[Editor’s Note: SB Nation is doing a “What If” theme week and I wanted to bring this piece that Mike wrote last August back because it fits in perfectly]
On July 4th, 2012, Ryan Suter signed a 13-year contract with the Minnesota Wild that holds a cap hit a touch over 7.5 million dollars per year. Red Wings fans were… not happy, to say the least. There was a lot of disdain for Ryan Suter and Zach Parise from a lot of off-season powerhouses like Detroit, Pittsburgh, and the New York Rangers.