There is no debating it, this is a massive offseason for the Detroit Red Wings as a club. It started in June with a solid draft when the smooth-skating Filip Zadina fell from his projected third overall slot and magically fell in their lap. Then, Ken Holland and Co. hit a home run selecting speedster, Joe Veleno, with the 30th overall pick.
Regardless of your opinions about Holland’s veteran free agent signings — yes, it will be one more kick at the can for Mike Green (2 years, $5.375M AAV) and Thomas Vanek (1 year, $3M) in Hockeytown — I’ve actually grown to like those two deals.