The Malik Report

The Detroit Red Wings have signed goaltender James Reimer:

James Reimer to the Red Wings: $1.5 million for next season.— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) July 1, 2023

James Reimer signs with @DetroitRedWings for 1 year, 1.5 AAV pic.twitter.com/X5tJ1qcb0A— Ray Petkau (@RayPetkau) July 1, 2023

James Reimer signs in Detroit.— James Mirtle (@mirtle) July 1, 2023

James Reimer is a bit older and he can at least back up Husso until Cossa is ready.

I think.

Don’t have that much “faith” in him, but we’ll see.— George Malik (@georgemalik) July 1, 2023

Reimer’s cheap and serviceable. That’s about it.— George Malik (@georgemalik) July 1, 2023

James Reimer, signed by the Red Wings for one year, $1.5 million according to his agent Ray Petkau, is coming off a down year but has a strong overall resume. Sv% ranged between .900 and .920 the six years preceding last, several of those in workloads above 35 games.— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) July 1, 2023

James Reimer ➡️ Detroit Red Wings
1 year, $1.5M contract

Another cheap goalie deal. Solid bet by the Red Wings here. pic.twitter.com/4ARbRWJTvO— Andy & Rono (@ARHockeyStats) July 1, 2023

James Reimer is signing with the Detroit Red Wings. pic.twitter.com/VvKD3vsjG8— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 1, 2023

The Detroit Red Wings have signed goaltender James Reimer to a one-year, $1.5 million contract. pic.twitter.com/WDNKQjw9vi— Complete Hockey News (@CompleteHkyNews) July 1, 2023

UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed goaltender James Reimer to a one-year contract with an AAV of $1,500,000. pic.twitter.com/XT2pjDc3Kb— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023

MLive’s Ansar Khan confirms…

Continue reading Red Wings sign G James Reimer to 1-year deal at $1.5 million

Per the Detroit Red Wings:

RED WINGS SIGN KLIM KOSTIN; RE-SIGN MATT LUFF AND GUSTAV LINDSTROM

  … Kostin Signs Two-Year Deal; Luff and Lindstrom Return on One-Year Contracts … 

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today signed center Klim Kostin to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $2 million. Additionally, the Red Wings re-signed right wing Matt Luff to a one-year, two-way contract and re-signed defenseman Gustav Lindstrom to a one-year contract with an average annual value of $950,000.

Continue reading Press release: On Kostin, Lindstrom and Luff

The Detroit Red Wings’ prospects are engaging in their fitness tests at the Red Wings’ 2023 Summer Development Camp today, and Detroit Red Wings announcer Ken Kal posted a short clip of Marco Kasper engaging in the “skating test”:

Good to see Marco Kasper again. pic.twitter.com/NdOiW7Ocpj— Ken Kal (@KenKalDRW) July 1, 2023

MARCO.#DRWDC pic.twitter.com/DpbwFIhARD— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023

FYI: TSN’s “Free Agent Frenzy” is airing on ESPN+ starting now (11 AM EDT) and going until 5 PM, and the NHL Network will cover free agency from 12 PM to 5 PM.

As @amandacstein notes, TSN’s Free Agent Frenzy is being simulcast on ESPN+ in the U.S. https://t.co/7pUK9yr91r— George Malik (@georgemalik) July 1, 2023

FREE AGENCY BEGINS TODAY!

Keep up with the craziness starting at 12pm ET/9am PT on NHL Network 📺 pic.twitter.com/mMgVE8ApmF— NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) July 1, 2023

Per the Red Wings:

UPDATE: The #RedWings today re-signed forward Matt Luff to a one-year, two-way contract. pic.twitter.com/3fY0UPQtDw— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023

Updated Red Wings depth chart after signing Matt Luff, Gustav Lindstrom and Klim Kostin this morning. #LGRWhttps://t.co/qoaZGyOfi6— CapFriendly Depth Charts (@CF_DepthCharts) July 1, 2023

The #LGRW re-signed 26 y/o UFA F Matt Luff to 1 year deal

NHL 775K
Minors 400K
Guaranteed 450K

Was a UFA after not being qualified by Detroit

4P in 19 NHL GP, 25P in 28 AHL GP

Rep’d by Allan Walsh @OctagonHockey https://t.co/YfwA0HcjTG— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) July 1, 2023

Matt Luff #LGRW
$775k 1 year / 2 way extension

23-24: $775k / $400k ($450k guaranteed)

Represented by Allan Walsh @walsha https://t.co/LGOQxaa4eU— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 1, 2023

The Detroit Red Wings have released their roster for their 2023 Summer Development Camp. I’ll be there starting tomorrow morning:

And #DRWDC starts today!

📰 » https://t.co/aKcmnG6IBO pic.twitter.com/NChwmkQPTQ— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023

Here’s the Wings’ press release:

Continue reading Red Wings release summer development camp roster

Per the Red Wings:

UPDATE: The #RedWings today re-signed defenseman Gustav Lindstrom to a one-year contract with an AAV of $950,000. pic.twitter.com/JavSwJXV3A— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023

Signed to Standard Contract
Gustav Lindström (RD) | DET#LGRWhttps://t.co/qsfCxCu4nf— CapFriendly Transactions (@CF_Transactions) July 1, 2023

Fun wrinkle in the Lindstrom deal thanks to @CapFriendly

the Qualifying Offer Detroit didn’t give him would have had to have been $997,500. By not qualifying him, they got him for less.— Winging It In Motown (@wingingitmotown) July 1, 2023

Per the Detroit Red Wings:

UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed forward Klim Kostin to a two-year contract with an AAV of $2,000,000. pic.twitter.com/EAb7zhV56D

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023

CapFriendly reports that it’s flat, $2 million per season:

Signed to Standard Contract
Klim Kostin (LW, RW) | DET#LGRWhttps://t.co/oS2vf6YPUJ— CapFriendly Transactions (@CF_Transactions) July 1, 2023

Klim Kostin, acquired by DET, is a physical shoot-first winger with some finishing touch. Takes and draws lots of penalties. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/bd83H9p70H— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) June 29, 2023

Klim Kostin (2x2m, DET) has some of the skills that put your name on the scoresheet. pic.twitter.com/1HeZSKu7Zh— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) July 1, 2023

Welcome to Detroit, Klim! 👊 pic.twitter.com/3Wp0brzxIX— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023

Of Red Wings-related note this Canada Day morning:

1. The Free Press’s Helene St. James discusses the Red Wings’ free agency needs ahead of the start of the unrestricted free agent period today at 12 PM EDT:

“We have a list this year, yeah,” [GM Steve Yzerman] said Thursday after wrapping up the second day of the NHL draft. Free agency begins Saturday at noon, and among priorities for the Wings are a scorer and a goaltender. “I’d like to add some offense,” Yzerman said, “but there’s no guarantee I can do anything. We’ll fill some spots; who exactly; I’m not sure, or for how long or how much. That’s the nature of free agency.”

Last year the Wings used the free agent market to add forwards Andrew Copp, David Perron and Dominik Kubalik and defensemen Ben Chiarot and Olli Määttä.

Ville Husso was acquired via a trade, and Yzerman could go that route again if he doesn’t get what the Wings need on the market. Priority No. 1 is someone to serve with Husso, which Alex Nedeljkovic and Magnus Hellberg both struggled to do. (Both are pending unrestricted free agents.)

…

Then there is the issue of scoring. Yzerman unloaded his top two goal scorers at the trade deadline in Tyler Bertuzzi and Jakub Vrana. Bertuzzi is headed for the market after the Boston Bruins were unable to re-sign a player for whom they gave up a conditional first-round pick in the 2024 draft (top-10 protected) and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 draft. Yzerman made the trade because there was no common ground in exploratory contract talks with the Bertuzzi’s agent.

St. James continues (no paywall);

2. Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff notes that yesterday was a very important day for the Red Wings, who acquired four-time Stanley Cup champion Kris Draper from the Winnipeg Jets for “future considerations”:

Continue reading Morning news: On free agency needs, the Draper trade and an ‘unnumbered thought’

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman offered a “32 Thoughts” “quickie blog” ahead of the start of unrestricted free agency at 12 PM EDT today, and Friedman issues three Red Wings-related UFA rumors:

• If not Toronto, Ryan O’Reilly’s been linked to Detroit, Montreal, Nashville and Vancouver. There’s probably more. However, some sources warned not to discount his desire for St. Louis until he actually signs somewhere else.

• Detroit and Nashville have also been linked to JT Compher. Again, there probably are more. People need centres.

• Detroit buying out Kailer Yamamoto with almost a bajillion dollars in cap room means Steve Yzerman is up to something. All eyes are on Alex Killorn, with Alex DeBrincat trade talks stalled. 

Continued; we’ll see what happens in 12 hours.