Detroit – The Red Wings trimmed their roster Saturday, including waiving AHL forward Martin Frk, who had a productive preseason, and sending two young players to Grand Rapids, Tyler Bertuzzi and Evgeny Svechnikov, suggesting they have solid NHL futures.
But General Manager Ken Holland indicated the opening day roster may be less significant in this season than in others, with a late-starting, compacted schedule perhaps leading to injuries and the Wings possibly moving players in and out of the lineup.
With injuries, some young depth and a roster still in flux beginning a fifth season of a rebuild-on-the-fly, it may take more than the usual number of players, especially in the early going, to play out the season.