DETROIT — General manager Steve Yzerman was intent on filling holes in the Red Wings' lineup and few teams were as active Saturday on the first day of unrestricted free agency as the Wings were.
They made their biggest splash late in the day, signing center J.T. Compher to a five-year contract worth $25.5 million ($5.1 million cap hit).
Compher, 28, played at Michigan with Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp. Compher (6-foot, 190-pounds) is coming off a career-best 52-point season, with 17 goals and 35 assists.
