Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill says the team is focusing on "the task at hand" as the trade deadline nears. Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News
Detroit — The final days leading to Monday’s NHL trade deadline isn’t easy on the players, specifically the ones rumored to be headed elsewhere.
For management, it’s not easy, either, trying to make the best deals possible — or not making a deal, at all.
But for an NHL coaching staff, it’s a unique week as well.