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Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman on trade with Rangers: We need assets Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks trade with Rangers, rebuild on a Zoom call, Sept. 26, 2020. With uncertainty swirling around the start of the NHL season and in what capacity, if any,

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. The last time the Detroit Red Wings picked fourth in a draft was in 1983, right after Mike

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. The last time the Detroit Red Wings picked fourth in a draft was in 1983, right after Mike

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. Steve Yzerman is embarking on the most important week of the year for his Detroit Red Wings and

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. Steve Yzerman is embarking on the most important week of the year for his Detroit Red Wings and

The Detroit Red Wings enter this year’s NHL draft with a hefty 10 picks spread over two days, starting with the No. 4 overall pick on Tuesday night. Realistically, if just two or three of those draftees after the first round end up contributing at the NHL level, it’ll have been a successful draft for

Ryan Ford   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman made official what seemed likely for most of the second half of

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. The Detroit Red Wings have used the extra months to review and reassess, and general manager Steve Yzerman

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. Jimmy Howard’s tenure with the only NHL team he has known has come to an end. It wasn’t

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. Now we know: Steve Yzerman was busy. When a handful of the top prospects in the 2020 draft

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman on trade with Rangers: We need assets Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks trade with Rangers, rebuild on a Zoom call, Sept. 26, 2020. Self-reflection and re-education. Exit meetings via Zoom. Avoiding the temptation to speculate because things change weekly,

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman on trade with Rangers: We need assets Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks trade with Rangers, rebuild on a Zoom call, Sept. 26, 2020. Self-reflection and re-education. Exit meetings via Zoom. Avoiding the temptation to speculate because things change weekly,

Evan Petzold   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers’ Ron Gardenhire is retiring immediately Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila and manager Ron Gardenhire met with reporters Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 to announce Gardenhire’s immediate retirement. Ilitch Holdings, Inc., is going through the process of furloughing and eliminating positions on the business operations sides

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman on trade with Rangers: We need assets Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks trade with Rangers, rebuild on a Zoom call, Sept. 26, 2020. The 2020 Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning bear the wise and bold imprint of Steve

Marlowe Alter ,  Mike Brehm   | Detroit Free Press In April 2019, the Tampa Bay Lightning skated off the ice, victims of a stunning first-round sweep by the Columbus Blue Jackets after a 62-win season. Monday, they stayed on the ice after the end of Game 6 to lift the Stanley Cup for the second

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Top prospects on 2020 draft, Detroit Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman Top prospects in the 2020 NHL draft talk on a Zoom call, Sept. 24, 2020. As young defensemen, they naturally gravitate toward watching those close to their age group, but they could soon be

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Top prospects on 2020 draft, Detroit Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman Top prospects in the 2020 NHL draft talk on a Zoom call, Sept. 24, 2020. When he was younger, Marco Rossi’s favorite player was Pavel Datsyuk. Anyone who could dangle the puck like that

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on picking 4th: ” Anything I say is going to be self serving” Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on a Zoom call following the news he’ll pick fourth in the 2020 draft. Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman on trade with Rangers: We need assets Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks trade with Rangers, rebuild on a Zoom call, Sept. 26, 2020. The appeal of the trade was easy: Add a second-round pick by taking on an expiring

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Sam Gagner on re-upping with Detroit Red Wings Sam Gagner talks about his one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings on a Zoom call on Sept. 26, 2020. He’s the type of veteran that appeals to a rebuilding team: Great character, inexpensive, won’t complain