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Hronek , picked #53 overall . The player the Wings picked with their previous #53 overall pick? Now to me that is an omen ill happily go with!

Ras signs 3 year entry level contract

The guy is only confirming what any knowledgeable hockey fan already knows . Kenny has got to try and trade some high end contracts off the roster , but he's in a sticky situ , he needs to put out a competitive team in the new arena but he knows he has to cut the cloth as well. Does he try and trade guys like Green, Nyqvist etc al and promote from within or does he waive some talent and hope there are no takers . Either way this current roster will struggle to get into the post season which ever way he decides so he may as well shed some salary some how and entertain the fans with a youthful looking team that will lose more than they win but gain valuable playing time and experience which will bode well for the not to distant future.

The new arena should have had a new GM , New coach, New roster , New direction and a new clearer future. Unfortunately we are going to see the same trend that is in steady decline and wasting $s instead of building from within with our higher end prospects sooner rather than the 3-5 year ripening period.

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So there is a chance then?

Nyquist, Sproul, Helm and 2nd 2018 for Trouba & Dano. Mrazek, Ouellet, Sheahan and 1st 2019 for OEL + his lil bro,

With 7 potential C on the roster can we, A,use Z less and try to match him against other teams lesser players on the second or even third line. B, keep Larkin on the wing for another year where he has been more prolific on the scoreboard. In this case is Nielsen up for first line duty, he is experienced to play against pipelines and his skating would allow him too. Then we have the problem of 2C , in all likelihood it'll be down to Z to take on that duty. Which would probably suit him better and even more productive than last year. Sheahan gets the nod on the third line C , I fully expect him to have a bounce back year with the right line mates. The fourth line is down to how Blashill wants it to be, grinding shut down then Glendening gets the nod, scoring line the you drop Helm from top 9 wing to center the 4th. On the D , well that is going to be a last week decision as we don't really know who is going to be on LTIR, so that could be one of 4 different combos. So my roster would be, Tatar Nielsen Abdelkader Larkin Zetterberg Mantha Nyquist Sheahan Athanasiou Glendening Helm Bertuzzi Witkowski. D if everyone is fit to go. DeKeyser Jensen Green Daley Kronwall Ericsson Ouellet Sproul.

Well hopefully our near $10m duo play like their payroll and it'll help out our average D (at present) which should see us challenge for a post season league position.

i think that maybe stretching it abit LW, your putting him in Datsyuks league.

Holland is going to have to do something this year, unless Kronner Big E Glendog and Mule are all on LTIR at the start of the season in which case this will buy him some time. But something has to give, or in the real world he has to let go of 1 or 2 of his roster guys , and at that ones that carry a higher payroll.

thing with Setkov, Chris, is for a big guy , he can really fly down the ice. I really like this kids attitude and work ethic hopefully he can put it altogether and be a little bit extra than Big E.

How about 00 , Yeah, wasn't #2 Ogie Ogelthorpe jersey number?

that is the point KR, anyone can do anything with figures and make them work how they want them to come across, i was using Adams as an example.

My point was that a lot of people tend to look at just stats and judge players on that theory, which means Adams could be a steal. I honestly feel that overall Rasmussen will be a great player for us down the line.

Good idea, with the current NHLers from Michigan, what roster could you put out ? Would it be able to get in the post season?

Rass and Tippetts production in the minors are not much different , for all the hype of Tippett being the sniper he only has 7 more goals than Rass . If you look at it in the bigger picture, we are all raving about trying to get little Svech in next year's draft, yet we have just drafted the leading goalscorer in his league in Adams, who at 6'5" and a RH shot to is a very intriguing prospect. Maybe we could have a very potent huge scoring line within a couple of years, Mantha 6'5" Rass 6'6" Adams 6'5" we've been crying out for size for years, slowly we could be starting to see it happen, just need a couple McCarty type guys for that 4th line.

The fact that it has gone to arbitration to me means that Tatar gets traded at the deadline if not before. Maybe this forces Kenny's hand to throw in one of the netminders + Tatar + D prospect and a draft pick and see who's willing to deal. My thoughts would be one of Buffalo, Arizona and maybe San Jose just for them needing a nm upgrade but what top D we could get back I don't know.

Even with the addition of Daley we all would like to see maybe another upgrade on the player front on the blue line. Maybe the top player without a contract in the UFA list is Franson, which is debatable , are we likely to see a experienced D get a PTO for the Wings coming camp, and if so who would you like to see get an invite. This is obviously depending on Kenny blowing us all away with a mega trade in the meantime!

Well we'll find out today one way or another with Tats.

So do we think any of the prospects or Senior Griffins have a chance to make the roster? Will there be someone who'll blow the coaching staff away in camp, will Lil Bert get that so called final spot or can Svech step up to the plate and make the cut. Personally I wouldn't have said that there's one place up for grabs like Kenny has. Too many so called safe spots for declining vets, which shouldn't be the case, as it's not like some of them are blowing the competition away. Maybe Kenny should have said there's openings for the best players and start waiving players that don't cut the mustard in camp. Tough you may feel but this is a business and Kennys job is to put a product on the ice that is appealing and entertaining and also competitive, will fans stomach in theory the same roster as last year or get behind a roster with a fresh approach abit more youth and yes, a touch of the unexpected with younger players.

well Lindstrom wears my # so hes my new boy .

Team looses KHL players rights, which I would say makes all their players free agents. All contracts are dissolved

Yakupov to the Avs 1yr at $875K

Kovy could be the marquee signing for the new arena, just how could Kenny pull that off and ive heard the door isnt fully closed on a Vanek return. Kronner on Ltir @ $4.75m plus trading either n/m @ $4m+ =$8.75m + Kovy in at $6.5m and Vanek in at $2.25m ? only thing there is unless the Wings expose some senior guys on waivers then we are stopping the kids from getting on the roster, although the above in theory would make us alot better than last year, as i cant see Nik playing alot this coming year.