Update: this late-breaker by MLive’s Ansar Khan supersedes my ramble:
Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland anticipates having a backup goaltender in place by the end of the week. Before making a decision, Holland will meet with Chris Osgood in Vernon, British Columbia, Thursday night. Osgood on Tuesday returned to Detroit from his golf trip to Scotland and Ireland.
“We’re going to have a conversation face-to-face,” Holland said. “Sometime on Friday or Saturday, after talking to him, I’ll probably have a decision on what we’re doing.”
Detroit’s options are limited. They include former Red Wing Ty Conklin and Osgood.
“We explored (free agency). We had some interest in some guys and those chose to go elsewhere,” Holland said. “We wake up after the dust settles, and obviously Chris Osgood is still a legitimate candidate. It all depends what his thoughts are. I want to talk to him and see what he’...
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