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Detroit — You could put the three of them on a basketball court, and from a size perspective, you wouldn’t be losing anything in terms of a size advantage. Michael Rasmussen (6-foot-6) centering a line with Elmer Soderblom (6-foot-8) and Oskar Sundqvist (6-foot-3) — the three were put together again Wednesday during the Red Wings

Detroit — The Colorado Avalanche, Auston Matthews and Cale Makar grabbed most of the NHL headlines last season. They might again this season. They’re that good. But, as usual, there’s going to be plenty of competition around them in a league that is becoming known for its parity. Colorado denied Tampa a third consecutive Stanley

Detroit — Red Wings fans who were excited to hear about Elmer Soderblom and Joe Veleno making the opening-night 23-man roster before Monday’s deadline, brace yourselves. Soderblom and Veleno might be in Grand Rapids before you know it. After Tuesday’s practice, coach Derek Lalonde talked about how the coaching staff continues to evaluate the lineup

Detroit — The Red Wings have decided to keep forwards Elmer Soderblom and Joe Veleno. The two young players appeared to be facing somewhat long odds at the start of training camp, but both had impressive performances during the exhibition season which forced management’s and the coaching staff’s thinking. The Red Wings assigned forwards Givani

Detroit — The Red Wings are opening the regular season on Friday at Little Caesars Arena against Montreal. By 5 p.m. Monday, the Wings need to settle on the 23-man roster that’ll face the Canadiens. They took a major step toward settling on that roster Sunday by trimming 15 players. Notably, forward Jonatan Berggren and

Next up, the real season. The games that don’t count ended Saturday for the Red Wings, with a 5-1 loss in Toronto. Pius Suter opened the scoring with a first-period goal, set up by Adam Erne and Gustav Lindstrom. But Toronto answered with five unanswered goals, with Auston Matthews (both power play) and William Nylander

Detroit – There isn’t much time left for the young players who are looking to impress the Red Wings management and coaching staff. Only one game left now, Saturday in Toronto. Friday’s game against the Maple Leafs — more like their minor-league team, the Marlies, given the lineup — was one of the final chances,

Detroit — Defenseman Robert Hagg admits the incident was a scary one. Hagg, during the Red & White intra-squad scrimmage two weeks ago in Traverse City, was hit on the head by a Simon Edvinsson shot. The puck got Hagg on the side of his head, knocking Hagg to the ice. “I saw it in

Detroit — There have been changes galore on the Red Wings this season, with new faces all around the locker room, and it really took forward Pius Suter by storm early in training camp. Suter is only in his second season with the Wings, but the changes were still a bit jarring. “The first day

Late goals from Connor Brown and Alex Ovechkin broke a tie Wednesday and sent Washington to a 4-2 exhibition victory over the Red Wings in Washington. Brown scored a power-play goal at 17 minutes, 33 seconds, breaking a 2-2 tie. Ovechkin then clinched it with an empty-net goal with 54 seconds left. Tyler Bertuzzi (power

Detroit — Givani Smith is right in the mix, and that’s fine with him. Whether Smith is fighting for a spot on the Red Wings’ roster, or standing up for a teammate and using his physical prowess, Smith enjoys being in the thick of battles. And just like the last season or two, Smith is

Detroit — Coach Derek Lalonde has talked a lot about giving players a “fresh start” this exhibition season, given Lalonde is new and didn’t have any pre-existing opinions about them. Lalonde watched video on players over the summer, and had conversations getting to know them. But whatever happened in the past, that meant nothing to

Detroit — This isn’t the regular season yet, but the Red Wings had a lineup Monday that possibly could be the one they have opening night. If it is, there are still a few kinks to work out. Pittsburgh, who the Wings dismantled to begin the exhibition season a week ago, came into Little Caesars

Detroit − The Red Wings are going to be starting − and finishing − games a little earlier this season. The Red Wings announced Monday updated start times for 20 weekday home games during the regular season now will feature 7 p.m. start times. “Based on feedback from fans, season ticket members, hockey operations staff,