The Wings also signed forward Elmer Soderblom, a restricted free agent, to a two-year contract, the team announced. The deal is worth an average annual value of $1.25 million. Soderblom, 23, appeared in 26 games for the Wings last season, registering four goals among 11 points. The 6-foot-8, 246-pounder from Sweden had a plus-2 rating.

Former Michigan State hockey forward Mason Appleton, signed by Detroit Red Wings in NHL free agency, had 10 goals last season with Winnipeg.

The Detroit Red Wings signed center Mason Appleton to a two-year contract Wednesday with an annual average value of $2.9 million. That seems like a hefty price for a 29-year-old coming off a 10-goal, 22-point season in 71 games for the Winnipeg Jets.