Vladimir Tarasenko signed a two-year $9.5 million deal with the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. It has an average annual value of $4.75 million.
Tarasenko had 55 points (23 goals, 32 assists) in 76 regular-season matches for the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators last campaign. This includes 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 19 matches after he was bought by the Panthers in a trade with the Senators on March 6.
Chosen by the St. Louis Blues in the first round (No.16) of the 2010 NHL Draft, Tarasenko has 629 points (293 goals, 336 assists) in 751 regular-season matches for the Panthers, Senators, New York Rangers and Blues and 73 points (49 goals, 24 assists) in 121 playoff matches.
Tarasenko also won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019.
Detroit on Monday traded forward Robby Fabbri and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft to the Anaheim Ducks for goalie prospect Gage Alexander.
Fabbri had 32 points (18 goals, 14 assists) in 68 matches for the Red Wings last campaign and has 200 points (98 goals, 102 assists) in 598 regular-season matches for the Red Wings and St. Louis Blues. He is entering the final season of a three-year $12 million contract ($4 million average annual value) and may become an unrestricted free agent after the upcoming campaign.
Alexander, a fifth-round pick (148) in the 2021 NHL Draft has yet to play in the NHL. He was 5-8-1 with a 3.76 goals-against average, .887 save percentage and one shutout in 19 games with Tulsa of the ECHL last term.
The Red Wings also signed Cam Talbot (two years) and Jack Campbell (one year), forward Tyler Motte (one year), and defenseman Erik Gustafsson (two years) since free agency began on Monday. They re-signed forward Christian Fischer (one year). They also re-signed forward Patrick Kane to a one-year contract on June 30.
Detroit (41-32-9) finished tied in points with the Washington Capitals for the second wild card into the playoffs from the Eastern Conference last term. But, they lost the tiebreaker via regulation victories (32-27), causing them to miss the playoffs for the eight consecutive campaign, which is the longest streak in their history.
