The veteran NHLer will get his chance to help again, and this time it’s a good thing.
We’ve been joking all summer about the inevitable re-signing of Dan Cleary by Ken Holland. It’s been a running joke for several years now that the guy who gave so much for the Wings to be competitive back when he still had a ton to give earned a sweetheart handshake deal-that’s-not-really-a-deal-because-handshake-deals-violate-the-CBA from Ken Holland and about how the player who is no longer NHL caliber, but still has as much heart as anybody should retire to the front office.
But this year, I think he belongs in Red Wings training camp, and it’s all about the CBA, the World Cup, and preseason veteran minimums.