Detroit — The Red Wings will not bring back coach Jeff Blashill next season.
The organization made the decision Saturday, after the Wings ended their season Friday in New Jersey with a 5-3 victory.
Blashill, 48, completed his seventh season, with the Wings missing the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, finishing 32-40-10.
The Wings were a surprise team the first half of the schedule and were reasonably thinking about playoff contention until a slide after mid-February. They went 10-19-4 from Feb. 14, when the strength of schedule increased noticeably.