Detroit Free Press

After everything that transpired over the past season, former Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi ended up settling for a one-year deal in free agency. His $5.5 million contract is certainly a good deal for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who add a local product who just demonstrated how effective he is in the playoffs. Bertuzzi

The Detroit Red Wings continued their 2023 NHL free agency haul on Day 2 by signing another forward Christian Fischer was brought in for one year at $1.125 million. He projects to be a depth guy who slots into the bottom six with the hope he will turn out to be a late bloomer. Fischer’s

Steve Yzerman added multiple forwards, defensemen and goaltenders on the first day of free agency, but did not find what the Detroit Red Wings arguably need most. Four months after trading away Tyler Bertuzzi, Jakub Vrana and Filip Hronek, all highly skilled players in their mid-20s, the Wings filled those vacancies with J.T. Compher, Daniel

The Detroit Red Wings stayed busy into the evening as NHL free agency began Saturday, also adding Shayne Gostisbehere. The 30-year-old defenseman agreed to a one-year deal worth $4.125 million. Earlier on the first day of free agency, the Wings signed right-shot defenseman Justin Holl. Gotisbehere adds to the left-side defense on a depth chart

Five-plus hours into free agency, the Detroit Red Wings made their biggest signing. J.T. Compher, who has flirted with 20 goals in each of the past two seasons, was signed for five years and $25.5 million. Compher, 28, won the Stanley Cup in 2022 with the Colorado Avalanche, and recorded a career high 52 points

The Detroit Red Wings added a 20-goal scorer to their roster on the opening day of free agency. Daniel Sprong, a right-shot forward from the Netherlands, was signed to a one-year deal worth $2 million. It was the fourth signing Saturday for general manager Steve Yzerman, who also mined the market for goaltenders James Reimer

Ahead of last year’s free agency, Steve Yzerman said he had a “beautiful list” of targets for the Detroit Red Wings. Asked what adjective he would use this year, Yzerman smiled. “We have a list this year, yeah,” he said Thursday after wrapping up the second day of the NHL draft. Free agency begins Saturday

Steve Yzerman hinted Kailer Yamamoto would not be long for the Detroit Red Wings, and executed that plan a day after acquiring the former first-round pick. Yamamoto was placed on waivers Friday for the purpose of buying out the 24-year-old forward, whose contract runs through next season at a $3.1 million salary cap hit. Yzerman

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steve Yzerman looked relieved and sounded hopeful as he prepared to head back to Detroit. He had just wrapped up his fifth NHL draft as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, adding four forwards, five defensemen and two goaltenders to the farm system. A busy week now shifts to Saturday’s start

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Klim Kostin fit several criteria Steve Yzerman is looking for as he seeks to strengthen the Detroit Red Wings. Kostin’s appeal made it worth it to have to take on Kailer Yamamoto and his contract in order to facilitate a trade with the Edmonton Oilers during a busy second day at the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steve Yzerman addressed the Detroit Red Wings‘ need for scoring by trading for a pair of forwards from the Edmonton Oilers. The Wings during the second day of the NHL draft on Thursday acquired Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin from the Oilers, ran by former Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, for

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Detroit Red Wings began the second day of the 2023 NHL draft by selecting local goaltender Trey Augustine with the 41st overall pick. He was the first of nine picks by the Wings on Day 2. Augustine, a native of South Lyon who is committed to play as a freshman at

Day 2: 2023 NHL draft When: 11 a.m. Thursday. Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. TV: NHL Network, ESPN+. Streaming: ESPN app. ⋅ DRAFT TRACKER About Day 1: The Red Wings had two picks in the first round and used them both. With the ninth overall selection, they took Nate Danielson, a teenage center from the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steve Yzerman addressed the Detroit Red Wings‘ need for scoring by trading for a pair of forwards from the Edmonton Oilers. During the second day of the NHL draft on Thursday, the Wings acquired Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin from the Oilers, ran by former Red Wings general manager Ken Holland, for

Day 2: 2023 NHL draft When: 11 a.m. Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee. TV: NHL Network, ESPN+. Streaming: ESPN app. ⋅ DRAFT TRACKER About Day 1: The Red Wings had two picks in the first round and used them both. With the ninth overall selection, they took Nate Danielson, a teenage center from the Western

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steve Yzerman and Kris Draper addressed two of the Detroit Red Wings’ bigger needs in the first round of the 2023 NHL draft on Wednesday. No. 9 pick Nate Danielson is a right-shot center and No. 17 selection Axel Sandin Pellikka is a right-shot defenseman. Considering the Wings have had to rebuild

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Detroit Red Wings selected center Nate Danielson at No. 9 in Wednesday’s opening round of the 2023 NHL draft. ALSO…: Red Wings select Axel Sandin Pellikka with No. 17 pick in 2023 NHL draft “To hear my name actually called by Steve Yzerman, I didn’t really believe it at first,” Danielson

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As if being selected by an Original Six franchise with a history rich in Swedish picks, Axel Sandin Pellikka’s final journey to the 2023 NHL draft was one for the memory. The bad air quality that has blanketed so much of the United States in recent days disrupted Sandin Pellikka’s plans to fly

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Detroit Red Wings used their second first-round pick on a Swedish defenseman. Axel Sandin Pellikka was taken at No. 17 overall on Wednesday, the first night of the NHL draft. “It’s an unbelievable feeling, a sigh of relief,” Sandin Pellikka said. “Just getting up to hug my parents, my siblings, it’s un

NASHVILLE — What I knew about hockey growing up as a Southerner, I mostly learned by playing video games. And one game, in particular. Since the early 1990s, one of the best things this sport has had going is the series of annual NHL games produced by Electronic Arts (or EA Sports). I spent a