Salary Cap: What should Detroit do with it?

[MBH]

Be super careful before throwing money at RNH.
Career 44.4 on the dot.
Only 15 of 35 points at ES. His 5 on 5 points/60 was 1.15 - lower than Larkin's. Astounnding considering his most frequent linemate was the league's top scorer.

RNH has always been a better player with Drai.

 

[MBH]

We need a veteran RD to eat PK and matchup minutes from time to time when you have to take the heat off Seider/Hronek.
Jason Demers might be that guy.
Maybe Adam Larsson.

David Savard might be a bit too good. You want a guy who's OK playing 16-17 minutes a night most nights, but jumping up to 22 every once in awhile.

On the left side, I still see Oleksiak as the prize.
Had a big playoff run last year.
He's a great skater for a big man. He hits. He contributes offense.
Sign him to a 5 year deal and he'll become a fan favorite.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

For ~ the last 2-3+ yrs. we've been screaming to get a real 2C because we had no prospects/roster players to fill the role, even temporarily.


FFWD to '20-'21:

Fabbri shows 2C promise (pacing @ 50pts), decent 2-way play etc.

Veleno didn't look out of place in short sample size.


...& yet we're looking externally for (old/older/more $/longterm UFA's)?

We're ~60% "done" with the rebuild, so let the kids play. Fabbri, Veleno, Lindstrom should all be regular Top6 F&D next season. Stech can slot to LD.