As the Red Wings continue to prepare for next season, Ken Holland is already at work trying to lock up the restricted free agents as quickly as he can before having to worry about offer sheets or arbitration for players who traditionally come quite cheap anyway. So far, we have depth/Griffins defenseman Brian Lashoff and now Riley Sheahan taken care of, with some other and bigger names left to go - Danny DeKeyser, Petr Mrazek, Alexey Marchenko, and Teemu Pulkkinen all included.
For all of the valid criticisms of how Ken Holland has managed the Red Wings since their last cup victory, the one thing he has consistently done well is manage RFA contracts.