It appears the Detroit Red Wings will have a need for a right winger (or 3) after losing Tomas Kopecky and Marian Hossa to the Central Division rival Chicago Blackhawks, and now news today that Michael Samuelsson has signed a 3 year deal with the Vancouver Canucks. That's 3 players who all patrolled the Right Wing for Detroit, leaving Canadian Olympic hopeful Dan Cleary as the lone natural RW in the current lineup. Sure Detroit has 7 centers who could easily shift to the right side if needed (assuming Hudler sticks around), but I think Kenny Holland might want to set his sights on a decent RW to replace the 3 we just lost. In our farm system we have Johan Ryno as our top RW prospect, but I don't see him stepping into the NHL next season.
Alexi Kovalev (RW) is still out there... but he well surely command more money than we have available. Does Maxim Afinogenov (RW) have anything left in the tank? Would he be a decent fit in Hockeytown? What about Ales Kotalik (RW)? or Petr Sykora (RW)?
Regardless... It'll be a new look Red Wings team in 2009-2010...
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