I just saw this:

Don MacLean, who was the MVP of the AHL for the Grand Rapids Griffins (Wings minor league affiliate), just signed a 2 year deal with the Phoenix Coyotes. That strikes me as strange. Strange the Wings wouldn't hold onto him if they could.

He stepped in near the end of the season with the Wings and had 1 goal and 1 assist in 3 games. While he had 56 goals and 32 assists in the AHL last year.

There must be more to the details that I'm not seeing.

I guess he could have been a UFA, and the Wings didn't want to get into a bidding war over a minor leaguer. But that's just speculation.

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