The Detroit Red Wings signed top defenseman Moritz Seider to a seven-year deal worth almost $60 million on Thursday.

The Detroit Red Wings signed Moritz Seider to a seven-year contract. His new cap hit exceeds those of other young NHL defensemen who signed long-term, but here's why.

TRAVERSE CITY — Split into groups, the Detroit Red Wings looked full of energy on their first day of training camp – but it was hard not to notice who wasn't there. Moritz Seider, No. 1 on the team's defense depth chart, wasn't at Centre Ice Arena Thursday because the restricted free agent still does not have a new contract.