“We felt Bobby had a good preseason for us, but due to roster limitations, we aren’t able to offer him a contract at this time,” Yzerman said. “We will continue to evaluate whether there is an opportunity for Bobby in Detroit as the 2021-22 season begins.”
The king is dead. Long live the king.
Twenty-five years ago last Saturday - October 9, 1996 - the Detroit Red Wings officially launched their Hockeytown campaign.
In the run-up to that day, the Red Wings had alerted media by sending a package with five items, all of them with the phrase “Hockeytown” superimposed over the Winged Wheel logo.