Savage & Pleiness: Red WIngs make pitch to their UFA band-aid, offer Colaiacovo a 2-year deal

Via RedWingsFeed, it appears that Red Wings GM Ken Holland isn?t going to wait until the increasingly likely lockout ends to begin shoring up his roster. According to MLive?s Brendan Savage and the Macomb Daily?s Chuck Pleiness, the Wings aren?t going to go into September without at least ensuring that the team?s made some sort of move to shore up their undermanned blueline:

The Detroit Red Wings could be close to signing free-agent defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo. A source told MLive.com that the Red Wings have made a two-year offer for about $2.5 million a season.

Colaiacovo, 29, is a good skater and puck-mover with some offensive ability, having averaged 27 points a season the past four years with the St. Louis Blues. He shoots left and can play the point on the power play.Continue reading "Savage & Pleiness: Red WIngs make pitch to their UFA band-aid, offer Colaiacovo a 2-year deal"

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