In a mere three months, the Detroit Red Wings will be lining up to take on opponents as they start the 2019-20 season.
It’ll be the first season with Steve Yzerman as general manager, and the fifth with Jeff Blashill as head coach. A familiar face is back in forward Valtteri Filppula, and a new one in defenseman Patrik Nemeth. Niklas Kronwall has yet to announce if he’s retiring or returning, and Yzerman could otherwise alter the roster.
Yzerman said during a July 1 conference call that everyone is projected to be ready to start training camp – principally that means Mike Green (virus), Jonathan Ericsson (upper- and lower-body injuries), Trevor Daley (upper- and lower-body injuries), Jacob de la Rose (cardiac incidents) are expected to be available in September.