After being a rental with the Florida Panthers in their pursuit of a Stanley Cup in 2021-22, defenceman Ben Chiarot has decided to hitch his wagon to a rebuilding team in the Detroit Red Wings by signing a 4-year deal with a $4.75 million average annual value (AAV) cap hit. The former Montreal Canadien will
Detroit — Way back when Wednesday, before the free-agent frenzy began, the Red Wings began the day with another sort of signing. The Wings inked forward Marco Kasper, the first-round draft pick in last week’s NHL Entry Draft (eighth overall), to a three-year entry-level contract. Kasper, 18, will spend at least another season playing for Rogle BK
Detroit — General manager Steve Yzerman wanted to fill holes in the Red Wings’ lineup and hopefully become a better hockey team. Considering Yzerman’s haul the first day of unrestricted free agency Wednesday, he appears to have done that. The Wings added forwards Andrew Copp, David Perron and Dominik Kubalik, along with defensemen Ben Chiarot and
The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward David Perron to a two-year deal carrying an average annual value (AAV) of $4.75 million. During his 15-year NHL career, the 34-year-old has played for 5 different teams, he’s been traded 3 times, and he’s been selected in one expansion draft. Despite his journey across the league, this marks the
Steve Yzerman continued his makeover of the Detroit Red Wings’ defense with the signing of free agent Ben Chiarot. Chiarot got four years and $19 million, working out to an average annual value of $4.75 million. Yzerman also signed defenseman Olli Määttä on Wednesday, within an hour of the market opening. Määttä got one at $2.25
Steve Yzerman’s free-agent frenzy continues. The Red Wings announced late Wednesday that they have signed forward Austin Czarnik to a two-year, two-way deal: The team continues to load up down the middle. Czarnik, who is from Washington Township, most recently suited up for the Seattle Kraken. Before that he bounced back and forth between the
Andrew Copp speaks with the media after being signed by the Detroit Red Wings on the first day of free agency.
Ben Chiarot speaks with the media after being signed by the Detroit Red Wings on the first day of free agency.
David Perron speaks with the media after being signed by the Detroit Red Wings on the first day of free agency.
It doesn’t take long for Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman to get busy as free agency begins. #LGRW
The Detroit Red Wings announced the signing of veteran forward David Perron on Wednesday. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed left wing David Perron to a 2-year contract. pic.twitter.com/brYHXpMS6M — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 13, 2022 I’ll be honest, this move surprised me. That it’s a two-year deal surprised me even more. Perron seems like
Steve Yzerman shored up the Detroit Red Wings‘ defense by adding Olli Määttä on opening day of NHL free agency. Yzerman’s first deal was to bring in forward Andrew Copp, who projects to fill the need as second-line center. Määttä got one year at $2.25 million. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder has 136 points and a plus-70
Detroit — Andrew Copp is coming home. The Ann Arbor native, who attended Skyline and University of Michigan, signed a five-year contract worth a reported $28.125 million Wednesday with the Red Wings, shortly after the start of unrestricted free agency. “It’s not just a one- or two-year decision, it’s a five-year decision,” Copp told TSN. “I really like where this
The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Dominik Kubalik to a two-year, $2.5M/year contract. The team announced this move during the flurry between Ben Chiarot and David Perron’s deal. Kubalik was a Calder finalist in 2019-20, putting up 30 goals in his rookie season with the Chicago Blackhawks. Since then, he’s struggled to replicate those