The Red Wings are adding another veteran defenseman to its backend — Dearborn Heights native Jordan Oesterle has signed a two-year deal, the team announced just a few hours into free agency:
The terms of Oesterle’s deal outside of length have not yet been disclosed.
Oesterle has plenty of ties to players already on the Red Wings roster. He played with Danny DeKeyser at Western Michigan University, and Dylan Larkin at the 2018 World Championship for Team USA. Oesterle’s numbers aren’t eye-popping — they’re modest at best, but he’ll bring more veteran presence to the Red Wings locker room, and add some much-needed depth at LD.