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The Calgary Flames may be without defenseman Rasmus Andersson when they play the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night, but it’s hard to imagine anybody with the team cares a whole lot about his short-term playing outlook right now. According to the Flames, Andersson, 26, was riding a scooter to dinner

The Red Wings and Pistons sit at dangerous intersections, pretty much where they’ve sat for nearly a decade. And they can’t keep making the same turn toward uncertainty. Arguably the best player on each team is in quasi-limbo. Dylan Larkin, 26, is due to become an unrestricted free agent after the season. By most accounts,

Detroit — Many Red Wings used the week-long All-Star break to head someplace warm and take in the sunshine. Tyler Bertuzzi and his fiancee have an infant daughter, so going someplace far away wasn’t likely to happen. “It’s kind of hard traveling with a little girl,” Bertuzzi said. “My financee’s parents came up and we

Trivia question: Which four Detroit sports legends teamed up for a commercial that will air during the Super Bowl? The answer: Barry Sanders, Kirk Gibson, Rick Mahorn and Darren McCarty. The four sports stars of yesteryear — representing the Lions, Tigers, Pistons and Red Wings — shot a commercial for the Sam Bernstein Law Firm

Detroit — The Detroit Red Wings came out of the All-Star break Tuesday searching for a victory to begin a needed win streak. They’re still looking, as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Wings 5-2 in the first hockey for either team after a 10-day All-Star break. Edmonton’s Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 23rd goal, on the

Detroit — The Grand Rapids Griffins are off until Friday, as the American Hockey League is enjoying its All-Star break. That may or may not be good news for Jakub Vrana, who appears to be heating up offensively. Vrana was playing some of his best hockey since arriving in Grand Rapids, just as the Griffins

Ted Kulfan previews the Red Wings’ after the All-Star break, including Tuesday’s game against Connor McDavid and the Oilers, and Oilers broadcaster Bob Stauffer is the guest on the OctoPulse podcast. McDavid leads the NHL is goals (41), assists (51) and points (92) in only 50 games and is on pace for more than 150

Detroit — Dylan Larkin was back at Red Wings practice Monday after a weekend full of festivities at the All-Star Game. The weather was warm in Sunrise, Fla., but Larkin didn’t get to enjoy it much, what with the game, the skills competition and various media availabilities. And with those availabilities, and even in the

Detroit — The Red Wings were back on the ice Sunday — many of them returning from warm-weather destinations — and were ready for the rest of the regular season. The eight-day All-Star break — captain Dylan Larkin had a league-mandated off-day Sunday after taking part in the All-Star game and festivities over the weekend

Tim Reynolds |  Associated Press Sunrise, Fla. — Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk was right at home at the NHL All-Star Game. Again. Detroit’s Dylan Larkin had a hat trick, Toronto’s Mitch Marner had three assists and the Atlantic Division topped the Central Division 7-5 in the All-Star Game final on Saturday. All-Star Game MVP Matthew Tkachuk —

Detroit — The speculation is endless on social media, from all corners of the globe, from Red Wings fans and NHL rumor spreaders alike. Everyone loves to tweet about Dylan Larkin’s contract situation. The fact Larkin hasn’t yet signed a contract extension with the Red Wings beyond this season. So, the questions arise about whether Larkin

Detroit — They’re ahead of where they were. But they aren’t where they need to be. So, that’ll be the challenge for the Red Wings coming out of the All-Star break, trying to bridge that gap between the fringes of the playoff chase and legitimate contention. And this will remain the dilemma for general manager

Detroit — Coach Derek Lalonde is back in Florida chauffeuring his kids to hockey practices. Dylan Larkin is set to go the All-Star Game later this week. And a vast majority of Red Wings have flown to warmer climates. Half of the NHL continues to play, while the other half (the Wings’ included) are on

Elmont, N.Y. − The Red Wings head into the All-Star break still searching for a lengthy win streak. The inability to string some victories together is costing the Wings a chance to move up the standings and make a solid playoff push in a rugged and deep Eastern Conference. And time is slowly slipping away.

Elmont, N.Y. — A reporter in Montreal likely looked at raw numbers and asked Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde an innocent-enough question. Sure, maybe some of defenseman Moritz Seider’s statistics are down from last season’s NHL Calder Trophy-winning season as rookie of the year, and early this season, maybe the impact on the ice wasn’t

Montreal − The Red Wings have been talking much recently about stringing some victories together. To get into the playoffs, to stay within distance of the playoffs, they’re going to have to pile victories together post-All-Star break. No better way to begin a streak like that this week, on the Fathers’ Trip, and go into

Montreal − The Red Wings have been talking much recently about stringing some victories together. To get into the playoffs, to stay within distance of the playoffs, they’re going to have to pile victories together post-All-Star break. No better way to begin a streak like that this week, on the Fathers’ Trip, and go into

Montreal — It sort of typifies Tyler Bertuzzi’s season, somewhat, that it sure looked for a couple of days as if Bertuzzi was going to return to the Red Wings’ lineup Thursday, but after the morning skate, there suddenly was some question. The lower-body injury Bertuzzi has maybe wasn’t quite 100% just yet. “We’ll see,”

Detroit — In a way Joe Veleno’s dad Tony is getting shortchanged. These next two games on the Red Wings’ schedule is the annual dad/mentor trip, in Montreal (Thursday) and Long Island (Friday), as the Wings’ traveling party gets larger and noisier. But for Tony Veleno, along with David Perron’s dad Francois, both of them

Detroit — The surest sign you’re starting to carve out a niche for yourself as an NHL player is when your teammates start dropping your name. Not so much to the media, either, but rather to the coaches. And so it is for the Red Wings’ Michael Rasmussen these days, midway through what looks to