Heading into its final pre-season game at 7pm tonight against the Toronto Marlies Maple Leafs, Detroit sent two players to the Grand Rapid Griffins: defenseman Jake Chelios and goaltender Patrik Rybar.
Detroit’s roster is currently at 38 players following these moves.
Defenseman Dennis Cholowski is not playing tonight, while the other young defensemen are. While this isn’t a guarantee that C-Lo (C-Low?) has made the opening night roster, it definitely looks like that’s the case.
With Trevor Daley unlikely to go on opening night, and Mike Green’s uncertain (to fans) timetable, it seems likely that one or more of the young defensemen in the lineup tonight will at least start the season in Detroit.
Forward Filip Zadina is playing tonight. Of course it’s impossible for us to know if the team has already made a decision on where he will start the season. If they haven’t yet, tonight will be the last chance for the 6th overall pick to make an impression.
Here is how the Red Wings roster currently looks. (* = camp invitee)
Red Wings Roster As of Sep 29 2018
| # | FORWARDS (31) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Justin Abdelkader | LW | L | 6-2 | 214 | Muskegon, Michigan | 2/25/87 | 2005 Draft (2/42) |
| 11 | Filip Zadina | RW | L | 6-0 | 196 | Pardubice, Czech Republic | 11/27/99 | 2018 Draft (1/6) |
| 14 | Gustav Nyquist | RW | L | 5-11 | 184 | Halmstad, Sweden | 9/1/89 | 2008 Draft (4/121) |
| 15 | Chris Terry | LW | L | 5-10 | 197 | Brampton, Ontario | 4/7/89 | Signed, 7/1/18 |
| 17 | Colin Campbell + | RW | R | 6-1 | 194 | Pickering, Ontario | 4/17/91 | Professional Tryout |
| 20 | Jussi Jokinen * | LW | L | 6-0 | 192 | Kalajoki, Finland | 4/1/83 | Professional Tryout |
| 22 | Wade Megan | C | L | 6-1 | 194 | Canton, New York | 7/22/90 | Signed, 7/1/18 |
| 23 | Dominic Turgeon | C | L | 6-2 | 200 | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | 2/25/96 | 2014 Draft (3/63) |
| 26 | Thomas Vanek | RW | R | 6-2 | 214 | Vienna, Austria | 1/19/84 | Signed, 7/1/18 |
| 27 | Michael Rasmussen | C | L | 6-6 | 221 | Surrey, British Columbia | 4/17/99 | 2017 Draft (1/9) |
| 28 | Luke Witkowski | RW | R | 6-2 | 210 | Holland, Michigan | 4/14/90 | Signed, 7/1/17 |
| 37 | Evgeny Svechnikov | RW | L | 6-3 | 212 | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia | 10/31/96 | 2015 Draft (1/19) |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | RW | L | 6-5 | 225 | Longueuil, Quebec | 9/16/94 | 2013 Draft (1/20) |
| 41 | Luke Glendening | C | R | 5-11 | 192 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 4/28/89 | Signed, 7/5/13 |
| 42 | Martin Frk | RW | R | 6-1 | 205 | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic | 10/5/93 | 2012 Draft (2/49) |
| 43 | Darren Helm | LW | L | 6-0 | 196 | St. Andrews, Manitoba | 1/21/87 | 2005 Draft (5/132) |
| 46 | Lane Zablocki | RW | R | 6-0 | 190 | Wetaskiwin, Alberta | 12/27/98 | 2017 Draft (3/79) |
| 48 | Givani Smith | RW | L | 6-2 | 206 | Toronto, Ontario | 2/27/98 | 2016 Draft (2/46) |
| 49 | Axel Holmstrom | C | L | 6-1 | 219 | Arvidsjaur, Sweden | 6/29/96 | 2014 Draft (7/196) |
| 51 | Frans Nielsen | C | L | 6-1 | 188 | Herning, Denmark | 4/24/84 | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 54 | Matt Puempel | LW | L | 6-1 | 205 | Windsor, Ontario | 1/24/93 | Trade w/ NYR, 10/21/17 |
| 56 | Dominik Shine + | RW | R | 5-11 | 175 | Pinckney, Michigan | 4/18/93 | Professional Tryout |
| 57 | Turner Elson + | C | L | 6-0 | 195 | New Westminster, B.C. | 9/13/92 | Signed, 7/1/17 |
| 58 | David Pope | LW | L | 6-3 | 198 | Edmonton, Alberta | 9/27/94 | 2013 Draft (4/109) |
| 59 | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | L | 6-1 | 190 | Sudbury, Ontario | 2/24/95 | 2013 Draft (2/58) |
| 70 | Christoffer Ehn | C | L | 6-2 | 193 | Skara, Sweden | 4/5/96 | 2014 Draft (4/106) |
| 71 | Dylan Larkin | C | L | 6-1 | 198 | Waterford, Michigan | 7/30/96 | 2014 Draft (1/15) |
| 72 | Andreas Athanasiou | LW | L | 6-2 | 188 | Woodbridge, Ontario | 8/6/94 | 2012 Draft (4/110) |
| 77 | Matthew Ford + | RW | R | 6-1 | 210 | West Hills, California | 10/9/84 | Professional Tryout |
| 81 | Trevor Yates + | C | L | 6-2 | 203 | Beaconsfield, Quebec | 3/6/95 | Amateur Tryout |
| 88 | Carter Camper + | C | R | 5-9 | 176 | Rocky River, Ohio | 7/6/88 | Professional Tryout |
| # | DEFENSEMEN (17) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED |
| 2 | Joe Hicketts | D | L | 5-8 | 180 | Kamloops, British Columbia | 5/4/96 | Signed, 9/24/14 |
| 3 | Nick Jensen | D | R | 6-0 | 194 | Rogers, Minnesota | 9/21/90 | 2009 Draft (5/150) |
| 4 | Dylan McIlrath | D | R | 6-5 | 236 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 4/20/92 | Trade w/ FLA, 3/1/17 |
| 21 | Dennis Cholowski | D | L | 6-1 | 195 | Langley, British Columbia | 2/15/98 | 2016 Draft (1/20) |
| 24 | Filip Hronek | D | R | 6-0 | 170 | Hradec Kralove, Czech Rep. | 11/2/97 | 2016 Draft (2/53) |
| 25 | Mike Green | D | R | 6-1 | 207 | Calgary, Alberta | 10/12/85 | Signed, 7/1/15 |
| 29 | Vili Saarijarvi | D | R | 5-10 | 182 | Rovaniemi, Finland | 5/15/97 | 2015 Draft (3/73) |
| 32 | Brian Lashoff | D | L | 6-3 | 219 | Albany, New York | 7/16/90 | Signed, 10/1/08 |
| 47 | Libor Sulak | D | L | 6-2 | 207 | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic | 3/4/94 | Signed, 5/24/17 |
| 52 | Jonathan Ericsson | D | L | 6-5 | 220 | Karlskrona, Sweden | 3/2/84 | 2002 Draft (9/291) |
| 55 | Niklas Kronwall | D | L | 6-0 | 194 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1/12/81 | 2000 Draft (1/29) |
| 62 | Trevor Hamilton + | D | R | 6-0 | 198 | Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan | 3/17/95 | Professional Tryout |
| 65 | Danny DeKeyser | D | L | 6-3 | 192 | Detroit, Michigan | 3/7/90 | Signed, 3/29/13 |
| 73 | Marcus Crawford + | D | R | 5-11 | 198 | Ajax, Ontario | 3/21/97 | Amateur Tryout |
| 83 | Trevor Daley | D | L | 5-11 | 195 | Toronto, Ontario | 10/9/83 | Signed, 7/1/17 |
| 86 | Mackenze Stewart * | D | L | 6-3 | 240 | Calgary, Alberta | 8/10/95 | Professional Tryout |
| # | GOALIES (5) | POS | C | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED |
| 31 | Harri Sateri | G | L | 6-0 | 207 | Toijala, Finland | 12/29/89 | Signed, 7/1/18 |
| 35 | Jimmy Howard | G | L | 6-1 | 218 | Syracuse, New York | 3/26/84 | 2003 Draft (2/64) |
| 36 | Kaden Fulcher | G | L | 6-3 | 187 | Brigden, Ontario | 9/23/98 | Signed, 10/3/17 |
| 45 | Jonathan Bernier | G | L | 6-0 | 184 | Laval, Quebec | 8/7/88 | Signed, 7/1/18 |
