The Detroit Red Wings have added a goaltender to their depleted system.
Patrik Rybar was signed a one-year contract on Monday, worth $925,000 in the NHL and $70,000 in the minors. The 24-year-old spent most of 2017-18 with HK Hradec Kralove in the Czech Extraliga, the top professional league in the Czech Republic. In 36 games, Rybar posted a 23-13 record and led the league in both goals-against average (1.73) and shutouts (seven), to go with a .932 save percentage.
He posted a 2.24 goals-against average and 0.918 save percentage in 12 playoff games. He was part of Slovakia's team at 2018 Winter Olympics (he did not play in any games) and represented his country again at the 2018 World Championship in Denmark, appearing in three games with a 1-1 record, 2.