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The Detroit Red Wings signed Franzen to a three-year contract Friday after a rookie season in which the forward scored 12 goals. Franzen, 26, would have been an unrestricted free agent after the 2007-08 season. He made his NHL debut last season and led Detroit rookies in games (80), points (16) and goals. |
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The Red Wings selected Franzen with their first pick in the third round of the 2004 NHL draft. |
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The Detroit Red Wings signed the unrestricted free agent to a one-year contract Monday. Johnson, 35, played with Detroit from 1993-97 but spent the past seven seasons with the Nashville Predators. He had 11 goals and eight assists last season with Nashville. |
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Johnson has amassed 145 goals and 224 career assists in 785 games over 12 seasons with the Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks and Predators. |
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The Red Wings took care of their muddled goaltending situation Monday by signing Hasek to a one-year contract. The 14-year veteran, who helped the Wings to their last Stanley Cup title in 2002, is returning to Detroit after an injury-plagued season with the Ottawa Senators. He joins another Red Wings Cup-winner, Chris Osgood, who was brought back as a reserve. |
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Hasek, 41, has a career record of 324-206-82 in 638 NHL games. He ranks fifth among active goaltenders in wins and 18th overall. His 68 shutouts are third best among active players and 12th highest on the league's career list. He went 28-10-4 with a 2.09 GAA last season with Ottawa, but he didn't play after injuring a groin while playing for the Czech Republic in the Turin Olympics. Hasek hoped to play during the postseason but never fully recovered. |
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Williams re-signed with the Red Wings on Thursday, agreeing to a two-year deal. "We are pleased to reach a deal with Jason before going to arbitration," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. "He took a big step forward as an NHL player last year and we look forward to even more progress in the future." |
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Williams, 25, had career highs last season of 21 goals, 58 points and 80 games played. Getting an opportunity to play a key role for the first time, he had 13 points in the first 10 games and was the first Red Wings player to score three times in a period since the 1996-97 season. Williams has 38 goals and 52 assists in 175 career games. |
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Williams re-signed with the Red Wings on Thursday, agreeing to a two-year deal. "We are pleased to reach a deal with Jason before going to arbitration," Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. "He took a big step forward as a NHL player last year and we look forward to even more progress in the future." |
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Williams, 25, had career highs last season of 21 goals, 58 points and 80 games. Getting an opportunity to play a key role for the first time, he had 13 points in the first 10 games and was the first Red Wings player to score three times in a period since the 1996-97 season. Williams has 38 goals and 52 assists in 175 career games. |
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Markov signed a $2.5, one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. The 29-year-old defenseman had 11 assists in 58 games for Nashville last season while missing 17 games with injuries. |
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Markov has 25 goals and 106 assists in 472 career games spanning eight seasons. |
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Detroit re-signed Lebda to a four-year contract on Tuesday. The 24-year-old defenseman played 46 games for the Red Wings last season and recorded 12 points. He also played in the American Hockey League. |
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Detroit re-signed Cleary to a two-year contract on Monday. The 27-year-old right wing had three goals and 12 assists in 77 games for the Red Wings last season, his first with the team. |
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Cleary has 127 points in 406 career games with Chicago, Edmonton, Phoenix and Detroit. |
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After spending his entire 22-year career with the Red Wings, Yzerman announced his retirement on Monday. The 41-year-old center recorded 14 goals and 20 assists in 61 games last season and ranks eighth all-time with 692 career goals and seventh with 1,063 assists. Yzerman has been Detroit's captain since 1986, making him the longest-serving captain in league history. "My intention throughout the season was to retire, play one last year," Yzerman said. |
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Yzerman, a 10-time All-Star, led Detroit to three Stanley Cups and playoff appearances in each of the last 15 years of his career. He was a member of the NHL's All-Rookie team in 1984, won the Lester B. Pearson Award honoring the league's outstanding player in 1989, the Conn Smythe Trophy given to the playoff MVP in 1998 and helped Canada win gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. |
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Lidstrom signed a two-year contract with Detroit on Friday, just days after winning his fourth Norris Trophy as the league's best defenseman. Lidstrom had a career-high 80 points last season as the Red Wings finished with the NHL's best record. The 36-year-old native of Sweden has spent the last 15 years in Detroit, helping the Red Wings win three Stanley Cups. |
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Lidstrom won his fourth Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman on Thursday, beating out Anaheim's Scott Niedermayer and Dallas' Sergei Zubov. Lidstrom scored a career-best 80 points this season, leading all defensemen. A major part of the Red Wings' core, Lidstrom also won the Norris in 2001, 2002 and 2003. |
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Lidstrom's contract was up after this season, but said he wants to remain in Detroit, where he has been for the last 15 seasons. |
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Datsyuk won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship on Thursday, beating out San Jose's Patrick Marleau and Tampa Bay's Brad Richards. The Detroit center had just 22 penalty minutes this season and led the Red Wings with a career-high 87 points. |
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Chelios, the NHL's oldest player, signed a one-year contract Wednesday with the Detroit Red Wings. The defenseman will be 45 next year in the middle of his eight season with the team and 23rd in the league. |
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The three-time Norris Trophy winner played in 81 games last season with a plus-22 rating. |
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Although Hasek practiced for 45 minutes Thursday, the Ottawa goaltender said he's still not ready to play as the Senators face a 3-0 deficit in their second-round series against Buffalo. "I won't play tonight. I don't feel I can help my team yet," the star goaltender said prior to Thursday's Game 4. He has been out with a groin injury he suffered at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 15. |
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Hasek skated with the Senators as he looks to return from an adductor muscle injury suffered at the Olympics on Feb. 15. He may return for Game 4 of the Senators' series with the Buffalo Sabres, but is not scheduled to dress for Wednesday's contest. The Senators trail the Sabres 2-0 in the series. |
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Hasek has missed 33 games with the injury as backup Ray Emery has started 31 games with a 18-9-4 record and a 2.76 GAA in his absence. |
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After missing two games with a nagging back injury, Yzerman returned to the ice for Monday's 4-3 loss to Edmonton as his team was eliminated from the Western Conference playoffs. The Red Wings' captain had an assist in the defeat to move ahead of Bryan Trottier into the eighth spot with 185 career playoff points. |
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Yzerman had a career-low 34 points this season for Detroit, but came on down the stretch to total eight goals and 10 assists in his last 20 games. The 40-year-old center has 692 goals and 1,755 points in 1,514 career games. In the postseason, he has 70 goals and 115 assists in 196 games, including four assists in the series with Edmonton. |
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Yzerman missed his second consecutive game Saturday, a 3-2 first-round loss to Edmonton, with an upper-body injury. The status of the Red Wings' captain is uncertain for Monday's matchup with the Oilers. |
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Yzerman had a career-low 34 points this season for Detroit, but came on down the stretch to total eight goals and 10 assists in his last 20 games. The 40-year-old center has 692 goals and 1,755 points in 1,514 career games. In the postseason, he has 70 goals and 184 points in 195 games, including three assists in the current series. |
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Yzerman missed Thursday's 4-2 first-round win over Edmonton with a back injury. The Red Wings' captain was a game-time scratch. "He tried and he couldn't get going," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "I think he'll be fine." Yzerman's status is uncertain for Game 5 on Saturday. |
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Yzerman had a career-low 34 points this season for Detroit, but came on down the stretch to total eight goals and 10 assists in his last 20 games. The 40-year-old center has 692 goals and 1,755 points in 1,514 career games. In the postseason, he has 70 goals and 184 points in 195 games, including three assists in the current series. |
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Yzerman only played two shifts in the first overtime of the Red Wings' 4-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday because of back trouble and his status is questionable heading into Thursday night's game. The Oilers lead the best-of-seven first-round series 2-1. "He'd be a huge, huge, enormous loss," Red Wings goaltender Manny Legace said Wednesday. |
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Yzerman had a career-low 34 points this season for Detroit, but came on down the stretch to total eight goals and 10 assists in his last 20 games. The 40-year-old center has 692 goals and 1,755 points in 1,514 career games. In the postseason, he has 70 goals and 184 points in 195 games, including three assists in the current series. |
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Datsyuk returned to the lineup for Sunday's 4-2 loss to Edmonton after missing almost three weeks with an injured left thigh. The Red Wings' center played over 17 minutes, but failed to record a point. Datsyuk hadn't played since getting injured in a 2-1 shootout win over the Calgary Flames on April 3. |
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Datsyuk finished the regular season with 28 goals and 59 assists. |