So in order to make this work, don't the Wings have to get rid of 3 players? I'll grant the angry mob the Nyquist demotion, but who else is out the door? Tootoo and Eaves?
...what if somebody surprising is out the door? Tootoo, Eaves, Samuelsson?
What's intriguing is the Wings went from "NOPE! Can't really do it..." to "Okay, but the price doesn't work for us...", and now they sign him.
Did they decide something in that time? There was a bit where they weren't even considering adding Cleary. That is, the Wings had the same mentality that we had, and then something changed. Did Babcock just make a big deal about wanting Cleary? or does the team think they can move a different package of players than we're considering? Food for thought.