Depending on cost this can be a great move, I don't see it, but we would have to wait and see what the damage is and if an extension is in place. A move for Weiss would likely signal the end of Filppula in a Wings jersey which is a good or bad thing depending on which camp you're in as far as his extension.
We could retain both Flip and Weiss. It just means that we have to do core + cheap young player method.
FORWARDS
Damien Brunner ($2.500m) / Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m)
Pavel Datsyuk ($6.700m) /
Stephen Weiss ($5.000m) /
Valtteri Filppula ($5.000m)
Gustav Nyquist ($1.200m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Tomas Tatar ($0.840m)
Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m) / Cory Emmerton ($0.533m) / Jordin Tootoo ($1.900m)
DEFENSEMEN
Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) /
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Jonathan Ericsson ($3.250m) / Carlo Colaiacovo ($2.500m)
Ian White ($3.000m) / Kyle Quincey ($3.775m)
GOALTENDERS
Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m)
Jimmy Howard ($4.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $60,251,212; BONUSES: $160,000
CAP SPACE (19-man roster): $4,208,788
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So we have to trade Sammy, Bert, Eaves.
* Weiss will probably cost 4.5~5.5
* Flip will probably cost 4.0~5.0
* Howard will probably cost 3.5~5.0
* Brunner I am not sure at all so I put him on 2.5
* So 4.2M space for top 4 D, 13th forward and 7th D.
* We could save money by trading Abderkader and replacing him with cheaper player, which would give us
1M more room
* We could save even more money by trading Q and signing cheaper 3rd line D (Huskins? Lashoff?) which will save another
2M
NOT SAYING THIS IS A SMART THING to do. Just saying it is possible to have both Flip and Weiss. I personally don't want both Flip and Weiss. I would want more physical goal scoring winger (Perry maybe?).
Of course Holland will never trade any of the players I just mentioned other than Eaves so point is moot.