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. So far, we’ve covered Luke Glendening and Darren Helm. Today’s topic is homecoming king Valtteri Filppula.
The three easiest ways to raise blood pressure: smoking, poor dietary choices, and watching Valtteri Filppula play hockey at age 37.
This was not a good year for old Val.
The 37-year-old forward was waived twice by the organization, relegated to taxi squad duties for large chunks of time.