Tweet of note: Red Wings reveal numbers for free agent signings

Here we go:

So that’s #56 for Erik Gustafsson, #39 for Cam Talbot, #11 for Vladimir Tarasenko and #14 for Tyler Motte.

DetroitHockey.net’s Clark Rasmussen reveals the balance of players’ numbers:

Erik Gustafsson taking #56, Tyler Motte getting #14, Sheldon Dries going with #15, and Joe Snively picking #21 were all pretty obvious (and among my predictions) as well, as they were numbers the players had usually worn and were all available.  Similarly, Cam Talbot getting #39 was an obvious choice as he probably wasn’t going to get #33 from Sebastian Cossa.

William Lagesson taking #84 seemed likely to me but it’s an “out there” enough number that you never know what direction it’ll go.  That’s why I couldn’t predict Tory Dello taking #87; his usual numbers were out of the mix so I had no way of knowing which way he’d go with it.

I’d expected Jack Campbell to take either #31 or #32 and he took #32.  I’d mentioned in my Development Camp jersey number wrap up that I thought Carter Mazur might be switching from #32 to #43 this season and Campbell taking #32 solidifies that for me.

Speaking of Development Camp, Jakub Rychlovsky already wore #81 there so it’s not a surprise to see him listed with it here.

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