Why The Buyout Window Won’t Bail Out The Red Wings

The buyout window opens the way summer always does - with hope, spreadsheets, and a few bad contracts staring back from the desk. Detroit does not get the kind of clean fix it would like here, which means the front office has to keep working the problem instead of reaching for the easy button. That is the part casual fans miss: a buyout can create relief, but it can also handcuff a team for years if the numbers are wrong.