The Athletic asked its 32 beat writers to weigh in on their respective markets teams’ respective free agent signings, assigning a grade to each team’s performance. Max Bultman has this to say about the Red Wings’ signings:
Steve Yzerman upgraded at every position over the past week, starting by trading for (and extending) Ville Husso at the draft, and then following it up by bringing in a haul of free agents this week. Andrew Copp is the long-needed answer at No. 2 center, David Perron and Dominik Kubalik should help the power play significantly, and Ben Chiarot and Olli Määttä will go a long way toward improving one of the league’s worst defenses. It was a real upgrade — and a long-awaited one, at that. The minus comes from the added risk in some of the term, mainly with 31-year-old Chiarot, but Detroit still has plenty of room to maneuver, now and in the near future. — Max Bultman
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