The Detroit Red Wings cleared their roster of two young players and a veteran.
Forward Filip Zadina and defensemen Dennis Cholowski and Dylan McIlrath were assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins in staggered announcements Wednesday afternoon.
The Wings have a 12-game losing streak after dropping to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, 5-1.
The Griffins are on a six-game road trip spanning California and Iowa.
Zadina, drafted sixth overall in 2018, had his third assist in four games Tuesday. He has three points in seven games, and if he plays fewer than 10 games with the Wings, his entry-level contract does not kick in.