Split into groups, the Detroit Red Wings looked full of energy on their first day of training camp – but it was hard not to notice who wasn't there. Moritz Seider, No. 1 on the team's defense depth chart,

No contract yet for Red Wings No. 1 defenseman Moritz Seider. But Lucas Raymond signed for eight years.  Some promising youngsters are looking for jobs. Plenty of enthusiasm from veterans who went to see their team get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday locked up their franchise defenseman, signing Moritz Seider to a seven-year contract worth just under $60 million. Seider’s $8.55 million average annual value comes in slightly lower than captain Dylan Larkin’s $8.7 million AAV on the eight-year pact he inked in March 2023.