Seravalli: Red Wings to sign James van Riemsdyk to 1-year, $1 million contract

Per Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli:

At 36, van Riemsdyk is a winger who stands at 6’3″ and 207 pounds. He posted 16 goals and 36 points for the Boston Bruins last season.

Update: Per The Athletic’s Max Bultman:

The Red Wings have needed more scoring and are a little small up front, so bringing in James van Riemsdyk makes sense on both fronts. The 6-foot-3 winger’s 16 goals last season would have ranked sixth on the Red Wings, and his 36 points would have ranked seventh. On a cheap, one-year deal, that’s a nice addition.

The big question: is this scoring depth for the third line, or is van Riemsdyk the plan to play next to Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond on the top line? van Riemsdyk has averaged less than 14 minutes per game in each of the last two seasons, so you’d think it’s the former. But on a free agent market this thin, is there even a serious top-six winger left out there, beyond Nikolaj Ehlers?

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