detnews.com - 7/7/2009
—
Ted Kulfan / The Detroit News Detroit -- The Red Wings have managed to keep one of their free-agent forwards, signing Ville Leino Monday to a two-year contract. Granted, the Wings held all the clout in this negotiation. Leino, a restricted free agent, would have required compensation from other ...
mlive.com - 7/6/2009
—
mlive.com —
DETROIT -- Detroit Red Wings forward Jiri Hudler
filed for salary arbitration by Sunday's deadline, indicating his...
desire to remain with the club. This precludes the restricted free agent from receiving an offer sheet from another team. The Red Wings ...
(more)
Red Wings' Jiri Hudler files for arbitration -
Detroit ...
tsn.ca - 7/8/2009
—
tsn.ca —
The offseason became a lot more challenging for
the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, as reports indicate...
that restricted free agent forward Jiri Hudler has agreed to a contract with Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League.
(more)
TSN: NHL - Hudler Signs Contract With Khl Team
sports.espn.go.com - 7/6/2009
Comments
Blog Reactions
Empty Netter Assists - 7-7-09
Empty Netters —
Penguins
-The PensBlog covered the premier of the Penguins' championship DVD:
-Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin will attend training camp for Russia's Olympic team. (Kudos to PensBurgh for the find.)
-Penguins fourth-round draft pick Nick Petersen is having a heck of a summer. First he got drafted. Next, he'll be getting married.
-"Savran on Sportbeat," a Pittsburgh institution, will be canceled.
Atlantic Division
-The Islanders signed former Kings forward and Penguins prospect Matt Moulson. ...
Red Wings believe Ville Leino's ready for prime time; Lilja's health will determine cap subtractions
Snapshots —
... the Wings during the regular season. He made seven appearances in the playoffs, producing two assists while tucked away on the fourth line. Leino had 15 goals and 46 points in 57 games with Grand Rapids, then led the Griffins in scoring during their playoff run with three goals and 13 points in 10 games. ... He'll be a full-time player with the Wings from now on, likely a third-line winger who'll also take some shifts on a top offensive line. As did the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan... July 7, Detroit News : "He's shown NHL ability," general manager Ken Holland said. "We like his ...
Related Content
The Detroit Red Wings sign Ville Leino
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/7/2009 —
The Detroit Red Wings have signed free agent forward Ville Leino(notes) to a two-year deal.
The 25-year-old native of Savonlinna, Finland, appeared in 13 games for Detroit last season, posting five goals and four assists. Leino played in seven playoff games, notching two assists.
Qualified Good News on Leino and Hudler
onthewingsblog.com 7/3/2009 — According to Helene St. James , the Wings have Leino signed to a two-year contract very soon, possibly today. That’s great news if it pans out. The team needs Leino to stick around, obviously, and he needs the Wings to keep him since they probably offer his best chance at regular NHL ice ...
The Wings of Change
crashthecrease.com 7/6/2009 — Anybody else notice the migration taking place in Detroit? For a team that just came off of back-to-back Stanley Cup appearances, winning one of them in the process and coming within a game of repeating, you wouldn’t be able to tell that this is a perennial powerhouse. Today’s ...
