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Burns for 5 more years @ $8M, Vlasic for 6 more @$7M.

And let’s not forget Martin Jones, 4 more years @$5.75M.

It’s going to be ugly for quite a while.

They have only a few core stars – EK65, Couture (who isn’t young), Hertl and Meier; Kane can be, sometimes and LeBanc isn’t bad. Burns has been a hot mess this year and Vlasic has fallen off a cliff; both have many years of high Cap hit ahead as well.

Sad to see Patty go out as a not-Shark. Maybe he’ll re-sign for one more year?

Who’s left? Colorado (who have said that nothing of real value is on the table) and ???

IIRC, I noted a few games ago that the PP2 unit had a combined total of 11 goals this season.

As both Reimer and Mrazek have another year on their contracts as well. The Canes would have to trade one of the three in the off-season.

And there has already been a lot of unwatchable hockey this year.

That said, it’s looking like those two #6 picks could turn out really well.

If he’s a #1C, i.e. Lafrenière<Stützle>/Veleno/Zadina as the top line, then you don’t need Newhook. If Veleno is a #3C, and you can be confident that Newhook will be a legit #1C or very strong #2 then the trade makes more sense.

My gut prefers your earlier suggestion of AA+Cholowski+2nd for Byram. Add him to Hronek and Seider, and the RWs could well have one of, if not the best, bluelines in the league if they all work out. That’s not even considering when Werenski joins the team :-)

I want whatever this guy is smoking.

I want whatever this guy GM is trading.

Just thinking about buyers who need offense, though, would the Islanders be a potential trade partner? They need scoring badly and have the team D to possibly cover AA’s weaknesses on that end.

Haven’t done much analysis, but maybe something like a 2nd and Bode Wilde for AA??

Unlike other equally or more valuable trade possibilities (MLB, Hronek, Zadina) he’s (IMO) not seen, however, as part of the "untouchable" core that will be competing for a cup in 3-5 years.

Any scouts at the game?

How many of those do you think will be Wings when the team is contending for a playoff spot in, say, the 2021-22 season? I’m thinking 2 at most – Nemeth and Lindstrom – and maybe it’s only one or even none.

Forwards aren’t much better – I’d guess only 3 (BLM) to 7 (Fabbri and maybe Helm, Glendening and/or AA?); I’m assuming that something will be done re: Abdelkader and Nielsen by then.

Goalies: 0

So of tonight’s starting lineup of 20 players, I’d only expect 3-9 players to still be on the team in just 2 seasons. Even the injured only add another 2-3 (Hronek, Zadina and maybe DDK). Guess that’s how rebuilds work, but still – that means replacing fully 1/2 the team or likely even more in just 2 years.

On a depressing note, if the Wings were to play hockey-.500 the rest of the season (almost double their pace so far), and no other team played another game, they’d still finish in 29th place.