Tweet of note: Kris Draper speaks with Daniella Bruce during the Red Wings’ 3 on 3 tournament

Red Wings assistant GM and director of amateur scouting Kris Draper spoke with Daniella Bruce today at the Red Wings Summer Development Camp’s 3-on-3 tournament, and Daniella posted the entire 5:22 interview on Twitter/X:

Former Wing David Perron wants to ‘bring an edge’ to the Senators

Ottawa Senators forward and former Red Wing David Perron gave an interview to TSN 1200 in Ottawa this morning, and the Ottawa Sun’s Tim Baines took note of Perron’s remarks:

“I know there are some really good pieces (in Ottawa), but sometimes it just needs the right type of guys together,” Perron said while being interviewed on TSN 1200 Friday morning. “Through my experiences, in Vegas and St. Louis, both of the years we went to the Stanley Cup final, you learn a lot. I’ll be vocal, I’m a guy who’ll keep pushing the group. Sometimes it needs to get a bit uncomfortable. I’m really looking forward to joining this group. We’re going to try and build the right attitude, the right culture.”

Senators fans may remember Perron for an incident in a game between the Detroit Red Wings and Senators in December. After Senators winger Mathieu Joseph hit Dylan Larkin in the back of the head, knocking the Wings captain out, Senators defenceman Artem Zub came onto the scene. Thinking Zub was the culprit, Perron viciously cross-checked him to the face. He got a match penalty, then later was handed a six-game suspension by the NHL.

“I may have to buy a couple of dinners for Zub and get him on my good side,” Perron said with a laugh during the TSN 1200 interview. “It’s not the most comfortable situation. I don’t see (myself as dirty). I don’t know if anyone believes me, but I was not trying to get that high (with the cross check), I was trying to go around the waist and elbow area. Zub’s arm came up and it rides up and goes into his head. You’re trying to create an identity, a culture where everyone sticks up for each other. In that situation, I saw my captain laying down. I’ve missed a lot of games with concussions. I’m not trying to get guys injured. I try to play the game on the edge. There needs to be bit of a fear factor. (Senators captain) Brady (Tkachuk) does that every shift.”

Continued; Perron brought vocal leadership and an “edge” to the Red Wings, and now he’s going to make the Senators that much harder to play against.

Video + Tweets: Anton Johansson, Charlie Forslund and Ondrej Becher address the media at the Red Wings’ Summer Development Camp

The Red Wings posted a clip of media availability comments made by Anton Johansson, Charlie Forslund and Ondrej Becher:


And DetroitRedWings.com’s Carley Johnston posted quips from the Red Wings’ post-3-vs-3 tournament media availabilities as well:

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Allen: Waiting on the NHLPA’s ‘arb’ cases

As Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen notes, today at 5 PM marks the deadline for NHLPA members filing to take their teams to salary arbitration, and two Red Wings players have arbitration rights:

Detroit Red Wings restricted free agents Joe Veleno and Jonatan Berggren have until today at 5 p.m. to decide whether to opt for arbitration to determine their next contract.

Often, opting for free agency brings the two sides together on a new contract. Only occasionally do players actually go through the arbitration process.

A source knowledgable about comparables and the arbitration process projected that Veleno (12 goals in 2023-24) would be in the $2 million range. AFP Analytics projects Veleno with a two-year deal at $1.98 million per season. AFP forecasts Berggren on a one-year deal worth $874,000. Young defenseman Albert Johansson, likely to make the Red Wings roster this season, recently signed for $775,000, but does not have the NHL experience that Berggren has.

Every dollar for these two contracts matters for the Red Wings who want to lock No. 1 defenseman Moritz Seider and 30-year Lucas Raymond into longer-term deals. Those two deals could cost $17 million or more, leaving Detroit with just over $3 million for Veleno and Berggren.

Arbitration decisions are based heavily on statistics and comparables. Berggren has 17 goals and 34 points in 76 career games. If a team “walks away” — in other words they reject it — the player becomes an unrestricted free agent.

The NHLPA will issue a press release later today about everyone who has filled for arbitration. Once an arbitration date is set for each case, the two sides usually start becoming serious about negotiating a new deal. Once an arbitration is finished, the arbitration will render a decision in 48 hours.

Quick link: A short picture story about Brandsegg-Nygard

Of very brief prospect-related note this morning: TV2 in Norway posted a story about Red Wings prospect Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and Anaheim Ducks prospect Stian Stolberg being drafted at this past weekend’s NHL Draft in Las Vegas. All of the story is about Stolberg’s development, but the pictures are of Brandsegg-Nygard’s draft experiences:

Three Red Wings-related ‘fantasy thoughts’

Three of Sportsnet’s Mike Amato’s “20 Fantasy Thoughts” discuss the Red Wings’ offseason machinations:

10. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Patrick Kane is back with the Detroit Red Wings, a place where he excelled a year ago and finally looked healthy again. Kane nearly posted a point per game and he really looked comfortable in Detroit’s top six. It wouldn’t shock me if Kane gets around 75 points once again, provided he avoids injury.

11. It feels like every season the Red Wings have the biggest logjam in goal and this year figures to be no different. Cam Talbot and Jack Campbell have joined Alex Lyon and Ville Husso to form what is the league’s most crowded crease. Lyon was pretty good last year but faded down the stretch and it seems like Detroit doesn’t fully trust him, while Husso struggled to stay healthy. Drafting either Talbot or Campbell also seems like a significant gamble. There’s probably a Zero G candidate in there somewhere as the Wings are a team on the rise, but good luck figuring out who it is.

12. Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 50 and 55 points respectively in the past two seasons, but now finds himself in a loaded Detroit top six. Does he become fantasy-relevant again?

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