Richdg 267 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Ok, for better or worse I can see the following as our opening game roster: CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTERMy Custom LineupFORWARDSTodd Bertuzzi ($2.075m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Damien Brunner ($3.000m)Johan Franzen ($3.955m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Mikael Samuelsson ($3.000m)Joakim Andersson ($1.000m) / Valtteri Filppula ($5.000m) / Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m)Patrick Eaves ($1.200m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m)Cory Emmerton ($0.533m) /DEFENSEMENNiklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m)Jakub Kindl ($1.500m) / Brendan Smith ($1.500m)Danny DeKeyser ($1.350m) / Brian Lashoff ($0.725m)Carlo Colaiacovo ($2.500m) / Kyle Quincey ($3.775m)GOALTENDERSJimmy Howard ($5.000m)Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m)------CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $64,221,212; BONUSES: $850,000CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $928,788 The roster is full, the cap is almost all spent, and the forward group stinks. Old (8 players 30 or older) injury prone, and of the 5 guys that would be considered big players, 3 are done and 2 are more checkers than anything. It is also 1 forward short-most teams like to carry 14. but we have an extra Dman who could/should be moved. On D, not a bad group overall. But we do have an extra body to move and free up cap/add a better forward. G is all set. The young forwards that we do have are stuck in GR. We also still have 2 buyouts that we can use. The question becomes, if you are the GM, what do you do to improve this team? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MabusIncarnate 5,343 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) This is nonsense, no way all of these players are healthy and ready to play at the start of next season. I'd like to see Tatar and Andersson on the roster over Eaves and probably over Helm who may or may not be healthy. Other than that sit back, relax, and watch the fireworks fly on LGW. EDIT: This is assuming Helm won't be ready to go, not saying replace Helm in the lineup completely with Tatar or Andersson.. before the lashing starts let me clarify that. Edited April 7, 2013 by MabusIncarnate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Your lineup sadly looks like the 2013 Wings. Because of Holland, I don't foresee any significant changes. However, there will be some moves, so I don't see the roster looking exactly like the one above. For example, Bertuzzi, Samuelsson and Eaves should not be back next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aznknight 139 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Fil can be had for long term with a 4.5 or 4 at the least cap hit. Jimmy will be same. Brunner I will sign for 1.5 at 2 yrs (at most 2). I will not pay kindl 1.5 unless it's for a year...long term maybe 1.350 for 2 yrs. Smith does not deserve a double salary. This kind of mess is the reason why kenny did not do anything stupid this deadline. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 real winger - Datsyuk - Franzen Filppula - Zetterberg - Brunner Nyquist - Andersson - Tatar McGrattan - Helm - Tootoo/Abdelkader Kronwall - real number 1 Dekeyser - Ericsson Smith - Kindl Howard Gustavsson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aznknight 139 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Your lineup sadly looks like the 2013 Wings. Because of Holland, I don't foresee any significant changes. However, there will be some moves, so I don't see the roster looking exactly like the one above. For example, Bertuzzi, Samuelsson and Eaves should not be back next season. Who's gna trade for sammy? We signed hin for 2 yrs lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshy207 156 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 A few thoughts: -Compliance buyouts for 2 out of this group: Samuelsson, Bertuzzi, Colaiacovo, Gustavsson. I'd lean toward Samuelsson and Colaiacovo. -Brunner is not worth $3M (yet) and Filppula is not worth $5M. If that's what Filppula wants, he can get it somewhere else. Brunner, I'd keep between $2M and 2.75M. I wouldn't go higher than $4M for Filppula. -It's hard to argue $5M for Howard, he's been the team's MVP this year. If he wasn't playing this well, they would be nowhere near the playoffs. That's a good number for him, considering he's probably going to have to play 65-70 games next year. -Barring trades, Nyquist and Tatar need to be on this roster next year. If they aren't, it's a crime. Room needs to be cleared for them, through buying out Samuelsson, letting Filppula go, or moving someone else out. Sheahan and Jarnkrok should also be given honest shots at making the team next year. -I think the D looks good, other than buying out Colaiacovo. Kindl has shown this year that he is a capable NHL player, and Ericsson has played well also. On one hand, I'd like to see them get a #1/2 defenseman, but on the other hand, I'd like to see them continue the youth movement, even at the expense of making the playoffs for a couple years. -As I said earlier, Howard will have to shoulder the vast majority of the load in net. They can't trust Gustavsson, he's too inconsistent. Maybe he'll be better with a training camp next year instead of the informal practices, but to me, he's been a disappointment. Mrazek should be brought up for a few games when Howard needs a break. IMO, this summer will be a defining one for Ken Holland. His last few off-seasons and trade deadlines have not been good. The team needs to pick a direction, either trade for and sign players that will keep the Wings in (at least) playoff contention or overhaul it through a youth movement, let the prospects sink or swim, and rebuild through good drafting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Ok now some thoughts and where and how to improve. Yes there are a few UFA's that could help, we have some guys in the minros that can help, so we need to clear out roster spots and cap. We have 2 amnesty buyouts, so use those. I would buy out Sammy-an easy choice and Franzen which is the smartest long term contract to buyout. His productions is dropping like a stone and has 7 more years on his contract. Get rid of both, which frees up 7 million per year. I also buyout/LTIR Bert. I don't think he will ever be able to play again, at least not for more than 2 or 3 games before another back issue comes up. That frees up another 1.4 million-if capGeek has the buyout rules right. I also trade Quincey, freeing up another 3.75 million. Then call up Tatar, Nyquist, Calle. This fills the roster out and leaves 9.9 million to spend, to either upgrade players/players are not ready. CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTERMy Custom LineupFORWARDSGustav Nyquist ($1.000m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Tomas Tatar ($0.840m)Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Calle Jarnkrok ($0.900m) / Damien Brunner ($3.000m)Joakim Andersson ($1.000m) / Valtteri Filppula ($5.000m) / Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m)Riley Sheahan ($0.900m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m)Cory Emmerton ($0.533m) / Patrick Eaves ($1.200m)DEFENSEMENNiklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m)Jakub Kindl ($1.500m) / Brendan Smith ($1.500m)Danny DeKeyser ($1.350m) / Brian Lashoff ($0.725m)Carlo Colaiacovo ($2.500m) /GOALTENDERSJimmy Howard ($5.000m)Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m)OTHERBuyout: Mikael Samuelsson ($0.000m)Buyout: Johan Franzen ($0.000m)Buyout: Todd Bertuzzi ($0.625m)RETAINED SALARY TRANSACTIONS (0.059% of upper limit)Kyle Quincey ($0.038m—1.0%)------CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $55,719,417; BONUSES: $1,330,000CAP SPACE (24-man roster): $9,910,583 Now this all fits andthere is a bunch of money left over. But man are the top 2 lines tiny! Plus calle will not be ready yet.Now the hard part, getting better from here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Ok, for better or worse I can see the following as our opening game roster: CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER My Custom Lineup FORWARDS Todd Bertuzzi ($2.075m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Damien Brunner ($3.000m) Johan Franzen ($3.955m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Mikael Samuelsson ($3.000m) Joakim Andersson ($1.000m) / Valtteri Filppula ($5.000m) / Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m) Patrick Eaves ($1.200m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m) Cory Emmerton ($0.533m) / DEFENSEMEN Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m) Jakub Kindl ($1.500m) / Brendan Smith ($1.500m) Danny DeKeyser ($1.350m) / Brian Lashoff ($0.725m) Carlo Colaiacovo ($2.500m) / Kyle Quincey ($3.775m) GOALTENDERS Jimmy Howard ($5.000m) Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m) ------ CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter) (these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion) SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $64,221,212; BONUSES: $850,000 CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $928,788 The roster is full, the cap is almost all spent, and the forward group stinks. Old (8 players 30 or older) injury prone, and of the 5 guys that would be considered big players, 3 are done and 2 are more checkers than anything. It is also 1 forward short-most teams like to carry 14. but we have an extra Dman who could/should be moved. On D, not a bad group overall. But we do have an extra body to move and free up cap/add a better forward. G is all set. The young forwards that we do have are stuck in GR. We also still have 2 buyouts that we can use. The question becomes, if you are the GM, what do you do to improve this team? That looks exactly like the 2012-2013 lineup, and I really, really doubt you're correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,789 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Who's gna trade for sammy? We signed hin for 2 yrs lol Vancouver? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Now things are tougher. Do we risk not resigning Filppula? His production and rumored contract demands say no. But and this is soemthing none of us know right now, is 13/14 datsyuk's last year? Knowing the answer to that question ties to Filppula in my mind. All of our C's are small. I would like to see at least 1 big C. This team is also very very LHed. No right handed shoots on D at all, and only 2 RHed shooters in the forward group: Brunner and Tootoo. Also, like I mentioned, the top 2 lines are very very small. There should be at least 1 big body on each of those lines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poel 28 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) Holland talks about "rebuild". That's definitely not a bad idea. After this season, everyone will recognize that. Top Winger 23-28 years, Datsjuk, Jurco Tatar, Zetterberg, Brunner Cleary, Helm, Bertuzzi Miller, Emmerton, Eaves Lashoff, Kronwall Kindl, Top Defender 23-28years Smith, DeKeyser Howard Mrazek plus: White, Ouellet, Sheahan, Ferraro, Tootoo Need Andersson and Tatar or Nyquist to add a winger to go with Pav. Would prefer to keep Tatar. Would be the perfect addition for Z and Brunner. I really like Jurco. Very skillfull player and his size is not bad. Maybe he can fit in. Otherwise let's check the other younger guys or Bertuzzi with Pav. If the younger guys step up, there's no need for Cleary and Eaves, too. But Miller and Bertuzzi should stay. Edited April 7, 2013 by poel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Who's gna trade for sammy? We signed hin for 2 yrs lol There's such a thing as an amnesty buyout. 1 Shaman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Holland talks about "rebuild". That's definitely not a bad idea. After this season, everyone will recognize that. Top Winger 23-28 years, Datsjuk, Jurco Tatar, Zetterberg, Brunner Cleary, Helm, Bertuzzi Miller, Emmerton, Eaves Lashoff, Kronwall Kindl, Top Defender 23-28years Smith, DeKeyser Howard Mrazek plus: White, Ouellet, Sheahan, Ferraro, Tootoo Need Andersson and Tatar or Nyquist to add a winger to go with Pav. Would prefer to keep Tatar. Would be the perfect addition for Z and Brunner. I really like Jurco. Very skillfull player and his size is not bad. Maybe he can fit in. Otherwise let's check the other younger guys or Bertuzzi with Pav. If the younger guys step up, there's no need for Cleary and Eaves, too. But Miller and Bertuzzi should stay. Jurco is only 21, and isn't ready yet. 25 points in 67 games at GR is not NHL caliber. he needs at least 1 more year to grow and improve his game. Cleary had better not be back, unless it is as the 13th/14th forward because we make some moves with other players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richdg 267 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Now like I said, how to change becomes an issue. The UFA market is weak, which will become the norm. Everyone is going to resign their stars and the few that make it will be over priced. In fact there are only 3 UFA's in this years class that interest me: Stalberg of Chi, Clarkson of NJD, and Horton of the Bruins. But each has some issue with them. Clarkson just turned 29. yes he is a rough and tough RW that scores. But is he worth a 7 year contract? 4 or 5 years then yes I am interested. 7 years? Do we need another guy signed untill he is 36+? Horton has been very good. But he has also had 2 major concussions. yes he has stayed healthy this year. But paying 5-6 million for a guy with injury issues is risky. Stalberg has the fewest risks, but has also scored the fewest goals. he is a 20 goal per year guy, not a 30 goal per year guy like the other 2. Now the UFA market can and will grow. Several teams are cap tight and going to have to make some tough decisions this summer. Everyone has the buyouts and those expire soon. But, most of the guys that will get dumped are going to be over 30. It will be interesting tosee how this develops. Trades. Always a hot topic and so much fun. There are/were many guys that were rumored to be available this past deadline that didn't move. here is a list of guys that I remember and we should have some interest again: Stafford RW 27 Buf Couturier C 21 Philly McBain D 25 Car Kulemin LW 26 Tor Ryan RW 25 Ana Now many are expecting those guys to be moved this summer. The question becomes what can we puck together to get a couple of these guys? If tatar, nyquist, and Calle are in the minors or moved, we have 12.3 million to spend and 3 holes: 1 LW, 1 RW and 1 C. I added McBain to the list because he is a young RH shooting Dman that would fit the group of Smith, Kindl, Lashoff, and Dekeyser. If a guy like him was added plus we have Kronwall, maybe Ericsson could be moved. But like I said, this is where things get fun and some creativity is needed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aznknight 139 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 There's such a thing as an amnesty buyout. Kenny wont use it. We all hope and wish he does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crymson Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Kenny wont use it. We all hope and wish he does. We'll see, won't we? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaman 713 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 We'll see, won't we? I think you're right, there's no way that Holland doesn't try to make some move at the draft or in the offseason to try to make up for deficiencies in the line up. I don't see any massive moves, but hopefully something to help smooth the transition. Though I still believe this team needs a major shake up to keep it competitive in the interim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mackel 663 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 If PK Subban is only making 2.875, why would Kindl and especially Smith command more than 1 or at MAX 1.25... I think Holland should take a page from Montreal's playbook here and hammer out a couple of good short term, reasonable money contracts for these 2. If a guy like Subban didn't get offer sheeted, then we should have absolutely no fears of that happening with Kindl and Smith. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOwl 77 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Franzen cap his is pretty good, even if he sucks it up most of the season. He is 5th in goals, 5th in points. The guy is a bit of a floater, but losing or Flipulla would be a huge hit to the teams already medicore offense. He consistantly scores more than 25 goals a season, and puts up 50 points. The Wings should buy-out Sammy or Bert, and Quincey. Assuming they can't be traded or waived. The Wings can use the 6 million dollar savings on a top 3 forward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nev 1,085 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Andersson will be our 4th line Center next year - Babs has a bromance with him, and he's the only one of our rookies to not yo-yo up and down or be benched. I wonder if the current Franzen experiment is to try him out for next season if/when we lose Flip. Emmerton will be traded/sent down/waived. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ogreslayer 1,069 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Kenny wont use it. We all hope and wish he does. Maybe you should ask Darren McCarty, Darian Hatcher, & Ray Whitney whether Kenny would ever use something like an amnesty buyout. 1 Dominator2005 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dominator2005 558 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Holland talks about "rebuild". That's definitely not a bad idea. After this season, everyone will recognize that. Top Winger 23-28 years, Datsjuk, Jurco Tatar, Zetterberg, Brunner Cleary, Helm, Bertuzzi Miller, Emmerton, Eaves Lashoff, Kronwall Kindl, Top Defender 23-28years Smith, DeKeyser Howard Mrazek plus: White, Ouellet, Sheahan, Ferraro, Tootoo Need Andersson and Tatar or Nyquist to add a winger to go with Pav. Would prefer to keep Tatar. Would be the perfect addition for Z and Brunner. I really like Jurco. Very skillfull player and his size is not bad. Maybe he can fit in. Otherwise let's check the other younger guys or Bertuzzi with Pav. If the younger guys step up, there's no need for Cleary and Eaves, too. But Miller and Bertuzzi should stay. Jurco on the 1st line : not ready yet Lashoff top 2 : never gonna happen T-Z-B line : too small No toughness at all... Let's not forget that the next saison we are in east conf. which means we are going to play Boston, Philly, Rags, Pens, Leafs... physical teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Maybe you should ask Darren McCarty, Darian Hatcher, & Ray Whitney whether Kenny would ever use something like an amnesty buyout.Though he re-signed Mac a few years later. I'd be surprised if Holland bought out Sammy one year after giving him a 35+ contract with a NTC, but I guess there's always a chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROBIE4PREZ 58 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Has everyone drank the Kool-Aid? Kenny Holland doesn't have a split personality disorder people. REALISTICALLY SPEAKING this is what we'll be looking at. Where all these bodies are going is something well have to wait and see. Pav - Z - Bert Fil - Franz - Brunner Gus - Helm - Sammy Eaves - Abby - Tootoo Anderson Emmerton Sheahan(GR) 55 - 52 Smith - Quincey Kindl - Lashoff Colo Dekryser (GR) Howie insert veteran FA cheap goalie here Only change we could be looking at is Fil not resigning. Is there a section for people who haven't drank the Kool-Aid? I'd love to see it. People are delusional around here. Detroit can't just rebuild on the fly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites