DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings didn’t make the playoffs this year for the first time since 1990 for many reasons.
Lackluster defense might have topped the list.
Detroit tried to address that weakness in the opening hour of free agency Saturday, signing Trevor Daley to a $9.5 million, three-year contract and Luke Witkowski with a $1.5 million, two-year deal.
“As we headed into free agency, one of the areas we really wanted to address was our blue line,” Red Wings general manager Ken Holland acknowledged. “We felt we had to do something.