Welcome to Re-Sign or Resign, a new segment covering the pros and cons of Detroit’s pending UFAs. We’ll be taking a closer look at each UFA while going over two schools of thought: re-signing the player, or letting him run free into the sunset. Today, we’re covering the last of the UFAs on our list and first on Yzerman’s — netminder Jonathan Bernier.
Sometimes, I wonder how Jonathan Bernier’s back feels.
Carrying a team season after season tends to take a toll on tenders. It’s been seen across the league with John Gibson, Anton Khudobin in the 2020 playoffs, and Carey Price in recent years.