DETROIT – Darren Helm today signed a four-year, $8.25 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Helm, who would have become a restricted free agent on July 1, returns to a team for which he scored 26 points in 68 games played last season.
Helm, a speedy third-line center, missed the last four games of the 2011 playoffs with a lacerated forearm. He is expected to make a full recovery in time for training camp in September.
