The Red Wings appear to be one of three teams (Chicago and Nashville being the other two) in the running to sign Swedish free agent Victor Ejdsell. The big, 21 year old forward had a bit of a breakout season with Swedish second division BIK Karlskoga scoring 25 goals and 57 points in 50 games. At 6’5”/220lbs his is a big bodied forward who spent a lot of time this past season transitioning from a winger to center and working on his two way game.
According to Red Wings Assistant General Manager Ryan Martin, “He's evolved into a strong two-way center.