You posted this in another thread, but I felt this was a more appropriate place to discuss this.
The question is not if or if not the Wings need to replace AA next season, next season is irrelevant. Every decision the Wings make is about the development of our players, and getting this team to where it needs to be in a few years to compete for a championship. When it comes to AA specifically, Yzerman needs to decide if having AA on this roster at at (my guess being about 7.5mil/season) is where he wants to spend his money. If yes, dont trade him, sign him long term. If the answer is no, trade him. Now I could be wrong about the 7.5mil, and if this season continues to be awful for him, this could change things. With all that said, if we want to keep him it actually may be best case for AA to continue this awful season, then re-sign at a more affordable rate.