Steve Yzerman's former right-hand man, Anaheim Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek, pulled off quite the coup two weeks into free agency, signing defenseman John Klingberg to a one-year, $7 million deal.
That prompted a reader, Bob H., to ask why the Detroit Red Wings didn't make a play for the top defender on the market: "Just want your take on Stevie letting Klingberg get away for only 7 mil, when he had over 9 mil on the cap. That would have been great."