If you haven't realized it by now, GM Ken Holland is a pretty smart guy. But Wings fans really need to thank Marian Hossa himself for this crazy exciting signing. Holland had offered Hossa a four-year deal but at a lower salary than some of the other offers Hossa had received. In fact, it was [...]...

HOSSA!!!!!!!!!!! I have to go back to work, but I had to quickly post to BTJ that the Wings have reportedly signed Marian Hossa to a one-year contract worth $7.4 million. I am completely shocked. Why? 1) Hossa signed only a one-year contract. 2) The contract wasn't ridiculously huge. It's only $7.4 million. You'd think for one-year, he'd ask [...]...

I'm going to quickly highlight the signings that most impact the Wings or that were simply big signings. Before I get to that, be sure to check out my posts on the Wings re-signing of defenseman Brad Stuart and the signing of back-up goaltender Ty Conklin. I will update this post later tonight with anymore [...]...

Thanks to a one-year contract signing of Ty Conklin, Jimmy Howard will have to fight to earn the back-up position behind Chris Osgood. I think most Wings fans expected GM Ken Holland to go out and sign a veteran goaltender so this wasn't much of a surprise. There had been speculation about going after moody [...]...

I open up TSN's website at the start of my lunch break to see that the Red Wings re-signed Brad Stuart - woohoo! Yes, I'm excited about the possibilities for a certain big name forward commiting to a one-year contract. But in terms of re-signing the team's unrestricted free agents, Brad Stuart was my biggest [...]...