Re-Sign or Resign: Alex Biega

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to Re-Sign or Resign, a new segment covering the pros and cons of Detroit’s pending UFAs. We’ll be taking a closer look at each UFA while going over two schools of thought: re-signing the player, or letting him run free into the sunset. So far, we’ve covered Luke Glendening, Darren Helm, Valtteri Filppula, and Marc Staal. Today’s topic is a unique one: Alex Biega.

“Oh yeah, that guy!” is what I said when I saw Alex Biega on the UFA list.

For those who don’t remember, Biega was acquired in the 2019-20 season from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for AHL forward David Pope. Since the trade, Biega has played in 62 games with the Red Wings. Pope, on the…