Ryan is a 13-year NHL veteran with 833 games, 254 goals and 555 career points under his belt, while Namestnikov is entering his eighth NHL season, with 189 points in 425 games.
Blashill said he's excited to add proven scorers to a team that struggled to sustain offense last season.
"With Vladdy and Bobby, we added a couple players who ultimately can add more offensive depth to our lineup," Blashill said. "Bobby Ryan's been an elite scorer in this league at different points in his career. He's hungry and ready to prove that he still is.
"Vladdy's a real interesting player who came into the league as an offensive player and he's really grown to appreciate the defensive side of the puck and the importance of being a two-way player. What that says to me is you're getting a guy who understands that two-way play is what leads to winning. Vladdy has a real ability to play in a lot of different positions. He can play up and down your lineup. That gives you lots of depth."
Detroit got more than a third of its offense last season from the No. 1 forward line of Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi, and Blashill said if the Wings want to compete in the newly formed Central Division, they have to produce scoring threats on multiple lines.
"We've got to have more scoring depth throughout our forward line group, for sure," he said. "We cannot be a one-line team, which we were too many times last year. I think those additions give us a chance to add more scoring punch."
While the Red Wings upgraded their offensive prowess, the much-maligned defensive corps looks to be much improved as well. Detroit added Marc Staal, Jon Merrill and Troy Stecher to the blue line this offseason and will begin the season with a healthy Danny DeKeyser, who missed the last 62 games in 2019-20 with a back injury.
"We'll get a chance to prove whether we're stronger," Blashill said. "We have a lot of players that I would say are good players. I think we've got guys that will be in training camp that are going to give us a chance to be a better D corps, but we've got to be better in a lot of aspects of our game, so it's not just that position. I do think we have an opportunity (to be better), but now we've got to go prove it."
Blashill said adding DeKeyser back into the lineup is huge, but warned that after back surgery, it will take the ninth-year defenseman some time to get acclimated.