Red Wings Not Seeking Big Name Free Agent

Red Wings' Gm Ken Holland has expressed contentment with the core of forwards and defensemen set to be on the 2010/11 roster. What he's seeking is a gritty free agent to provide some strength to the bottom two lines. From mlive:

"There's three or four big-name guys, we're not in that market,'' Holland said. "We're looking for support guys. We'd like to get a little grittier on the fourth line, get somebody who's a pain to play against, who'll get in on the forecheck. Someone we can put in there in the playoffs and he's got enough skill and he's a factor because of his physical play.

"But everybody is looking for those guys.''

Holland has also stated that he fully intends to make offers to each of the Red Wings restricted free agent, Drew Miller, Patrick Eaves, Darren Helm, Justin Abdelkader, Mattias Ritola and Derek Meech.

By all accounts, it seems the roster won't be too different to the one iced this season. Jiri Hudler is confirmed to make his return to Hockeytown after a year in the KHL. Questions still remain over the re-signing of forwards Todd Bertuzzi, Kirk Maltby and Jason Williams -- with Maltby and Williams almost certain not to return.