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Happy Helm
- Updated: September 13, 2016
DETROIT — It was a stressful week for Darren Helm that had a positive ending.
Helm, 29, was an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season but ended up re-signing with the Red Wings for five more years.
“It was a pretty crazy week,” Helm said. “I got to talk to a few different teams, visited a couple cities. It was a bit of an emotional week going into it. Just talking to my family, our hearts were definitely set staying in Detroit. We found a way to make it work and I couldn’t be happier.”
Helm said his fiancee, Devon, was having a hard time with the uncertainty of where the family would be.
“We got two girls, she’s pregnant again, so that extra stress wasn’t helping her either,” Helm said. “I think it was pretty hard on her. I was just listening and relaying messages back to her. We were just trying to see what’s out there, see what was the best choice for our family and make a decision at the end.”
Helm said their third daughter is due in November.
Helm had expressed some concern about his role after last season ended, but he said it was more about communication about his role than the role itself.
“I like to be able to jump different spots, different roles when I need to, different match-ups, whatever the case is,” Helm said. “Sometimes I didn’t feel like the message was relayed to me clearly. I didn’t know if I was moving …
