Red Wings sign 2-time Cup winner Vladimir Tarasenko to 2-year deal - ESPN

Vladimir Tarasenko, who just won his second Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers, signed a two-year contract Wednesday with the Detroit Red Wings worth $4.75 million annually.

Signing Tarasenko is the latest move in what's been a steady offseason for the Red Wings. It started June 30 when they re-signed three-time Stanley Cup winner and 2016 Hart Memorial Trophy recipient Patrick Kane to a one-year deal. Then, they brought back Christian Fischer and Tyler Motte before signing Jack Campbell, Erik Gustafsson, and Cam Talbot in free agency.

But it also saw the Red Wings, a team that had 13 players with more than 10 goals, lose some of their firepower. Jake Walman was traded to the San Jose Sharks, Shayne Gostisbehere signed with the Carolina Hurricanes and David Perron joined the Ottawa Senators.

The multitude of moves left the Red Wings with more than $24 million in projected salary cap space and the reality they could do something later.

Come Wednesday, they added Tarasenko.

The 32-year-old winger will be playing for his fourth team since leaving the Blues, the team that drafted him 16th in 2010, in a trade with the New York Rangers ahead of the trade deadline in the 2022-23 season. The Rangers also acquired Kane in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks that same season.

His time with the Rangers saw him score eight goals and 21 points in 31 games before scoring three goals and four points in seven playoff games.

Tarasenko then signed a one-year deal worth $5 million with the Senators in free agency. He was part of an offseason haul that was designed to help the Senators reach the playoffs for the first time since the 2016-17 season.

He scored 17 goals and 41 points in 57 games only to watch the Senators struggle for