Back to the Detroit Red Wings Newsfeed

Quick Hits: The Out With The Old, In With The New Edition

Put simply, it’s not the kind of name you typically expect to see on waivers. Particularly because Detroit wasn’t hurting for the $1.075 million in cap relief that can be gained via a “buried” contract, per CapFriendly.

Could be a sign of things to come from GM Steve Yzerman? It doesn’t matter your name, age, or tenure with Detroit... there’s no room for you on the roster if you can’t play at the NHL level anymore.

“I want to come here and be a good pro and I want to play good, I want to get called up again, obviously,” he said.