Red Wings sign center Sam Gagner to one-year contract extension

The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Sam Gagner to a one-year contract extension.

Detroit first acquired Gagner on Feb. 24, 2020 in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers. He signed a one-year extension in September 2020, and now he is re-signing for another year. He would have been an unrestricted free agent.

Gagner, now 31, originally was drafted 6th overall in 2007. He has played in 886 career NHL games. He scored 7 goals and 8 assists in 42 games with the Red Wings in 2020-21.

NHL free agency opens noon Wednesday, July 28.

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Previously:

• Gustav Lindstrom signs two-year deal; answering inbox questions
• Marc Staal signs for another season; draft recap
• Red Wings 2021 draft: Edvinsson, Cossa, Buium, Mazur, Savage, Dower Nilsson, Plandowski, Zito
• Red Wings select goalie Sebastian Cossa at 15th overall in 2021 NHL Draft
• Nedeljkovic returns to Michigan; Yzerman draft focus; Rasmussen extension
• Kraken grab Cholowski, trade frenzy looms, then draft
• Should Red Wings select goalie in 1st round of 2021 NHL Draft?
• Welcome, Nick Leddy
• Ken Holland strikes, Kucherov calls Larionov, and a quiz
• Tanguay joins coaching staff; Chelios to ESPN
• Expansion draft primer, Sergei Fedorov quiz
• Gallant goes to Rangers; coaches quiz time
• Recalling the magical 2012-13 playoff run with two epic game 7s
• May 31, 2002 -- Red Wings score 7 goals vs. Avalanche in Game 7
• Wings will have 6th overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft
• Chris Osgood -- Hall of Famer?
• Jack Eichel -- could Yzerman add him?
• End-of-season notes: 2020-21 vs. 2019-20, looking ahead
• Veleno, Rasmussen showing promise down the middle
• Trading Anthony Mantha was more than Red Wings fans could ask for at deadline