The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed restricted free agent Dominic Turgeon to a one-year contract. PuckPedia reports that the deal is a two-way contract worth $700K at the NHL level. The minor league forward was not eligible for salary arbitration and will still be an RFA at the end of the contract.
The son of legendary NHL forward Pierre Turgeon, the 23-year old Dominic hasn’t quite made the same impact on the NHL. Selected in the third round five years ago, he has nine NHL games under his belt but has yet to record a single point. In fact his production declined this season even at the AHL level, leading to some concern about his future as anything more than a role player at the next level.
Still, he’ll be given a chance to show the Red Wings what he can do in camp once again. No longer waiver-exempt, he’ll have to clear in order to be assigned to the minor leagues. While that may give him a slight edge on the competition at the bottom of the roster, if names like Filip Zadina and Taro Hirose show they’re ready for NHL action right away there probably isn’t enough room for Turgeon. He could see time as an injury replacement, but he needs to take another step in his development at the minor league level to indicate he’ll ever make an impact in the NHL.
Not sure he’s ever going to be anything other than a organizational player & an injury replacement.