NHL Free Agent Frenzy is here and as Calgary Flames President Brian Burke states every year around this time “It’s when teams most the most mistakes!” Ken Holland appears to be on his way to making some more of his own.
Someone will overpay for defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk and Karl Alzner this weekend. Someone will give more term to Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau then they should. With the salary cap situation, Detroit will not be one of those teams.
However, the Red Wings as reported by Craig Custance of The Athletic have been linked to several defenseman including Daniel Girardi, Trevor Daley, Brian Campbell, Ron Hainsey and Dmitri Kulikov to name a few.