Grab your torches and pitchforks: the Detroit Red Wings won’t be bringing anyone new aboard. I hope I’m wrong, but I just don’t see it. The field is weak, and despite the preview I wrote yesterday, I’ve been reading and re-reading about what the Wings are looking for. The smoking gun came courtesy of Ted Kulfan at the Detroit News:
The NHL draft weekend came and went with no trades by the Red Wings, and don’t expect them to be active in unrestricted free agency this week.
Holland and company are not going to commit for very long (think Stephen Weiss) or get into a bidding war over a player that wouldn’t get nearly as much money in an above average free agency group.