DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings are ready for their youth to serve them, and they hope that the outcome of this reliance on the future doesn't turn out as sour as it has for the Arizona Coyotes, their opponent on Tuesday.
Two years ago, the Coyotes made a commitment to youth, opting to go with younger players and even to get youthful in the front office, where John Chayka, then 26, was hired as general manager.
On their roster, the Coyotes list a dozen players 25 or younger, including a pair of teenagers, and to say there are growing pains would be an understatement.