Quick Hits: June 12th

Red Wings/Griffins News

Red Wings hoping to re-sign veteran forwards Daniel Cleary, Drew Miller | MLive.com
Just an update on where Khan says the Wings stand in relatino to their UFAs.

Free-agency options for Red Wings - Fox Sports Detroit
Please no Stalberg.

Grand Rapids Griffins Tuesday practice news: Van Andel will be packed Wednesday all’s well otherwise - The Malik Report
News and updates from Tuesday about tonight's Griffins game.

OHL Awards Ceremony - Hounds in Pictures
Pics of Red Wings draft pick Ryan Sproul with his Defenceman of the Year award from the Ontario Hockey League.

Jimmy Howard: Awesome or Super Awesome? - Octopus Thrower
I like this premise.

Around the League

Media Day In Chicago - Second City Hockey
Greg Boysen got to attend Media Day in preparation for the finals.

Blues Ready To Match Offer Sheets For Restricted Free Agents - St. Louis Game Time
A weak free agent class could potentially make RFA offer sheets more likely, although I doubt it. Still, the Blues have Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk, Berglund, and Stewart to be retained as RFAs. With all that available, the Blues are trying to head off concern with a promise to match any sheet given.

Blues tell Tarasenko to improve conditioning : Sports
The Blues told Tarasenko to stop taking after the team's fans and head coach and get in shape. He's had questions about his conditioning following him around for a bit now.

CHL will phase out European goalies | ProHockeyTalk
Knee-jerk ridiculousness from the CHL. Right up Don Cherry's alley.

Bigger Byfuglien in no shape for a trade - Winnipeg Free Press
BREAKING NEWS: Dustin Byfuglien is fat and GMs may not want to trade for a fat guy.