Versatile Compher providing Wings with offensive spark

DETROIT, MI – Coaching staffs love players like J.T. Compher.

You can plug a player like Compher on a scoring line, checking line, either power play or penalty kill, in an offensive or defensive role, and Compher, the former Michigan standout, is going to do a professional job.

It’s one of the reasons general manager Steve Yzerman targeted Compher the first day of free agency on July 1, and the Wings signed Compher.

Nearly a quarter of the way into his first season, Compher has been exactly what the Wings wanted.