Report: Red Wings sign gritty forward to very short deal.

A very short term deal from the Wings.

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Report: Red Wings sign gritty forward to very short deal.
Keystone Press.

When the Detroit Red Wings headed in to the offseason, it appeared that signing Drew Miller to a new contract was in the organization's plans.

The Red Wings have done just that however the terms of the deal aren't likely what many expected with the Red Wings officially announcing that they had agreed on a one year contract with Miller.

From the Red Wings official announcement:

The Detroit Red Wings announced today that left wing Drew Miller has been signed to a one-year contract extension.

Miller, 32, has tallied 100 points (51-49-100) in 449 games with the Red Wings since joining the team in 2009-10. In 516 career NHL games with the Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks and Tampa Bay Lightning, the 6-foot-2, 180-lb., forward has registered 115 points (57-58-115) and 118 penalty minutes. He has also skated in 60 Stanley Cup playoff games, notching 13 points (6-7-13) and skating in three games with Anaheim as a first-year pro in 2007, helping the team to a Stanley Cup championship. After appearing in all 82 regular-season games for the Red Wings in 2013-14 and 2014-15 and holding the team’s ironman streak at 190 games, Miller was limited to just 28 games played this season due to jaw and knee injuries.

There may be a positive to this story for fans of the Red Wings, the short team deal for an aging veteran like the 32 year old Miller may be an indication that Ken Holland learned a harsh lesson this season with the departure of Pavel Datsyuk, a lesson that may serve him well moving forward.

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