Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman referred to the Wings as looking dispirited about their lack of success this season.

Detroit — Don't look now, but the Red Wings have a meaningful game, or games, to play in the near future. A little over two weeks ago, when general manager Steve Yzerman made the head-coaching change to Todd McLellan, that didn't look probable.

After a brutal start to the 2024-25 campaign, the Detroit Red Wings have fired their head coach. Derek Lalonde, who has been the bench boss in Motown since 2022, will be replaced by Todd McLellan, GM Steve Yzerman confirmed on Thursday. “Detroit Red ...

DETROIT – When the Detroit Red Wings take on the Toronto ... “I think each of every one of these players can play better,” said Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman. “I make the coaching change with the expectation that Todd, Trenton and a different staff ...

Derek Lalonde’s time was at an end in Detroit, and it was obvious for many. General Manager Steve Yzerman broke from organizational norms and let go of the coach mid-season, something the Red Wings haven’t done since 1982.

The Red Wings weren't playing as well as expected, and general manager Steve Yzerman felt it was time to do something.

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman addressed the media on Friday, offering a frank assessment of his team’s struggles and responding pointedly to questions about the organization’s direction.

DETROIT -- When the Detroit Red Wings replaced coach Derek Lalonde with Todd McLellan on Dec. 26, they were eight points out of the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. They looked lifeless on the ice.

Todd McLellan said the Detroit Red Wings have to pick their poison as they figure out how to improve, which they must do a lot of.

Steve Yzerman looked around at the Detroit Red Wings, the team he manages, and recognized things couldn't go on as they were. "Recently just watching our team play, the spirit was zapped out," the ...