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Dennis Cholowski overcomes demotion as Red Wings take big-picture approach

The Red Wings introduced Steve Yzerman as the new executive vice president and general manager Friday. Daniel Mears, The Detroit News

Grand Rapids – It’s never easy when these things happen, and when the call came that Dennis Cholowski kind of suspected would come, he was appropriately glum.

The rookie defenseman had made the Red Wings roster right out of training camp and despite a run of injuries at the position, Cholowski was likely to make the roster anyway. He was that good in the exhibition season.

But by mid-February Cholowski’s play had slipped.