Detroit Red Wings sign Lucas Raymond to an 8-year, $64.6 million contract

FILE - Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens in overtime of an NHL hockey game, April 15, 2024, in Detroit.

FILE - Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens in overtime of an NHL hockey game, April 15, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)


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DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward Lucas Raymond to an eight-year contract worth $64.6 million days before training camp opens. Raymond will count $8.075 million against the salary cap through 2032. The 22-year-old was a restricted free agent without a contract for the upcoming NHL season. The Red Wings have another one of those in defenseman Moritz Seider, who won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year in 2021-22. Detroit is looking to end an eight-year playoff drought dating to the Original Six franchise's last appearance in 2016.

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