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Official 2016 Detroit Red Wings Offseason Thread

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With stamkos getting 8.5X8 how can okposo, backes etc... ask for over $6 million? I don't get it

Come tomorrow they are the big fish now. In hindsight it would have been nice for Stamkos to wait until July 3rd to sign with Tampa while we cleaned up on the 2nd tier guys for cheaper.

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Come tomorrow they are the big fish now. In hindsight it would have been nice for Stamkos to wait until July 3rd to sign with Tampa while we cleaned up in the 2nd tier guys for cheaper.

If he waited till July 3 and didn't straight up tell us no, then we wouldn't have signed anyone and gotta completely screwed. They may be the big fish now but I doesn't make them worth anywhere near stamkos salary. Not saying they won't get it. Just saying they aren't worth the money they want.

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If he waited till July 3 and didn't straight up tell us no, then we wouldn't have signed anyone and gotta completely screwed. They may be the big fish now but I doesn't make them worth anywhere near stamkos salary. Not saying they won't get it. Just saying they aren't worth the money they want.

That's why I said in hindsight. Obviously it wouldn't have played out like that.

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Backes, Okposo, Ladd and Brouwer will be worth whatever GMs are going to pay them.

Stamkos couldn't have waited till July 3 because his 8 year would expire tomorrow

In my mind standing pat would not be bad I know it won't happen but playing the young guys trade some veterans at the trade dead line and finally get a stud first round pick would help extremely to get this rebuild started

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Stamkos most definitely took less money to stay in Tampa Bay. He was the big fish on the market this year. It's not what he got that's going to alter the prices of the remaining UFAs - it's that he's no longer available. The bigger names left on the market are in that 28-32 age range, and are probably looking to cash-in on their (potentially) last contract.

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I forgot his name but there was some KHL center looking to jump to the NHL.. could be looking into a short term deal there?

Vadim Shipachev. You never know with europeans but should normally easily be the best center available in Free Agency. Would be great to get him.

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Vadim Shipachev. You never know with europeans but should normally easily be the best center available in Free Agency. Would be great to get him.

Haven't seen much of him but yeah, could be worth a gamble. Is there anything out there on what his KHL contract has paid or what he might want term and money wise?

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Strange isn't it?

Sports talk radio has interviews with varying members of any franchise mgt, and there's all sorts of talk of who they want - and yet the Canucks GM gets fined...

I've been listening to George Malik on soundcloud, and he asks Kenny, prior to Stamkos re-signing with Tampa, about any big free agents he might be talking to and he says to KH, "not to pull a Jim Benning on you and try to get you fined..." haha. but seriously, seems a bit harsh. Do you now how much BC hydro he could've bought with that money? ;)

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Haven't seen much of him but yeah, could be worth a gamble. Is there anything out there on what his KHL contract has paid or what he might want term and money wise?

So he plays for SKA St Petersburg. If we went for him and Dats signs with them, would it count as a trade? ;)

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I've been listening to George Malik on soundcloud, and he asks Kenny, prior to Stamkos re-signing with Tampa, about any big free agents he might be talking to and he says to KH, "not to pull a Jim Benning on you and try to get you fined..." haha. but seriously, seems a bit harsh. Do you now how much BC hydro he could've bought with that money? ;)

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With the limited number of defencemen in the UFA market could we maybe find a taker for Big E and/or Kronner, our back end needs a makeover clearing out one or both of those guys would make it possible.

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Think we need to look at teams prospects and try and pry one put and hope they develop ... Like a flyers who got tons of great d prospects , maybe they trade us a hagg or morin if we're lucky

Anaheim , maybe we get a montour or larsson (doubt Theodore can be had)

Maybe we can have a shot at a nichushkin and hope he turns it around in Detroit although I have a horrible feeling he's gonna end up in Tampa bay in some trade involving bishop/niemi

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Nope, no assets at all... :rolleyes:

To be fair, the team probably doesn't have the assets (at least, none we'd want to part with) to land Duchene. Of course, it depends on what Sakic is looking to acquire for him, but I think it's fair to say most of us would squirm at the price.

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