No current player has been with the Red Wings longer than Dylan Larkin, the captain and No. 1 center who got a taste of the playoffs as a rookie in 2015-16 but hasn’t been back since. Larkin leads Detroit with 11 points (five goals, six assists) in six games. The rest have followed.

The arrival of three rookies has energized what looked like a stale team, but Detroit Red Wings don't look like a lock to make playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings must trade a veteran offseason signing as soon as possible after a disastrous team debut.

The 29-year-old center has led the Red Wings to a 5-1-0 start entering their game at the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, FDSNDETX, TNT). He has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in six games.

For the first time ever, all four American Original Six teams the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Rangers—missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the same season. These storied franchises,

The Red Wings, Sabres, and Panthers have all kicked the tires on a trade involving Blue Jackets ex-1st round pick Yegor Chinakhov.

The Red Wings had one of the best starts in the NHL this season. Despite losing the team’s home opener a couple of weeks ago, Detroit bounced back by winning five games in a row, giving fans around Wings Nation some hope that this year’s team will be different.