NHL teams can sign free agents starting at noon today. What will the Detroit Red Wings do?
New general manager Steve Yzerman said at the draft he’d be making calls to gauge interest from select players available. The Wings aren’t in the mix for the biggest names on the market – Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovski, Matt Duchene.
The Wings are looking at guys who can patch some holes on short-term deals.
Think forward Valtteri Filppula, defenseman Ben Chiarot, guys like that. Maybe the Wings take another shot at Gustav Nyquist if he doesn’t get a five-year deal from another team (former Wings general manager Ken Holland tried to re-sign Nyquist last season, and lack of common ground led Holland to trade Nyquist).