DETROIT -- Darren Helm is a player that was ahead of his time.
You can't last in today's NHL without superior skating and that is something that Helm has always had since he came into the league at 21.
Helm, 29, was the Red Wings' fifth-round choice, 132nd overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
Now he is among five unrestricted free agents on the team who get to test the market starting July 1.
Of the five, Helm and Joakim Andersson are the only two who have spent their entire careers in Detroit.