The Detroit Red Wings are one of the few franchises in all of sports that a player would take less money to join just so they have the chance to win a championship. In saying this they have needs they must address this offseason and that need is to gain more toughness on the blue line, we all know they have a stellar blue line in Lidstrom, Kronwall, Rafalski, Stuart and Lebda, but they need that one guy who everyone will either try to go around or just dump the puck into the zone. So going after Arron Asham i think would be a good move because it would add some toughness on all three lines, which as all Red Wings fans know we havent truly had since the days of Vlad the Impaler.

Now on to the one everyone in Hockeytown wants to hear about, Mike Modano. Yes we would all love to see him in his home area and he does provide that veteran leadership. What we need to look at is how quickly the Red Wings could get him signed if they do decide to pursue him. I believe he is one of the greatest mentors in the sport of hockey and with the younger player on the team trying to break into the teams oster this upcoming season he would provide a great role model for them, he would also bring a different dimension to our already potent offense. The last true sniper that the Red Wings had was a man named of Steve Yzerman, yes we all know him as a blood and guts player but no one could pick there spot like him and his stats prove it. So getting Modano would add a great goal scorer to an already storied franchise of them.

Im going to put this out here at the end even though i should have at the beginning, Kirk Maltby has been one of the greatest sportsmen of his time in the NHL and seeing him go to free agency would be a sad sight he has given so much to the Red Wings since coming to them midway through the 95-96 season. He has been there for all the storied grudge matches with the Colorado Avalanche, been apart of the line known simply as the "Grind Line" with Joey Kocur and Darren McCarty, the latter of which will be sorely missed to. He has given so many years to the team for them to just let him walk away without even considering bringing him back.