Confirmed with Link: Alex Biega signs new 1 year 1-way Contract

[lhsgolf19]

Cheap, will be a solid 6th/7th defenseman on the team next year

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[Cyborg Yzerberg]

No issue with this. He’s a fine #7 guy who will play plenty on our extremely bad team.

 

[14ari13]

I do not see the point in bringing him back. But it is the league minimum, isn't it? So then it is ok.

 

[bedtime20]

not bad
good trade by Stevie Pope is in the ECHL with the Kalamazoo wings with 8 points
David Pope at eliteprospects.com

 

[Gniwder]

No issue with this. He’s a fine #7 guy who will play plenty on our extremely bad team.

God I hope not. Lindstrom is still on the team, hopefully Seider is up as well.

WIngs need to pick up a UFA LHD, like Andy Greene, hope DDK can play, and we have something that resembles a low end NHL D. I'd rather not have any AHL D next season, even if we have to overpay UFA D for short term contracts. Having an AHL D is really hampering development, way too much time in our D zone chasing pucks like Mites.

 

[Zombotron]

BULL-DOG
BULL-DOG
BULL-DOG

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[Henkka]

Fine if he plays that 15 minutes and Seider + Hronek will log +22min both.

 

[Kronwalled55]

I’m ok with this. Plus it’s an easy contract to ditch if he stinks or gets passed on the depth chart.

 

[SimonEdvinssonAtSix]

I have no issues with this.
Cheap, short term, does not need protection for the draft and could be flipped at the next TDL.
Good signing.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Good signing.

Next season Ericsson will be gone, Daley will be gone, Bowey hopefully won't be re-signed as an RFA, Dekeyser will probably be injured. There will be plenty of ice time to go around.

 

[kliq]

You need someone to sit in the press box as your 7th D-man who can play here and there and I would rather that spot go to a guy like Biega then a kid.

So I'm guessing that means our top 6 is DD, Hronek, Chowolski, Lindstrom, Nemeth, and UFA to be named later? Beiga is our 7th, Bowey is let go, and Seider starts the season in the AHL?

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

*UFA?-Hronek
DDK-*/Seider?
Nemeth-Lindstrom
Biega

guessing this means Cholo starts in GR (definitely needs more seasoning) & Bowey starts in GR/traded. Could also mean they want Seider in GR for some/most/all of '20-'21, & Bowey as a placeholder.,which would suck. Bowey as 6/7 for 1 yr is ok. I think *Brodie makes a lot of sense, can play either side, LHS & prefers the RD side.

 

[Gniwder]

*UFA?-Hronek
DDK-*/Seider?
Nemeth-Lindstrom
Biega

guessing this means Cholo starts in GR (definitely needs more seasoning) & Bowey starts in GR/traded. Could also mean they want Seider in GR for some/most/all of '20-'21, & Bowey as a placeholder.,which would suck. Bowey as 6/7 for 1 yr is ok. I think *Brodie makes a lot of sense, can play either side, LHS & prefers the RD side.

The question is why would any LHD want to sign with the Wings? His market value is going to be around $5M x 6 yr for what amounts to a second pair D who's already past his prime. Overpaying on top of that isn't going to be a good long term move.

I'd rather have a stop gap like Andy Greene who'll sign a shorter contract because he's old (37). He has a house 20 miles south of LCA in Trenton, so he's got a reason to sign here. I'd imagine he'd want to foster a relationship with the Wings so he has a retirement job as well. Not to mention it would probably make him more popular with the neighbors and his 2 kids would be the most popular kids in school.... I think it's the best option I see, though he might want a 2 year contract since we'll more than likely be bidding against Lou, who has a long history with Andy.

EDit: And I'd really like to see Bowey as a forward before we give up on him. He's got more up side than Erne or Perlini, and he's right handed.

 

[Steve Yzerlland]

$175k too much. JP this is fine.

 

[RedMenace]

EDit: And I'd really like to see Bowey as a forward before we give up on him.

I would as well, but Blashill doesn't seem to like to take chances like that.

 

[Gniwder]

I would as well, but Blashill doesn't seem to like to take chances like that.

He's already cleared waivers once, maybe they can try it in GR. It's really up to Stevie, not Blash.

Bowey has more scoring capability than Erne, Perlini, Ehn, and Abby combined. I'm not sure why any of those guys get ice time. At least Bowey can shoot, and every now and then gets it on net.

I watch the Caps and every line can score, this team needs to get rid of all the dead weight regardless of age or role.

 

[Oddbob]

Biega has been largely pretty bad this year, so him being resigned isn't terribly exciting.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

The question is why would any LHD want to sign with the Wings? His market value is going to be around $5M x 6 yr for what amounts to a second pair D who's already past his prime. Overpaying on top of that isn't going to be a good long term move.

I'd rather have a stop gap like Andy Greene who'll sign a shorter contract because he's old (37). He has a house 20 miles south of LCA in Trenton, so he's got a reason to sign here. I'd imagine he'd want to foster a relationship with the Wings so he has a retirement job as well. Not to mention it would probably make him more popular with the neighbors and his 2 kids would be the most popular kids in school.... I think it's the best option I see, though he might want a 2 year contract since we'll more than likely be bidding against Lou, who has a long history with Andy.

EDit: And I'd really like to see Bowey as a forward before we give up on him. He's got more up side than Erne or Perlini, and he's right handed.

I respectfully agree to disagree, I'd rather have Brodie AINEC, even though he turns 30 in June, so we should get 4+ years of good value. $5M is easily mkt. for a #3, he has versatility & way younger, but "past his prime" according to you & yet you wanna sign Greene who turns 38 in Oct.! I get the stop-gap mentality, but at some pt., we gotta build otherwise Mantha/Bert/Fabbri/Larkin/Hronek & eventually Seider/Zadina & the kids are gonna want out. We need a #1LD, or at least #2LD, if we strike out on $8M+ Krug, #3 LHS/RD Brodie is a very good option.

Also who cares where Andy Greene gets a retirement job, who is he to the Wings org.? Just b/c he has roots in MI.... Kenny is that you? The Bolded part=WGAF?

I only agree to give Bowey a shot at F, but we're already looking at a log jam, couldn't hurt.

 

[kliq]

*UFA?-Hronek
DDK-*/Seider?
Nemeth-Lindstrom
Biega

guessing this means Cholo starts in GR (definitely needs more seasoning) & Bowey starts in GR/traded. Could also mean they want Seider in GR for some/most/all of '20-'21, & Bowey as a placeholder.,which would suck. Bowey as 6/7 for 1 yr is ok. I think *Brodie makes a lot of sense, can play either side, LHS & prefers the RD side.

How much longer is he Waivers-Exempt?

Biega has been largely pretty bad this year, so him being resigned isn't terribly exciting.

To be fair, he's a good 7th d-man who is being used as a top 4 guy on a bad team. That combination is pretty much a guarantee to look bad at times.

 

[Ezekial]

How much longer is he Waivers-Exempt?

He's waiver exempt to begin next season.
Dennis Cholowski Waivers Calculator - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

He's waiver exempt to begin next season.
Dennis Cholowski Waivers Calculator - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

Wouldn't surprise me to see the Wings max out his exemption 2 more years w/72gp in that time frame, ie, 22gp/20-21, 50gp+/21-22.

 

[14ari13]

Good signing.

Next season Ericsson will be gone, Daley will be gone, Bowey hopefully won't be re-signed as an RFA, Dekeyser will probably be injured. There will be plenty of ice time to go around.

Why do you think DeKeyser will be injured?

You need someone to sit in the press box as your 7th D-man who can play here and there and I would rather that spot go to a guy like Biega then a kid.

So I'm guessing that means our top 6 is DD, Hronek, Chowolski, Lindstrom, Nemeth, and UFA to be named later? Beiga is our 7th, Bowey is let go, and Seider starts the season in the AHL?

#7 is just fine. He is a great skater, he can be physical, but it does not help much as he is very small, and he has zero offence.

I believe Seider starts in AHL.

*UFA?-Hronek
DDK-*/Seider?
Nemeth-Lindstrom
Biega

guessing this means Cholo starts in GR (definitely needs more seasoning) & Bowey starts in GR/traded. Could also mean they want Seider in GR for some/most/all of '20-'21, & Bowey as a placeholder.,which would suck. Bowey as 6/7 for 1 yr is ok. I think *Brodie makes a lot of sense, can play either side, LHS & prefers the RD side.

I think Cholo starts in AHL and go from there.
Can Bowey be sent down? He has some offense. I do not want to give up on him yet.

I respectfully agree to disagree, I'd rather have Brodie AINEC, even though he turns 30 in June, so we should get 4+ years of good value. $5M is easily mkt. for a #3, he has versatility & way younger, but "past his prime" according to you & yet you wanna sign Greene who turns 38 in Oct.! I get the stop-gap mentality, but at some pt., we gotta build otherwise Mantha/Bert/Fabbri/Larkin/Hronek & eventually Seider/Zadina & the kids are gonna want out. We need a #1LD, or at least #2LD, if we strike out on $8M+ Krug, #3 LHS/RD Brodie is a very good option.

Also who cares where Andy Greene gets a retirement job, who is he to the Wings org.? Just b/c he has roots in MI.... Kenny is that you? The Bolded part=WGAF?

I only agree to give Bowey a shot at F, but we're already looking at a log jam, couldn't hurt.

I am not very fond of overpaying for players. We have several bad, very bad contracts.
If we have to overpay I would rather overpay for a goalie than a defenceman. I think we have to use the stop gap deal for 1-2 seasons.

 

[Mijatovic]

Biega has been largely pretty bad this year, so him being resigned isn't terribly exciting.

I agree with this. He's better than absolutely awful players but barely. I'd hope he's riding the pine more than playing.

 

[Oddbob]

How much longer is he Waivers-Exempt?



To be fair, he's a good 7th d-man who is being used as a top 4 guy on a bad team. That combination is pretty much a guarantee to look bad at times.

I agree he can be ok to throw out there 10-30 games at 10-12 minutes, but the problem is, unless we bring in a true top 4 in UFA, he will be playing more than that almost guaranteed. First there will be injuries and while we would expect Seider to play regularly next season, he will still be a rookie, so you don't want to overwhelm him with too many minutes, as that will be a recipe for development disaster. Also him getting resigned, means Bowey will probably get another contract as well, which I absolutely don't want as he is a train wreck of bad decision making. That would leave us with basically the same blue line as we currently have minus Daley and Ericsson. If Bowey gets resigned I think next year will be almost as long as this year has been.

 

[ridilon]

Why do you think DeKeyser will be injured?

3 straight years of injury with each year worse than the year before. Back injury and the wrong side of 30. Can't see him playing more than 55 games a season ever again.