wings1110 184 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 next year we have Lidstrom and draper most likely retiring so that means next summer we should be going into free agency with at least 7.5, or if ozzy retires then about 9 million in potential cap space going into free agency. in 2 years we may be having homer bert and raffi retiring for a total of about 9.5 million in potential cap space. what relistic players are becoming ufa's in the coming years that you would like to see in detroit? discuss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winged_Wheeler 3 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Brad Richards or Ilya Bryzgalov Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blgillett 48 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Still would love Lids back if skill level doesn't fall to much, but yes we will need to revamp our defense! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winged_Wheeler 3 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Still would love Lids back if skill level doesn't fall to much, but yes we will need to revamp our defense! Chara? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackel 674 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) next year we have Lidstrom and draper most likely retiring so that means next summer we should be going into free agency with at least 7.5, or if ozzy retires then about 9 million in potential cap space going into free agency. in 2 years we may be having homer bert and raffi retiring for a total of about 9.5 million in potential cap space. what relistic players are becoming ufa's in the coming years that you would like to see in detroit? discuss Knowing Kenny, a 3rd liner with some jam, plus a stay at home defenceman. LOL Edited July 5, 2010 by mackel 2 WingsallTheway and shoe reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bannedforlife 403 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Chara? Woot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winged_Wheeler 3 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Knowing Kenny, a 3rd liner with some jam, plus a stay at home defenceman. LOL Always seems to work though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WorkingOvertime 536 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 We likely won't need to sign any additional forwards (without a trade) next year. Mursak, Tatar, and possibly I. Flip may be ready to make the jump to the Wings full-time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king_malice 17 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 D in 2011 UFA just to name a few Chara Jovanovski Markov Hannan Erhoff Pitkanen RFA is STACKED.....Id pay the price of draft picks for the bolded guys for sure if Lidstrom retires......but i highly doubt there teams let them go, hopefully CHI is still in cap trouble Weber Seabrook Doughty Schenn Bogosian Yandle Polak Forwards Gagne(if he can stay healthy this year maybe) David Backes could be solid, right handed shot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reilly 24 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Hopefully it won't be that bad. Building your team through free agency is never a good idea. 2 Original-Six and IILeiBlazeII reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Original-Six 254 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Chara? Assuming he even makes it to free agency. I doubt he will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king_malice 17 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Chirelli and Chara met today for the 2nd time to talk about a ext. Chirelli said there going to talk again soon. I dont think its going to be bad, well losing Lids is going to be but 100% Holland has to go out and bring someone in to fill his spot.....well i sure hope he does anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusberg 1,256 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Just keep in mind that we're going to have to sign Howard next off-season too. I wonder how much he'll command if he has a similar season this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XFace619 4 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 I would really like to get Jack Johnson but I have no idea what his current contract looks like Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king_malice 17 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 jack johnson has a 1.65mill cap hit, i heard Kings want to move him though because they said they wont be able to sign both Doughty and Johnson so they dont want to lose him for less then they can get in a trade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Heaten Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Well I for one am not too excited to see 2012 to come. Stuart, Rafalski and Kronwall will be UFA (not to mention Holmstrom, Hudler and Bertuzzi). And Howard, if plays well this season, is due for a nice raise come 2011. This will be a different looking team come 2012/13. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA Report post Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) Losing Lidstrom will be tough. Chara would be a good fit for 3-4 years, as while his is no Lidstrom, he is still an undisputed #1 Defensemen capable of a few more solid years. Not a long term solution obviously, but I have faith in our young defensive core and minor league depth. With that being said, I am very very upset the Kings weren't able to get Kovalchuck. If they did, Drew Doughty could have been a very real possibility. Well I for one am not too excited to see 2012 to come. Stuart, Rafalski and Kronwall will be UFA (not to mention Holmstrom, Hudler and Bertuzzi). And Howard, if plays well this season, is due for a nice raise come 2011. This will be a different looking team come 2012/13. We won't have to worry about re-signing Rafalski, Holmstrom or Bertuzzi though. Well maybe Rafalski, but if anything he would sign far lower then what he is getting paid now. Kronwall won't get anything more then 5 if that due to his injuries (barring a few monster seasons), and Stuart would most probably get the same or less then the 3.75 he is making now. Also, with the way the Canadian dollar is doing, Inflation, and the World Economy, I would be astonished if the Cap is not up to at the very least 62 million by then. Edited July 5, 2010 by EZBAKETHAGANGSTA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Well I for one am not too excited to see 2012 to come. Stuart, Rafalski and Kronwall will be UFA (not to mention Holmstrom, Hudler and Bertuzzi). And Howard, if plays well this season, is due for a nice raise come 2011. This will be a different looking team come 2012/13. Homer and Bert will probably retire, and if Rafalski doesn't he sure won't be a six million dollar man anymore. There will be a lot of money coming off the books in the next couple years. Although Lidstrom is irreplaceable there's still a lot of exciting moves that may be made. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeff48109 474 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) who is our last big free agent acquisition? Rafalski? any others since the cap? Edited July 5, 2010 by jeff48109 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 who is our last big free agent acquisition? Rafalski? any others since the cap? Some guy, can't remember his name, Hofstra, Sosa, Hoffa? It's on the tip of my tongue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeff48109 474 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Some guy, can't remember his name, Hofstra, Sosa, Hoffa? It's on the tip of my tongue. ok, i meant any FA we signed for and stayed a number of years. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Some guy, can't remember his name, Hofstra, Sosa, Hoffa? It's on the tip of my tongue. All that I remember about him is that he really really showed up in the Finals . *Disclaimer: It was a joke. I realize he is still a good player and was playing injured with a lot less minutes then he is used to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zohan Franzen 18 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Williams ! 1 wings1110 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Williams ! We're talking about players here, not legendary gods on the ice. 1 Original-Six reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king_malice 17 Report post Posted July 5, 2010 Seabrook would be a great fill if Lids retires and Hawks are still in cap trouble Seabrook-Rafalski Kronwall-Stuart Kindl-Ericcson or whatever our 3rd pairing will be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
