Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted February 8, 2009 Trade Rafalski. Think about it peope, it makes so much sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzerman191 37 Report post Posted February 8, 2009 Rafalski has a NTC. A NTC prevents a player from being traded, but not from being waived. Am I on to something here? In all seriousness, getting rid of Rafalski wouldn't solve much. We've (fans, coaches, and players) concluded that defense is this year's problem, not offense. The only reason we'd get rid of a guy like Rafalski would be to sign a better defenseman at a better value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xXHOCKEYTOWNXx 1 Report post Posted February 8, 2009 Should be a fair replacement for Franzen when he walks after we re-sign Hossa. If we can get Hossa signed before the trade deadline, should we trade Franzen? I'm going to say not and let him go free at the end of the season because we don't have much cap room to replace franzen's salary plus a little more. stick to what we got. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted February 8, 2009 Rafalski has a NTC. A NTC prevents a player from being traded, but not from being waived. Am I on to something here? In all seriousness, getting rid of Rafalski wouldn't solve much. We've (fans, coaches, and players) concluded that defense is this year's problem, not offense. The only reason we'd get rid of a guy like Rafalski would be to sign a better defenseman at a better value. I hate NTC's. If a team wants you gone, what good is your NTC anyway? Lidstrom (7.45) - Stuart (3.75) Kronwall (3.25) - Lilja (1.25) Ericsson (.9) - Lebda (.85) Not to mention we've got Kindl, Smith, Nicastro, Pyett, Kolosov all developing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,153 Report post Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) ...well, ALL of this is just speculation anyhow, NONE of us know exactly what Holland is thinking or our FA's... ...would Hossa sign for a Zetterberg type number? Maybe yes, maybe no. I do know one thing, NOBODY, not even the hocey experts expected Hossa to sign here for $7.45 million last off season, so who know what he is thinking! ...it is of my opinion (which all of us have and I love reading all the differnet ones) that Hossa and Franzen will both re-sign here. Holland will trade Filppulla giving us $12.4 million in cap space and Hudler will be the one to leave (unless he signs for a similar contract he is on now) because if he gets qualifying offer of at least $2.6 million the Wings will receive a 1st and a 3rd round draft pick. $12.4 million is plenty of money to give Hossa (with a Zetterberg contract,) Franzen (giving a hometown discount,) Leino (who will have to prove he is worth more than $1million, so he will sign for another $875,000,) and also bringing up Ericsson, Helm and Howard (or re-signing Conklin.) This brings the Wings to just under $13 million, but Holland can crunch the numbers in a way to make it all fall below the cap, especially when you are only talking hundreds of thousands and not millions... ...delusional? Maybe, but again, none of us thought that Hossa would sign here to begin with, considering his value. Who's to say he is not still in that mindset? ...I guess it hinges on Franzens willingess to sign here cheap. You know Nick will be talking to him, but if he wants $5million, then let him go I guess, then we will see what Hudler wants and if he wants $5 million the I guess we lethim walk as well. Leino may not be able to replace Hudlers offense, but at the price differnce, he will do just fine. So if that is the case, sign Hossa, trade Flip, let Huds AND Franzen leave, sign Leino, bring up Helm, Abdelkader, Ericsson & put Meech in at forward every night! Now that doesn't look too good for next season, but what can you do in this cap world? Bottom line is, you must have Hossa on this team. (at a reasonable price) Edited February 8, 2009 by LeftWinger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingslionstigers 12 Report post Posted February 8, 2009 Let Leino and Huds get signed by someone hopefully a crap team and get their high draft draft picks. After we win the cups this year trade Rafalski, Stuart, Kronwall for more draft picks. Time to rebuild this team sucks. Joking of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VM1138 1,921 Report post Posted February 8, 2009 (edited) If we can get Hossa signed before the trade deadline, should we trade Franzen? I'm going to say not and let him go free at the end of the season because we don't have much cap room to replace franzen's salary plus a little more. stick to what we got. No, we shouldn't trade Franzen. We should try until the very last minute to re-sign him. Think about it: If he's not sure if he'll be here next year he'll play out of his mind to prove his worth to prospective teams. Thus, we can benefit from an excellent postseason from Franzen. If we can't resign him, at least we get one more run out of him and he gets the benefit of getting a good contract somewhere else. EDIT: Here's a thought, tell me if this makes any sense: Would Hudler sign for one year at slightly more than he's getting paid now, as a favor to the team? It's not like he's peaked, so he doesn't have to worry about this being his last chance at a pay day, and it would buy the Wings a little time. Not to mention it gives him, in the long run, a chance to get an even bigger contract than he would this year. Edited February 8, 2009 by VM1138 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedatsyukian 7 Report post Posted February 9, 2009 Leino is really our only upper tier offensive prospect we have left. It would really be a shame for him to walk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
