I dont like that 3rd line. Would like to see us move Flip for a bigger and more physical center if Nyquist and Tatar are the wings and we are going to be in the east. Thats a really small line and I dont like Flip at center.
You don't really need a more physical center when you can outgun every 3rd line in the league. Flip is more than capable as a 3rd line center; it's when he starts trying to go up against true 2nd-liners that it becomes a problem.
That 3rd line would absolutely tear it up.
Red Menace
Get rid of Flip and keep Quincey.
Short answer: No.
Long answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (gasp) oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Flip is valuable to this team. If he wants too much money, there's not much to be done, but if he can be signed to a reasonable rate, then it needs to happen.
Also, Quincey is redundant and overpaid.
There's a 0% chance we get/or go after Corey Perry. Look at the re-signings we have to do. There won't be much $$$ laying around after that, maybe a few mil.
If Holland doesn't overpay for re-signings, there is slightly more than 0% chance the Wings could land Perry.
And Semin.
And still be under the cap.
Then again, with Anaheim basically showing everyone their middle finger, then planting it firmly up their own backside, who knows what'll happen now.
EDIT -- Just saw the Abdelkader signing. Pretty much forget everything I just said. Jesus, Mary, and Al Bundy. That pretty much stamps Filppula's ticket right out of town.
Meh, since I really enjoy CapGeek and playing GM:
FORWARDS
Corey Perry ($7.500m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Damien Brunner ($2.450m)
Alexander Semin ($6.750m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) / Gustav Nyquist ($1.900m)
Patrick Eaves ($1.200m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Tomas Tatar ($0.840m)
Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m) / Joakim Andersson ($1.250m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m)
Cory Emmerton ($0.533m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m)
Brendan Smith ($2.850m) / Ladislav Smid ($3.750m)
Brian Lashoff ($0.725m) / Jakub Kindl ($1.250m)
Kent Huskins ($0.875m)
GOALTENDERS
Jimmy Howard ($4.250m)
Petr Mrazek ($0.773m)
OTHER
Buyout: Todd Bertuzzi ($0.625m)
Buyout: Mikael Samuelsson ($0.000m)
Buyout: Carlo Colaiacovo ($0.000m)
Trade: Jonas Gustavsson
Trade: Kyle Quincey
Trade: Johan Franzen
Trade or Let Walk: Valtteri Filppula
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(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000;
CAP PAYROLL: $63,970,000; BONUSES: $355,000
CAP SPACE (22-man roster): $685,000
Fun, yet frustrating at the same time.