USA Today’s Mike Brehm posted a list of “offseason team grades” for every NHL team, and he gave the Red Wings a solid mark:
Detroit Red Wings: A-
They were aggressive, with forwards Andrew Copp and David Perron, plus goalie Ville Husso their best pickups. They appeared to overpay for defenseman Ben Chiarot (four years, $19 million) after a down season. New coach Derek Lalonde has experience winning as a Lightning assistant.
Continued; the Red Wings did overpay for Chiarot. We’ll see how that contract works out…
