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The pre-free agency assessment
Published 7/1/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... to re-sign defenseman and team captain Rob Blake to a one-year contract today, and are also in the running for defenseman Brad Stuart, whom the Kings signed to a one-year contract last summer and traded to the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings just before last season's deadline. Jaroslav Modry, also signed last summer and traded to Philadelphia, is also a candidate to return. As the Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James notes, the Stuart negotiations are a little dicey right now: July 1, Detroit Free Press : Stuart, 28, made $3.5 million this season and isn't likely to ...

Wings Talk
Published 7/1/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... St. James of the Detroit Free Press, Holland plans to stay active this afternoon, especially if Mats Sundin hits the market. There’s tremendous interest from the Wings in the 6-foot-5 forward, coming off a season in which he had produced 78 points in 74 games. There is also some interest in Todd Bertuzzi, the enigmatic forward who played for the Wings from February to May in 2007, and whose contract was just bought out by the Ducks. more on the Wings…