Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 What about Ferraro maybe he'll do well in training camp. Ferraro isn't NHL ready yet, and even if he was he wouldn't be making this year's roster. We're already walking into October with 4 rookies- that's practically unheard of in Detroit. If Holland wanted to go with 5 rookies you can bet Abdelkader would be the next man on his list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hgimn 1 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) So heres my team for next season. 2009-2010 Detroit Red Wings FORWARDS Pavel Datsyuk $6,700,000 Henrik Zetterberg $6,083,333 Johan Franzen $3,954,545 Valtteri Filppula $3,000,000 Daniel Cleary $2,800,000 * Jiri Hudler $2,400,000(long term deal) Tomas Holmstrom $2,250,000 Kris Draper $1,583,333 * Ville Leino $1,300,000(2 or 3 year deal) Kirk Maltby $883,333 Justin Abdelkader $850,000 Darren Helm $599,444 DEFENSEMEN Nicklas Lidstrom $7,450,000 Brian Rafalaski $6,000,000 Brad Stuart $3,750,000 Niklas Kronwall $3,000,000 Jonathan Ericsson $900,000 Brett Lebda $650,000 Derek Meech $483,333(extra skater) GOALTENDERS Chris Osgood $1,416,666 Jimmy Howard Trade the pylon for something,cut sammy go,re-sign Hudler and Leino.Or you could deal stuart and replace him with ericsson,and save 3.75 mil. Projected lineup: Holmstrom-Zetteberg-Datsyuk Franzen-Filppula-Leino Hudler-Helm-Cleary Maltby-Draper-Abdelkader Lidstrom-Rafalski Kronwall-Stuart Ericsson-Lebda Osgood Howard Edited July 1, 2009 by hgimn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwingcapt 52 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 To start, Kenny Holland should trade Hossa's right to Los Angeles for a 3rd Round Draft pick. Hossa is not going to be able to be re- signed. I'm sorry but nothing can be gained by further optimism. He's done as a Red Wing and it was fun to watch him play. Then he should re- sign Hudler, Leino, Samuelsson, and Downey to salaries similar to last season (if possible). That's it! It's simple, if he does all of that he'll have a team similar to last year- minus Hossa, but remember; Leino played great and chipped in offensively with 5 goals and 9 assists in only 13 regular season games. So just imagine what kind of production they could get out of him in 70+ games. Think about it. I know it's not the same 40 goals from Hossa but Detroit can get away with that because of their defense. Holmstrom- Zetterberg- Franzen Filppula- Datsyuk- Cleary Hudler- Leino- Samuelsson Malbty- Draper- Downey Lidstrom- Rafalski Stuart- Kronwall Lilja- Lebda Meech Osgood Howard Then assuming Holland is able to re- sign Hudler, Leino, Samuelsson, and Downey to salaries similar to last season, He'll have roughly 1 million dollars in cap space to play with and sign a pair of extra forwards. I know most of you want Helm, Abdelkader, and Ericsson all in Detroit next year, but face it... as much as I do too... Holland and Co. would much rather have those guys playing 10- 15 minutes a night in Grand Rapids instead of 5 to 7 minutes (or even being a scratch) in Detroit. Thoughts guys? you are an idiot, 1st helm is on the roster next year, second Ericsson HAS TO BE ON THE ROSTER, he is out of options and if he isnt a wing, he is on waivers like quincey last year, you ******* dumb ass. and downey...HA no Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 Realistically, something a little like this: Pavel Datsyuk ($6.7m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.1m) / Tomas Holmstrom ($2.2m) Daniel Cleary ($2.8m) / Valtteri Filppula ($3.0m) / Johan Franzen ($4.0m) Jiri Hudler ($2.0m) / Darren Helm ($0.6m) / Ville Leino ($1.0m) Kirk Maltby ($0.9m) / Kris Draper ($1.6m) / Darren McCarty ($0.5m) Nicklas Lidstrom ($7.5m) / Brian Rafalaski ($6.0m) Brad Stuart ($3.8m) / Niklas Kronwall ($3.0m) Andreas Lilja ($1.2m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($0.9m) Brett Lebda ($0.7m) Chris Osgood ($1.4m) / Jimmy Howard ($0.7m) CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS ROSTER: 21; PAYROLL: $56.5m; CAP ROOM: $0.3m I like it, except for that 4th line. I'd personally prefer Abdelkader up, but I guess if he gets 20 minutes a night with the Griffins he'll be better off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 Realistically, something a little like this: Pavel Datsyuk ($6.7m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.1m) / Tomas Holmstrom ($2.2m) Daniel Cleary ($2.8m) / Valtteri Filppula ($3.0m) / Johan Franzen ($4.0m) Jiri Hudler ($2.0m) / Darren Helm ($0.6m) / Ville Leino ($1.0m) Kirk Maltby ($0.9m) / Kris Draper ($1.6m) / Darren McCarty ($0.5m) Nicklas Lidstrom ($7.5m) / Brian Rafalaski ($6.0m) Brad Stuart ($3.8m) / Niklas Kronwall ($3.0m) Andreas Lilja ($1.2m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($0.9m) Brett Lebda ($0.7m) Chris Osgood ($1.4m) / Jimmy Howard ($0.7m) CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS ROSTER: 21; PAYROLL: $56.5m; CAP ROOM: $0.3m I like it, except for that 4th line. I'd personally prefer Abdelkader up, but I guess if he gets 20 minutes a night with the Griffins he'll be better off. Looks good. But I have a hard time imagining McCarty playing 82 NHL games at this point. He doesn't have the legs. Find another veteran player for the 4th and we're golden. I'd love to get LaPeirre or Neil, but both will be looking for long, expensive deals. Neil turned down a 1.7 mil a year deal from the Sens, so he's obviously of the opinion that he's worth more (I can only assume that either he or his agent has a horrible drinking problem). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OsGOD 3 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 Should sit back smoke a big one... get Sir Dallas back on the horn and rebuild the team from last year... Hossa is out the door so that is one step closer to our championship team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
