from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
“No place has felt this comfortable throughout my career,” he said Monday. “I hope it leads to good things going forward. I just have to take care of the on-ice stuff and then we can go from there.”
It’s an interesting development, especially with Jakub Vrana’s status up in the air. A nagging shoulder injury flared up 10 minutes into practice Saturday, and the fact he was scheduled to see a specialist this week certainly isn’t a good sign. Ryan didn’t have great numbers last season — seven goals, seven assists in 33 games — but he knows how to get himself into scoring position and the Wings know what they have in the 6-foot-2, 208-pound right-handed forward.