The Official Red Wings Offseason Thread

[JS]

Hasek now Johnson... Why do people think so highly of Holland? His next big risky trade or signing will be his first.

The Detroit Red Wings have signed centre Greg Johnson for a second stint with the NHL club.

Johnson, who was an unrestricted free agent, scored 11 goals and 19 points in 68 games with the Nashville Predators last season and is expected to fill a role as Detroit's fourth line centre.

Johnson spent the last seven seasons in Nashville and also played with the Red Wings from 1993 to 1997.

In 785 career games with the Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks and Predators, Johnson has 145 goals and 224 assists.

Another solid player to join the other 21 solid but not great players not named Lidstrom.

[Anthony]

Cool, I remember him from NHL All Star Hockey 95

[H1Man]

Red Wings re-sign Johan Franzen

The Detroit Red wings have re-signed forward Johan Franzen to a three-year contract worth $2.825 milllion.

''Johan had a very good rookie season in the NHL,'' said Red Wings general manager Ken Holland. ''He was a big part of our penalty killing, provided us with a physical presence and played very well in the playoffs. Moving into his second NHL season and beyond, we're hopeful he can gain some confidence and increase his contribution in the scoring department as well.''

The 26-year-old Franzen made his NHL debut in 2005-06 and led Detroit Rookies with 12 goals and 16 points in 80 games. He is the first Red Wings rookie to play in 80 games since Nicklas Lidstrom in 1991-92.

The native of Vetlanda, Sweden was drafted by the Red Wings in the third round (97th overall) in 2004.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175293&hubname=nhl