If you’ve been sleeping since the NHL Draft ended on June 29th, here’s what the Red Wings have accomplished over the course of the weekend and the start of unrestricted free agency, per Daily Faceoff’s Hunter Crowther:
It has been a very busy few days of free agency for the Red Wings. On Monday, the club signed goaltenders Cam Talbot and Jack Campbell, as well as forwards Christian Fischer and Sheldon Dries, and defenders Erik Gustafsson and William Lagesson.
And tonight, the team has signed Tyler Motte to a 1-year contract.
On Sunday night, Detroit re-signed Patrick Kane to a one-year contract with a base cap hit of $4 million. Last season, he scored 20 goals and 27 assists for 47 points in 50 games with the Red Wings, giving Detroit a valuable option on the wing as they attempt to make the playoffs for the first time in eight seasons.
Unless you’re interested in Vladimir Tarasenko, Joe Pavelski or James van Riemsdyk, there aren’t many options left in terms of adding the top-six scoring winger the Red Wings need, and there’s only so much cap space with restricted free agents Jonatan Berggren, Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider and Joe Veleno left to sign…
So the Red Wings may require a trade or two this summer in order to truly improve the team in a meaningful manner.
