Frans Nielsen

Wings sign Frans Nielsen to six-year contract

The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Frans Nielsen to a six-year, $31.5 million contract.

What It Means:

Nielsen is 32, but is still a good offensive threat even at his age. He should be one of the Wings' top six next season, and over his 606-game career, Nielsen has scored 119 goals and registered 349 points.

Nielsen had a 51.1 Corsi For Percentage in 2015-'16 and a 2.4 Relative Corsi For Percentage last year. He had 52 points and 32 assists in 81 games played.