Long-Time NHL Veteran Signs Tryout Contract With Western Conference Team

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Sam
September 10, 2022 (10:37)

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Danny DeKeyser has been synonymous with the Detroit Red Wings blue for the past 10 years, but declining play couple with the emergence of their young core have pushed him out, ending his decade long stint wearing the winged wheel.

DeKeyser may not be without work for long though. The Vancouver Canucks invited the veteran to camp on a professional try out earlier today.

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/danny-dekeyser-gets-pto-in-canada-after-10-years-in-detroit?fbclid=IwAR3HSXgoe9sWsUrLPtwjXDtqYYbE5eRz_7cElvT6Ze0KHaD2cOU3FbdNabo

DeKeyser, 32, skated in 59 games last season for the Red Wings, notching just 11 points all of which were assists. Injuries have plagued DeKeyser in recent years limiting his playing time

It is possible however that he cracks the Canucks lineup as the 6th or more likely 7th defence-man, however with his age, I would see him as more of a leader off the ice, than a producer on it.

I hope for his sake he can return to form. The way things ended in Detroit were not ideal by any means, hopefully he shows up at Canucks camp with something to prove.

Previously on Chicago Hockey Insider

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Why not?	53	69.7 %
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Long-Time NHL Veteran Signs Tryout Contract With Western Conference Team

Danny DeKeyser has been synonymous with the Detroit Red Wings blue for the past 10 years, but declining play couple with the emergence of their young core have pushed him out, ending his decade long stint wearing the winged wheel.

Would you give this free-agent defenseman a shot on your teams roster?