Chris Osgood took to the ice on Wednesday to assist goaltending coach, Jim Bedard, at a voluntary team skate. "I'm not doing too much, now," Osgood said. "I'm just learning from Jimmy; just kind of riding shotgun, listening to what he says and learning how to run the drills myself, so when I'm in Toledo and Grand Rapids, I can do that." He doesn't have a formal title with the organization yet, but he appears to be enjoying life after retirement so far.

Chris Osgood has decided to hang up his skates after spending 17 seasons in the National Hockey League. Osgood won three Stanley Cup in his career and came just one game shy of a fourth in 2008. Although he only started in 60 or more games four times in his career, Osgood became the 10th goaltender to ever reach the 400 win mark last season. His 2.492 career GAA is also good enough to rank 24th on the all-time list. Osgood led the league in Wins in 1995-96 and GAA in 2007-08, winning the Jennings Trophy in both of those campaigns. In the postseason, Osgood won 74 games, which is good enough for eighth place on the all-time list and he ranks fourth with 15 playoff shutouts. We wish Osgood luck in his future endeavors.

According to the Detroit Free Press, Chris Osgood will announce his retirement during Tuesday's scheduled conference call. The Free Press originally thought Osgood and Detroit would take this opportunity to announce that he'll return for the 2011-12 season, but they no longer think that will be the case. Osgood has been a great mentor for Jimmy Howard, so Osgood would have been the obvious choice to continue serving as the number two goaltender if it wasn't for the groin problems he dealt with in 2010-11. Osgood didn't play after January 4th because of the injury. Stay tuned.

The Detroit Red Wings might announce the signing of Chris Osgood on Tuesday. It hasn't been announced yet, but the Red Wings will hold a conference call on Tuesday. Osgood missed most of the season due to groin problems, but he has a great working relationship with starting goaltender Jimmy Howard. We'll keep you posted.

Red Wings GM Ken Holland won't sign a backup goaltender until he's talked to Chris Osgood. "Ozzie comes backs Saturday or Sunday and I won't do anything until I talk to him first," Holland said. Detroit is believed to be debating between re-signing Osgood and grabbing Ty Conklin or another viable backup goaltender off of the free agent market. We'll keep you posted.

Although Detroit hasn't ruled out re-signing Chris Osgood, they are still looking for a backup goaltender. "We owe it to ourselves to see what is out there," said Red Wings GM Ken Holland. "We have money to spend (under the salary the cap). There are players we remain interested in." Osgood was limited to 11 games last season because of groin problems and he didn't play after January 4th. We'll keep you posted.

The Detroit Red Wings should be in the market for a backup goalie on July 1. The Red Wings are $16 million under the cap heading into free agency on Friday but don't expect them to spend a lot on a backup netminder. Chris Osgood will become a UFA on July 1 and it appears that his career with Detroit could be over. Jean Sebastien Giguere, Marty Turco, Ty Conklin and Mathieu Garon are available and any one would be a capable back up to Jimmy Howard at this time especially if they are paid around $1 million. It should be interesting tomorrow in Detroit if they do not re-sign Osgood.

The Detroit Red Wings could be in the market for a new backup goaltender once free agency starts on July 1. The backup for most of the last two seasons has been Chris Osgood, but his contract will expire on July 1 and the Red Wings could be looking for a healthier netminder. Osgood says he is now healthy but he did not appear in a game after January 4 as he underwent sports hernia surgery after his groin injury failed to heal. He was poised to return on numerous occasions but always suffered a relapse. Detroit is naturally concerned about the 38-year-old netminder and will see who is available in free agency before thinking about committing to Osgood again. Stay tuned.