The Red Wings have been on a cold streak this season, failing to land the big-name blueliners available on the trade market.
To most pundits, the Wings were the ideal landing spot for Quinn Hughes. When that didn’t happen, the chatter honed in on Rasmus Andersson. In short, that didn’t work out either.
With no more big names seemingly on the market, the Red Wings did the opposite of what GM Steve Yzerman’s playbook says: Sign veteran players to long-term deals. Yet, that’s what they did by extending veteran blueliner Ben Chiarot on Wednesday.
The Red Wings announced the signing of Chiarot to a three-year contract worth $11.