Morning news: on David Pope, Superior Fish, arbitration for all and FYI’s of note

Of Red Wings-related note this morning:

1. “On video,” the Grand Rapids Griffins posted a profile of David Pope:

2. Fox Sports Detroit’s “The 313” also posted a video commemorating the closure of Superior Fish Company:

3. In text form, The Hockey News’s Ken Campbell offered the following while using the Red Wings’ contract impasse with Andreas Athanasiou last summer as a recommendation that every NHL player be given salary arbitration rights:

Let’s take the Red Wings as an example. They still have to sign Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha to deals, but neither side has the option of going to arbitration because the players are too young. The Red Wings essentially view Larkin as about a $6 million-per-year player and Mantha somewhere in the $3-million range. If the two sides were faced with the possibility of going through arbitration, those deals probably would have been done by now. As it is, the Red Wings face the uncertainty of locking horns this summer with two of their top three scorers. And with neither player having any form of leverage beyond withholding his services during training camp and beyond, it sets things up to get ugly if the two sides can’t come to a deal.

4. FYI, part 1, via the Red Wings’ Twitter account:

5. FYI, part 2, via the Red Wings’ Twitter account:

6. FYI, part 3, via Hockeybuzz’s Bob Duff:

Wings assistant coach Pat Ferschweiler will serve in a similar position with USA Hockey’s under-18 select team at the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

That tournament is slated for Aug. 6-11 in Red Deer and Edmonton, Alta.

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One thought on “Morning news: on David Pope, Superior Fish, arbitration for all and FYI’s of note”

  1. I like AA but in comparison , Mantha brings more to the Team and should get $$$$ somewhere between AA and Larkin

    Too bad KH is keeping too many old farts, I think Pope can surprise at least 1-2 yrs down the road. He went from the BC Junior Hockey League then to US College Level. Seems to have worked out well for Pope!

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