Detroit — How busy will the Red Wings be Wednesday when unrestricted free agency begins in the NHL?
Busy, with an asterisk, you could say.
The Wings will likely be busy working with their own UFAs — largely, forwards Sam Gagner, Luke Glendening, Darren Helm and Bobby Ryan — about potentially returning.
If negotiations with any, or all, of those forwards don't produce results, then the Wings will aggressively hit the market looking for replacements.
"We'll talk to our own free agents for sure," general manager Steve Yzerman said after the NHL Entry Draft.