Chelios Not to Return to Wings Next Season; Still Wants to Play.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
According to TSN.ca and NHL.com, expert defenseman Chris Chelios will not play for the Wings come October. The future hall of famer and Red Wings' GM Ken Holland came to a mutual agreement last summer that the one year deal will be final and Chris will have to move on. Though he is not sure where his next (and possibly final) destination would be, he is confident that he can still play full-time and isn't looking to quit anytime soon. The 47 year old vet has played 28 games with the Red Wings and has not tallied a point in any of those games.
Sad to see him leave the Wings for sure, he said he still wants to play though, so I wonder who he'll end up with. Good idea to only sign him to a one year deal, frees up a bit of cap space as well for the Wings. Overall a good investment I'd say, decent backup and mentor for younger players.
