Joakim Andersson has signed a two-year contract with Orebro of the Swedish Elite League (SEL), Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Andersson has signed a two-year contract with Orebro of the Swedish Elite League (SEL), Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Analysis:

Andersson was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, but now he'll return to the comforts of his native land. The 27-year-old defenseman played in 205 regular-season games with the Wings, including 27 more in the playoffs, though he had a tough time fitting in this season with rookie Alexey Marchenko needing minutes on the blue line. It'll be interesting to see if Andersson returns to the NHL someday, but if not, he finishes with 15 goals and 21 assists after four years of service.