Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News: The Detroit Red Wings have $46.2 million committed to 11 players for next season. They’ll have to make some decisions on their 12 restricted free agents. Some will be back and they’ll have salary cap space available to make trades with cap-strapped teams.
The Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Louis Blues, and Toronto Maple Leafs will be among the teams looking to shed some salary.
Some players who may interest the Red Wings. GM Steve Yzerman is definitely familiar with players from the Lightning.