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Having needed the bodies, the Detroit Red Wings took care of some business Sunday and reduced their roster — including assigning Simon Edvinsson to the minors. The Wings went 3-5 in preseason games, and got plenty of looks at young hopefuls. They were able to utilize two of them to get a look at a lineup

Derek Lalonde laughed when asked if he knew where he would have Simon Edvinsson playing when the Detroit Red Wings begin their season. It will, ultimately, be up to general manager Steve Yzerman, the man responsible for finalizing the 23-man roster due Monday. Edvinsson, Elmer Söderblom and Joe Veleno lead the brigade of bright young

The Detroit Red Wings got through their eighth and last preseason game with a mostly minor-league lineup. It was the opposite for the home team, as the Toronto Maple Leafs fielded many of their stars Saturday at Scotiabank Arena — and those stars provided the offense that left the Wings with a 5-1 loss. The Wings’

Digging out of a hole against a lineup heavy on AHLers isn’t an ideal way to impress the home crowd, but the Detroit Red Wings put in the work with help from a pair of young players angling for jobs. Their Friday matchup at Little Caesars Arena against the Toronto Maple Leafs was the penultimate

Robert Hagg has been cleared to play, which adds to the Detroit Red Wings‘ depth on defense. The free-agent signee was on the ice Friday morning in a contact sweater for the first time since he left the Red-White game Sept. 25 after getting hit in the head by a puck. “Skated today, felt pretty

A week out from their opener, the Detroit Red Wings are figuring out who their third defense pairing will be. The top four is set, with newcomers Ben Chiarot and Olli Mäattä pairing with Moritz Seider and Filip Hronek, respectively. The big question on the last pairing is whether 2021 first-round pick Simon Edvinsson will

As the Detroit Red Wings‘ eight-game preseason nears the end, the battles for roster spots is intensifying among the players hoping to be around next week. It’s a group that includes Simon Edvinsson, Jonatan Berggren and Elmer Söderblom, all of whom are angling to start their NHL careers, and Joe Veleno, who is trying to

Tyler Bertuzzi had a big night for the Detroit Red Wings on the road against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night, with a goal and an assist, but goalie Ville Husso surrendered a power-play goal with 4:27 remaining in the Wings’ 4-2 loss at Capital One Arena. Bertuzzi opened the scoring for the Wings with

The drill was new to Lucas Raymond, but it was high energy and a nice way to break up the monotony of a long exhibition season. The Detroit Red Wings face their sixth preseason game Wednesday at the Washington Capitals, with a home-and-home against the Toronto Maple Leafs still on the horizon this weekend. It

Past the halfway point of exhibition season, the Detroit Red Wings used the lineup that in large part projects to be the one introduced when they open the season in 10 days. Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars was marked the first time the Wings were playing after a complete day off

Tyler Bertuzzi is growing back his hair and, to the Detroit Red Wings‘ relief, getting back in the game. The team’s grittiest forward has been unavailable since the second day of training camp because of a flare-up, but he was part of Monday morning’s game-day group at Little Caesars Arena, signaling his inclusion the Wings’

The Detroit Red Wings are falling in line with most of the NHL and moving the start times for home weekday games from 7:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Wings announced the new start times for 20 weekday home games Monday, 10 days before their first game of the season. That one, on Oct. 14,

Tyler Bertuzzi is growing back his hair and, to the Detroit Red Wings‘ relief, getting back in the game. The team’s grittiest forward has been unavailable since the second day of training camp because of a flare-up, but he was part of Monday morning’s game-day group at Little Caesars Arena, signaling his inclusion the Wings’

The Detroit Red Wings took a well-deserved and much-needed day off Sunday, an opportunity for everyone to get a break before the last week of the exhibition season. The Wings have another four games to go: Monday at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Wednesday at Washington, Friday at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and