DETROIT - MAY 27: Darren Helm #43 of the Detroit Red Wings scores the game-winning goal in overtime for a 2-1 win against Cristobal Huet #38 of the Chicago Blackhawks during Game Five of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 27, 2009 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
When former Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm signed with the Colorado Avalanche Thursday, it closed the chapter on the last remaining link to the 2008 Stanley Cup Champion. Helm was an instrumental part of the 2008 team, and would shine even brighter in the 2009 playoff run–though that one wouldn’t end as spectacularly for Detroit.