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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

Detroit — If the Red Wings are going to make the playoffs a realistic possibility, they have to defeat teams lower than them in the standings. They haven’t always done that this season, but did Tuesday, defeating lowly San Jose 3-2 in overtime. Andrew Copp scored his fifth goal batting in a loose puck at

Detroit — It’s a popular topic within the offices of the Red Wings’ coaching staff, and likely will be until the end of the Wings’ season. Goaltender Ville Husso is approaching a workload he never has encountered in the NHL. After Tuesday’s start, Husso will be on pace for 58 games, which is new territory

Detroit — Filip Zadina has been out of the lineup since early November, and with that much time without hockey, there was time to kill. So, Zadina and his girlfriend got a puppy, a terrier named Jack. That’s been a fun distraction from not being on the ice. He also changed the curve on his

Detroit — Try as they might, the Red Wings just can’t generate any traction. They haven’t been able to string together a winning streak, accumulate consistent points for the standings, and make a spirited run toward the playoffs. But the Wings just continue to win and lose at equal intervals. Saturday’s 2-1 loss against Philadelphia

Detroit — Finally, someone scored in Saturday’s Red Wings game against Philadelphia. Unfortunately for the Wings, it was the Flyers who finally ended the long scoring drought and it carried them to a 2-1 victory over the Red Wings. Scott Laughton scored his at 9 minutes, 1 second of the third period, finally breaking the

Detroit — The news on forward Tyler Bertuzzi was as good as the Red Wings could expect. Coach Derek Lalonde said after Saturday’s morning skate that Bertuzzi is considered day to day with a lower body injury, and there’s a chance Bertuzzi could even return for Tuesday’s game against San Jose. Bertuzzi was not in

Detroit — Sometimes, the flight back from Las Vegas can be a sad one, with deep regrets and steep loss. But then, you have a return home like the Red Wings’ return trip, after Thursday’s impressive 3-2 victory over the Golden Knights. Talk about a fun trip to Vegas. “Huge game, huge win on this

It has felt different, this first half of the season for the Red Wings. There’s more of a quiet confidence, which the addition of playoff-tested veterans has brought. The Wings have shown the ability to come back from deficits, showing an admirable determination. Young players have established themselves in the lineup, which should be good