Red Wings might have an $80 million problem after Utah forward inks extension

The Detroit Red Wings should be watching the price tag regarding the Logan Cooley extension, as it indicates what they might need to pay their youngsters.

Detroit Red Wings v New York Islanders | Bruce Bennett/GettyImagesLogan Cooley is no generational talent, but he's a brewing star player for the Utah Mammoth who signed an $80 million extension with an AAV of $10 million. Elliotte Friedman confirmed the news on Wednesday, and for the Detroit Red Wings, this might foreshadow a potential problem.

The good news is that the salary cap is rising. But the bad news is that the Wings have four youngsters in their core who will all be due for extensions at some point in the next three seasons: Simon…