General manager Ken Holland said Friday that there will be a couple of veteran defensemen coming to the Red Wings' main training in Traverse City next week. Holland said that he has tentative agreements, but declined to name with whom until the players' involvement is secured.
One source in the organization said that Brent Sopel is one of the blue-liners who will come to camp as a free agent. Sopel is 30 years old and split time last season between Los Angeles and Vancouver. The unrestricted free agent has spent parts of nine seasons in the NHL, scoring 10 goals (six on the power play) in 2003-04 for the Canucks.