
Hull has led the NHL in scoring three times, most recently inġ992. "I guess we were looking for a goal scorer," said Detroitĭefenseman Nicklas Lidstrom, who won the Norris Trophy last season. Sergei Fedorov scored a team-high 32 goals forĭetroit last season, followed by Brendan Shanahan's 31. Hull scored 39 goals for the Dallas Stars last season, his 15th A team source told The Associated Press, on condition of anonymity, that the deal is for about $9 million over two years.ĭetroit's payroll, already one of the highest in the NHL, isĮxpected to exceed $60 million next season. Hull's deal is worth between $9 and $10 million, ESPN the Magazine's E.J. Hasek, 36, has won six Vezina trophies and two Hart trophies as Steve Yzerman, 36, is fourth with 645 goals and Robitaille is fifth Hull, 37, is second among active players with 649 goals, twoīehind Mark Messier and one ahead of Mario Lemieux. Stars - 10 Red Wings are 34 or older - and now have three of the The third consecutive year since winning the Stanley Cup in 1997ĭetroit has decided to make another run for a title with aging The Red Wings knew they had to make changes to their rosterĪfter failing to make it past the second round of the playoffs for Robitaille as a free agent earlier this summer.


They added goaltender Dominik Hasek in a trade and left wing Luc Project Wednesday with the signing of free agent Brett Hull.

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings continued their reloading
