The Red Wings have made it clear to restricted free agent Andreas Athanasiou: They want him on their roster this season, a stance that becomes even stronger with the team playing well to open the year.
On Monday, the Red Wings had a conference call with Athanasiou and his agent Darren Ferris that included multiple people from the organization, expressing exactly what his role would be and articulating why the two-year offer is where it currently is.
They’ve also sweetened the one-year offer a tad from the $1.25 million that was already on the table in an attempt to get him into the mix in the short term.