from Max Bultman of The Athletic,
Since it’s doubtful the Red Wings will be taking on any significant new NHL contracts in the next two weeks, I’ll interpret this category to be more about the future cap than the present. As it stands, if no moves are made, the following deals are slated to come off their books this summer:
Niklas Kronwall at $4.75 million
Thomas Vanek at $3 million
Gustav Nyquist at $4.75 million
Jimmy Howard at $5.29 million
Nick Jensen at $812,500
Luke Witkowski at $750,000
That’s a total of nearly $20 million, with the potential for a bit more if they choose not to extend a qualifying offer to Martin Frk.