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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2949148" data-attributes="member: 2012">Red Wings sign C Hussey, D Smith to one-year dealsSports TickerJuly 13, 2006DETROIT (Ticker) - The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday signed center Matt Hussey and defenseman Dan Smith to one-year contracts.Hussey, 27, had just one assist in 13 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season. In 65 games with Wilkes Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League, Hussey had 21 goals and 30 assists.The Penguins selected Hussey in the ninth round of the 1998 draft.Smith, 29, played in seven games with the Edmonton Oilers last season. He spent most of the campaign with Hamilton of the AHL, recording 16 assists in 69 games.A seventh-round pick of Colorado in 1995, Smith played in 15 games with the Avalanche before leaving the organization in 2001."Matt and Dan are players that will provide quality depth in our organization," Red Wings general manager Jim Nill said. "Since the salary cap was put into place, the importance of adding value players has been magnified."</blockquote>