Re-Sign or Resign: Darren Helm

Jerome Miron-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. Earlier this week, we covered Luke Glendening. Today’s topic is the last Cup-winner from the 2008 run: speedster Darren Helm.

During multiple points in the 2020-21 season, I genuinely forgot that Helm still played for the Wings.

Most of this season felt like a fever dream if I’m being honest. But every once in a while, a moment of lucidity would wake me from my trance. For a brief few seconds, I felt a genuine rush of…