The Detroit Red Wings moved one step closer to bringing restricted free agent Andreas Athanasiou back into the fold on Saturday when they freed up the necessary salary-cap space by making a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins. pic.twitter.com/yjwnuCv1zE — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 21, 2017According to CapFriendly, Riley Sheahan is in the second year of a two-year contract that carries a value of $2.075 million. Drafted in the fourth round in 2012, Athanasiou was a breakout star on a struggling Detroit team in his first full NHL season. They also had very few options available to free up cap space for Athanasiou. In his first full season with the Red Wings in 2014-15, Sheahan scored 13 goals and added 23 assists.

Source: Forbes October 22, 2017 01:07 UTC