going to be signed - multi year deals after this "soap opera" Dynasty II with PriMadona thing...

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DETROIT NEWS/MLIVE.COM: report the Red Wings recent re-signing of defenseman Derek Meech doesn't mean he'll be on their roster next season suggesting the possibility Meech could be dealt to another team. DETROIT FREE PRESS: reports the Wings next priority is to determine if Mike Modano will sign with them, retire or sign elsewhere. It's doubtful Justin Abdelkader or Darren Helm will be signed until it's known what Modano does. MLIVE.COM: Ansar Khan reports the Wings remain in touch with free agents Andreas Lilja and Kirk Maltby while they await an answer from Modano. SPECTOR'S NOTE: Perhaps the Wings would be better served by passing on Modano, who evidently is having second thoughts over his claim it was Detroit or retirement. http://www.spectorshockey.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1575:latest-bruins-a-red-wings-news-july-16-2010&catid=5:trade-rumors&Itemid=4

It's not like if he signs with Detroit that Stanley Cup is ours...

http://detnews.com/article/20100710/OPINION03/7100406/1128/SPORTS0103/If-Wings-lose-bid-for-Mike-Modano--they-still-have-other-options Detroit -- So on Friday, Mike Modano apparently told the Dallas Morning News he would listen to recruiting pitches from San Jose and Minnesota, and that talk that his only options were to play for the Red Wings or retire was wrong. Well, they were his words. Still blushing from the Wings' full-court press last Tuesday, Modano told me, "There isn't any other team. It will be here (Detroit) or I'm not playing. I think it's narrowed to that." OK, so what happened between then and now? How, all of a sudden, have the Wild and Sharks entered the picture? Has he even decided he wants to play another year yet? Here's what I think happened. First, when news of the Wings' intense interest in Modano started spreading, it was like dropping blood into the water. Money talks Second, I think the money got smaller. The Wings, after signing Drew Miller and Patrick Eaves last week, have a little more than $3 million left under the salary cap. They still have to re-sign restricted free agents Darren Helm and Justin Abdelkader, as well as possibly Derek Meech or another veteran defenseman. It was assumed the Wings would offer Modano something at or just over $1 million. But I think now maybe it is $800,000, plus they were selling him on taking it over $1 million with incentives that wouldn't apply to the cap until the 2011-2012 season. When I talked to Holland last Tuesday, it seemed like it was just a matter of Modano (Westland) deciding he wants to play another year. After talking to Holland again Thursday, I came away with an entirely different feeling. Here's what Holland said: "There is no time frame. At the end of the day, for me, we're interested in Mike Modano. But if we didn't do anything, I'd be OK. We have Abby and Helm to play there (at the third and fourth line center spots). "You know, it is Mike Modano, a local guy who we think can still play and would be a great fit. But we only have so much wriggle-room. Right now he's going through the emotion of does he want to play and the emotion of what we're offering. We only have so much space to offer." Other options Maybe an $800,000 offer was an insult to Modano. I don't know. But looking at the Wild and Sharks, they can't offer him too much more. The Wild have 23 players signed for $57 million and the Sharks, who just put up a three-year, $14 million offer sheet to Chicago's restricted free agent Niklas Hjalmarsson, have 18 players signed at $54 million. The salary cap is $59.4 million. Another issue here, too, is his wife, actress Willa Ford. We don't know what she's thinking about any of this, but presumably it would be better for her to have her husband playing in California than Detroit or Minnesota. Who knows? It would be a coup for the Wings to have Modano centering the third line and playing point on the second power-play unit. It would be a great story, having the local kid finish his career in his hometown. It would be a boon both on the ice and at the box office. But if it doesn't happen? Helm would take over the third line and Abdelkader the fourth. They would maybe have some money left to sign an enforcer. It wouldn't be the end of the world. I don't want Mike Primadona and let's be honest there is no NEED for him right now.

http://blog.mlive.com/snapshots/2010/07/wild_gm_claims_hes_not_pursuin.html Wild GM claims he's not pursuing Mike Modano for nostaliga's sake; Modano may have called Sharks; Red Wings' contractual hands tied by Modano's indecision July 10, Mercury News: A Sharks source confirms the team indeed has had contact with free agent Mike Modano, but won’t say which side made the initial phone call. Modano listed the Sharks and Minnesota Wild as the teams that reached out to him this week. The Detroit Red Wings reportedly are also interested. And the Dallas News's Mike Heika states the obvious about Modano's possible move to San Jose: July 10, Dallas News: This will be interesting. Modano said the other day that the comment that it was Detroit or nothing was probably too strongly worded. He could talk to the Wild and the Sharks in the next few days. I do know that being in California would be helpful for his personal life. We'll see. He still has to decide if he wants to play next year before he can do anything else, so this could take a while before a decision is made. Therein lies the problem. The longer Modano takes to make up his mind, the longer Ken Holland has to wait to lock up Darren Helm and Justin Abdelkader to long-term deals, and the same's true for Holland's decision as to whether the team will simply re-sign Derek Meech to compete with Jakub Kindl and Doug Janik for the #6/7 spot on defense, or whether the team wants to pursue an unrestricted free agent defenseman. I don't like this situation at all... Modano Primadona

Terrible news - very sad... RIP Probert!!! Red Wings owners Mike and Marian Ilitch also issued a statement. "Bob was a part of our very first NHL draft class that also included Steve Yzerman, Joe Kocur, Petr Klima and Stu Grimson. Bob was always there for his teammates and was one of the toughest men to ever play in the NHL. He also was one of the kindest, most colourful, and beloved players Detroit has ever known. We are very saddened by his passing and our thoughts and prayers go out to Bob's family."

Wow

Boulton (HW) can take regular shifts Mayers (MW) can take regular shifts Boll would be perfect fit - too bad Holland doesn't have a balls to send him offer sheet...

Mayers is better than ...Maltby...

At this moment, Shane Hnidy could be one of the best option for the 6th D Let's hope that Asham or Carcillo will end up with Detroit... and McGrattan on 2-way contract... He was their best player (when he played) in the playoffs I would like to know where are you getting all those updates?! You are very well informed! What about Boulton/Mayers - still unsigned UFA...

Please note that I specified "once of thing"...

I agree with BUT we don't need to overpay - we have enough talent, only thing this team needs is tough 3rd/4th liner who can skate, hit and fight and BIG D (right hand shot) who can clear the crease and run 2nd PP unit (Foster/Boynton). Nobody is asking here for Kovalchuk/Gonchar/Nabokov... people are asking for peanuts... We might end up with Modano, but is there any need for him now??? I don't think so... When you look at series against Sharks - once thing we were missing was RIGHT HAND faceoff man - that was one of area where we got beaten. This is great team but we are lacking right hand shots/face-offs. It's minor things but sometimes (playoff times) that's whats makes your team a winning team.

He's RFA

There is no way that they will trade Boll for Miller... Send him offer sheet

What makes you think that Holland would trade for enforcer??? There were plenty of enforcers in UFA pool... It's just not lgoical to trade for enforcer when you can sign him.

That's for sure...

Mara was BRUTAL last season w/ Habs...

True, now he's bargain... let's not forget that he signed 4 years ago this contract...

You are absolutly right - my bad - I though that he signed with Edmonton... Thanks

Tambellini signs Tambellini

Fritz to Tampa 2-way deal for 1 year...

... and would be toughest Red Wing ... (sad but true)

Why? I liked the way he played 16 months ago... but now - NO!!! He's afraid (with reason) of any contact... He's physical DEF who can't play physical...