In Red Wings Land

NHL trade deadline: Detroit Red Wings are sellers with next year in mind | Freep

“I call this tire-kicking season,” Holland said. “I’ve been a buyer, where you call all the teams and see who’s available and get a feel for the price. Now I’m a seller and if there’s a deal, we’ll do it. At the same time, we have to look at the players we have towards 2019, because we need to be more competitive.”

The closer we get to the NHL trade deadline + the more we hear from Ken Holland = the less confident I am that the Red Wings will acquire any assets of substance at the end the month.

Around the League

NHL ROOKIE ALL-STAR TEAMS: LOOKING BEYOND THE CALDER TROPHY TRIO OF PETTERSSON, DAHLIN & HEISKANEN | The Hockey News

D – Dennis Cholowski, Detroit: The most productive rookie defenseman not named Dahlin or Heiskanen. Seven goals, nine power-play points and more than 18 minutes per game.

The Wings 2016 first rounder gets the nod on the very unofficial second all-rookie team.