The Red Wings resign:

Drew Miller LW 09-10 rk 81, 10-11 rk 86 for 1 mil for 2 years
Patrick Eaves RW 09-10 rk 65, 10-11 rk, 72 for 1.2 mil for 2 years

Sends:
Thomas McCollum G to the minors

I've been reading over everyone's thoughts on this a few times, and my answer is still approve. Here are my thoughts.

If Hemsky is healthy, I'd take him over Plekanec probably, and definitely if it fit my positional needs but the health risk makes this a good value. Auld vs Khabi; Khabi is probably going to split time with Dubnyk and might get the edge in starts enough though Dubnyk showed last year that he is a future #1 goalie he is still young and Khabi is experienced and a good goaltender. Auld is going to be regulated to back-up and depending on the health of Anderson, I'd say get 20 games. Khabi splitting time with a slightly older more experienced Edmonton team is surely going to get more wins and points than last year.  As for the 1st rd and 3rd rd picks, I valued Hemsky and Khabi over Plekanec and Auld, this pick swap evens things out more. Factoring in the cap issue, I can see why both teams are ok with this trade in the short term and long run.

 

 

I had a question about position eligibility. How will they be updated, does Fantrax do it automatically? Also, will there be dual positional players? I know for instance, that Datsyuk and Zetterberg are usually C/LW's because they play both roles frequently during the year. It'd help to know what positions my player can fall under, because it help with my draft strategy and identifying my needs.