from Ansar Khan of Mlive,
The Red Wings had holes to fill on left defense with Danny DeKeyser (unsigned) and Marc Staal (signed with Florida) not returning. Chiarot and Olli Maatta, inked for one year at $2.25 million, filled those voids and will play in the top four.
“Kind of defense-first defenders, bigger bodies, get in the way, kind of hard to play against,” general manager Steve Yzerman said. “I don’t know what Derek (coach Lalonde) will ultimately decide, but I would expect those two guys to play with Moritz and Filip (Hronek) and be good complements for them.