| The Detroit Red
Wings signed the Stars Derian Hatcher to a 5-year contract. The acquisition
of Hatcher will bring a physical presence that many thought The Red Wings
were lacking last season. The Wings were not going to go after Hatcher until
they knew that they could not sign all-star center Sergei Fedorov so that
they didn’t spend more than there self imposed salary cap of 65 million dollars
a season. The Red Wings hope that goal tender Curtis Joseph waves the no
trade clause in his contract so they could trade for a player to make up
for the loss of offense due to the loss of Fedorov. |
