Detroit Red Wings players Anthony Mantha and Dylan Larkin and coach Jeff Blashill answer questions Thursday, April 5, 2018, at Little Caesars Arena. Helene St. James, DFP
Michael Rasmussen had one last good night personally, but overall Monday saw losses pile up for Detroit Red Wings prospects.
The top farm team, the Grand Rapids Griffins, were eliminated in the first round of the AHL playoffs. Rasmussen’s Tri-City Americans were bumped from the third round of a Western Hockey League series. Meanwhile in the Ontario Hockey League, a top-scoring prospect took himself out of a crucial game.