Red Wings...

.....sitting pretty 

The Red Wings season is over, yet the best General Manager, Kenny "Tick Tock" Holland in the league is making his list and checking it twice.  The Wings made no moves at the close of the trade deadline during the regular season.  That left some money in the bank.  The adjusted cap for the Wings adds a little more a voila!..... Tick Tock has a war chest. 

Tony Gallagher with the BC Province has an article up looking at the details.


When July 1 rolls around, the Western Conference is apt to take a strange turn.

Then again, if the same team that appears to be in the best possible position to make the biggest noise that day does as expected, it could also be a different conference or division that is impacted the most.

We speak here of the Detroit Red Wings and the approximately $20 million they have at their disposal to chase free agents, and an owner, Mike Ilitch, with the track record indicating he’s going to do just that. Question is, will realignment go ahead after Collective Bargaining Agreement talks are finished or not?
Players like Ryan Suter and Zach Parise are apt to be stoked about joining a team that already has the likes of Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg and quite likely a returning Nicklas Lidstrom, and also boasts a long tradition of winning despite this year’s early exit from the playoffs.

The Wings figure to have the inside track on both these prize catches,....

The quest for Cup number 12 begins this fall.