An Early Look at the 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings Roster
By Chris Giles
UFA’s
The Detroit Red Wings currently have 13 players under contract who will become UFA’s at the end of the season. This includes four players currently in Grand Rapids (AHL). Detroit will have $25,475,000 in extra cap space once these players are granted free agency.
Out of the 13 UFA’s this summer, the most likely to return to Detroit are Sam Gagner and Vladislav Namestnikov. Gagner likely isn’t going to be moved at the deadline and similar to last summer, will most likely sign a one year extension to be a bottom-six forward, penalty killer and veteran presence on and off the ice.
Namestnikov will most likely be traded prior to the deadline. He has been a top-six scoring forward for Detroit all season and is versatile in that he can play all three forward positions. Namestnikov will test the free agency market, but could be re-signed when the free agency period begins again in July.
The most likely players that Detroit will cut loose are veterans Danny DeKeyser and Carter Rowney. At this point in their careers, both players provide nothing more than depth and would no longer fit into the mold of players needed to make a run at the playoffs.
Nick Leddy
2021-2022 Contract: $5,500,000
Danny DeKeyser
2021-2022 Contract: $5,000,000
Thomas Greiss
2021-2022 Contract: $3,600,000
Vladislav Namestnikov
2021-2022 Contract: $2,000,000
Marc Staal
2021-2022 Contract: $2,000,000
Troy Stecher
2021-2022 Contract: $1,700,000
Sam Gagner
2021-2022 Contract: $850,000
Dan Renouf
2021-2022 Contract: $850,000
Carter Rowney
2021-2022 Contract: $825,000
Riley Barber
2021-2022 Contract: $800,000
Calvin Pickard
2021-2022 Contract: $800,000
Ryan Murphy
2021-2022 Contract: $800,000
Brain Lashoff
2021-2022 Contract: $750,000