The Wings are saying they will sign Jason Williams regardless of the outcome of his arbitration hearing. They are trting to get a deal done before that, but if it goes to arbitration, they say they will not allow him to become a Free Agent. They will accept the deal that the arbitration committee hands down. Here is a link.
Williams signed for 3.2 for 2 years. I have a personal interest in this which will play out in the next few days. I'll keep you posted