Adding these projected figures to the Red Wings' current cap hit of $70,351,806, the team's total projected cap hit would be approximately $86,276,806. Dividing this by the 22 players with contracts, the average salary comes out to around $3.92 million. If a 23rd player is added at about $800,000, the average salary adjusts to about $3.785 million. Averaging these figures, the projected average salary for a Red Wings player in 2024-25 is approximately $3.85 million.