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The Next 18 Months - The Red Wings’ Road Back - Part 3

After Part 2, here is where the Detroit Red Wings stand entering the 2018 offseason:

  • The Wings have lost one of Justin Abdelkader/Darren Helm to Las Vegas in the 2017 expansion draft
  • The Wings have re-signed Tomas Tatar to a three-year, $13.5 million deal ($4.5 million AAV), Xavier Ouellet to a two-year, $2.5 million deal ($1.25 million AAV), and Andreas Athanasiou to a two-year, $5 million deal ($2.5 million AAV) during the 2017 offseason
  • The Wings have parted ways with Robbie Russo, Drew Miller, Ben Street, and Joe Vitale during the 2017 offseason
  • The Wings have called up Evgeny Svechnikov and Joe Hicketts to start the 2017-2018 season
  • Niklas Kronwall is on long-term injured reserve during the 2017-2018 season
  • Mike Green, Riley Sheahan, and Ryan Sproul have been traded at the 2017-2018 trade deadline
  • The Wings have ~$25 million in cap space with the following roster:

2018 NHL Free Agency

The following players will be free agents in the 2018 offseason:

  • Dylan Larkin (RFA)
  • Anthony Mantha (RFA)
  • Tyler Bertuzzi (RFA)
  • Tomas Nosek (RFA)
  • Petr Mrazek (RFA)

Of this group, the Red Wings should focus in on Larkin, Mantha, and Mrazek.