The buyout window opens up 48 hours after the Stanley Cup Playoffs concludes. This means it should open on Friday. Should Steve Yzerman and the Red Wings front office pursue this route to free up space? Justin Holl and Vladimir Tarasenko seem like the most obvious candidates. But at the same time a buyout shouldn’t be used so liberally. #LGRW
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36 Comments
To trade Holl we would either retain salary and send a sweetener or both. I expect we will buy him out.
Buy out Holl and bring up Wallinder or Toumisto. Hopefully, ASP will start in Detroit. The Wings still need another physical, stud dman. Trade Copp, Compher or Tarasenko. Maybe Florida wants T back!
If he wasn't Steve Yzerman, he'd be gone after all the terrible contracts he's given out. Who looked at Justin Holl in Toronto and thought, "yeah, that's a $3.1 x 3 player with trade protection?"
What cup window?
Could you imagine buying out Mrazek after saying that they got him because he had the extra year? 🤦♂️
Id wave Holl , he could help GR
Buying Holl out would involve Yzerman acknowledging he made a mistake, which he never does.
I wish we could play that dump and chase game like Florida instead of always doing that drop pass b.s. and having it not work
To buy out Holl, they first need someone to replace him, and they currently have no one.
No more buyouts! 😡
Remember Abdelkader! 😮
Scott Laughton was traded for a 1st round pick, Charlie Coyle had good value as well, Oliver Bjorkstrand had less points this season than JT Compher had last season and Seattle got a haul for him… I honestly believe that if cap space or roster spots are needed in the future, Copp and Compher can easily be traded for positive value.
They should fire YZERSCAM
Copp is maybe the keeper of all the players mentioned 🤷🏼♂️
Both Skinner and Pickard would be better than any of the 78 goalies under contract in Detroit.
My fear – keeping Holl, Tarasenko in place of “not finding any upgrades in Free Agency” // Time to make a move to get them into the playoffs.
Holl should be buried in the minors rather than a buyout imo.
Can you not bury Holl's contract in the minors and only have to pay him like 1.2 million? Then you can buyout Tarasenko and free up even more space? Am I wrong about how that works?
Not sure I agree with Brian on his math skills being bad. Just listening to him crunch those numbers he sounds like the CFO of JP Morgan.
That opening was wild, to answer the question right away! Haha
Every time you bring up that it makes me happy that Canada doesn't win a cup it makes me genuinely dislike you. Why do you have to make it about the counties? I have cheered for the red Wings my whole life but that attitude is just straight douche bag talk. I don't even care for either team but when people specifically make it about country it pisses me off. Get bent Scott
All these bad deals have cooked this offseason for Yzerman. Have to wait until next offseason to buyout Compher. 1-year deals or deals under $2M AAV this offseason.
No way in Hell should the Wings start this season with Holl on the roster !!!
I’m tired of losing, trade all the picks this year, players #37, #48, #56, and prospects Wallinder, Buium and Lombardi for a winger and defensemen that can help for the next 5 years (NYR #13, Buff #77, Vegas #14, Dallas #2)
Put Holl on waivers and send him to GR. He can be the 8th or 9th D who can be called up in a pinch if there are injuries. Because he’s in a contract year, I think Tarasenko is going to bounce back this season and could be a valuable piece at the TDL. Unless the Wings get a huge haul in UFA then I’d keep him. If they do sign another RW then they should trade him with salary retained if needed.
Holl for sure. He's just bad plain and simple.
It's called addition by substraction.
"It's the culture", Sam Bennett. I hope Todd establishes a Wing culture.
Yzerman needs to be fired.
What are we even doing as a team right now? He can barely upgrade the roster as it is with how bad some of his own contracts are.
What identity is this roster even? What the fuck are this era of wings even good at? The powerplay? Woohoo i guess. Steve has built the dumbest roster i have ever seen. His rebuild is totally off the rails
I think we're full on "role players". At least Copp provides value. Compher is just too much to buy out, I think, unless we really have no other choice.
Buying out a player you never should have signed. Stevie Y’s FA signings have mostly stunk.
Get rid of HOLL i hate that motherfucker
The fact that were talking about 4 to 5 potential players to buy out makes it feel like ken holland never left.
Let's NOT be on the hook with dead, non-productive money for the next couple of years or so. Just trade the guy.
Y E S !!!!!!!
This teams cup window is like 5 years away.
Trade Larkin and cat for the best shot at Mckenna and prospects.
Mo, Ray, ed, kasper, asp and hopefully Mckenna are the core.
Mckenna, kasper, Danielson could be nasty C depth
No buyouts. Send Holl to the Griffins if no one wants him.
IMO Stevie Y created a mess with the roster and his seat should be getting hotter. This team is nowhere near Stanley Cup worthy let alone playoff contender and he has been GM for how many seasons now? Just take what ya can get for Tarasenko and cut Hull. As for the goaltending situation, geezus.