Nick Jensen is in the final year of his very team friendly contract. He makes 813k according to capfriendly.com. Another alarming stat, when you include all of the LTIR contracts (long-term injured reserve) the Detroit Red Wings owe just more than 87 million in player salary. To compare, the L.A Kings rank second, owing 81.7 million. Although a lot of that is considered “dead money” it is still pretty interesting.
Nick Jensen is logging 20 minutes of total per night. That is significantly more than I would have ever guessed. I admit I wanted Jensen and Ericsson both scratched more often than not allowing younger players more opportunities.