Detroit – Ahead of the opening game of the season, against the Maple Leafs Friday, the Red Wings expect to activate both Jakub Kindl and Alexey Marchenko on defense, and they have moved Xavier Ouellet to Grand Rapids, yet again.
Meanwhile, Daniel Cleary cleared waivers and was discussing his future with General Manager Ken Holland.
"Just got the news that he cleared," Coach Jeff Blashill said. "I was in discussion on some other things. As I left my office, right now Ken Holland was on the phone with Dan Cleary. So ... "
Holland and Cleary were not immediately available.