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Traverse City — Danny DeKeyser was in the lineup to start last season, but you could tell something wasn’t quite right. Having had back surgery, which pretty much wiped out DeKeyser’s 2019-20 season (he only played eight games), DeKeyser returned to action but wasn’t the same player. Some of DeKeyser’s strength wasn’t there, and it was

Traverse City — Bobby Ryan never has been in this position before, and admits it’s different. Weird. Unsettling, even. Here’s Ryan, one of the best goal-scorers and exciting players in the NHL since being drafted second overall in 2005, is in Red Wings’ training camp on a professional tryout. No guarantees, no contract; just the hope maybe something

Traverse City — The Red Wings returned to playing actual hockey Sunday, and saw some new players making positive statements. Team White defeated Team Red 3-2 in a shootout at Centre ICE Arena. Free-agent acquisition Pius Suter and Dominik Shine scored goals for the White, while trade acquisition Mitchell Stephens scored both Red goals. In the shootout,

Traverse City — The news is beginning to sound less promising regarding Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana. Vrana injured his shoulder Saturday about 10 minutes into his first practice of training camp. Coach Jeff Blashill said Sunday that Vrana will see a specialist Monday to get another opinion. Blashill expects to know more, possibly by Tuesday.

Traverse City — With all these Red Wings prospects who are being talked about in breathless gasps — Moritz Seider, Jonatan Berggren and Lucas Raymond — you get the impression Filip Zadina might have some valuable advice to offer. The wild expectations and challenges of playing the NHL can be overwhelming. Zadina was the sixth overall pick in 2018.

Traverse City — Jakub Vrana returned to Red Wings’ practice Saturday — and quickly departed. Vrana, who arrived Friday night after encountering visa issues this week, was on the ice for approximately 10 minutes before injuring a shoulder, coach Jeff Blashill said. Vrana will be further evaluated and isn’t scheduled to play in Sunday’s Red & White scrimmage.

Traverse City — Since the Red Wings selected defenseman Moritz Seider with the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, there have been great expectations. Go on any social media forum and you will find fans prognosticating about Seider and his NHL future. Seider isn’t caught up in the hype. “It’s definitely not going in my head,”

Traverse City — Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is coming over to a new team, a new system, with different players in front of him. The way Nedeljkovic sees it, there really isn’t a huge adjustment after being traded from the Carolina Hurricanes to the Red Wings. For Nedeljkovic, the bottom line remains the same. “Stop pucks,” Nedljkovic said

John Wawrow |  Associated Press Buffalo, N.Y. — Jack Eichel was stripped of his captaincy by the Sabres on Thursday, raising further questions about his future in Buffalo due to a widening rift over how to treat a neck injury that has sidelined the center for six months. With the two sides at a stalemate, general manager

Traverse City — The message from coach Jeff Blashill to his team at the start of training camp was simple and direct. As the Red Wings got down to work Thursday at Centre ICE Arena, they had Blashill’s directive fresh in their minds, a message that is expected to last the season. “There are certain non-negotiables

Traverse City — Tyler Bertuzzi said he made a personal choice not to get the COVID-19 vaccinate. Bertuzzi had a brief Zoom interview with media after Thursday’s training camp practice. “It went fine, it was good,” Bertuzzi said of his chat with general manager Steve Yzerman about his decision not to get vaccinated. ”It’s a life

Losing gets old fast. No one needs to remind Steve Yzerman of that. Yet even if the losing continues at a similar clip for the Red Wings this season, it should feel a bit different for their general manager. At least they’ll be losing young, relatively speaking. A year ago, the Red Wings’ opening-night roster was the

Detroit — The Red Wings will be ready to hit the ice Thursday for the first day of training camp and in this new world are all vaccinated — except for Tyler Bertuzzi. General manager Steve Yzerman, in his pre-training camp Zoom session Wednesday, said Bertuzzi is the lone player to choose to not be vaccinated heading into

Detroit — Ready or not, it’s hockey season. If it seems the Red Wings just finished, you are right to a certain extent. The Wings finished the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season on May 8 in Columbus, then took part in a shortened offseason that kept them, and the NHL, in the news with the expansion draft (welcome Seattle Kraken),

Detroit —The Red Wings have added another body for training camp and exhibition season — and perhaps beyond. They’ve signed forward Bobby Ryan to a professional tryout, extending an opportunity for the veteran to make the opening night roster. Ryan, 34, spent last season with the Wings, scoring seven goals with seven assists (14 points) in

Detroit — With the departures of Luke Glendening and Darren Helm, the Red Wings are going to be looking for checking, defensive-minded forwards who can make things difficult for opposing teams. There is competition for the spots, and most of the contenders have NHL experience. But there’s also Chase Pearson, a young center who showed during

Detroit — The Red Wings ended their three-game run in the NHL Prospects Tournament Sunday in Traverse City with a 7-3 loss to Columbus. Chase Pearson, Pasquale Zito and Mason Ward scored for the Wings, who finished 1-2 in the 2021 tournament. The Wings didn’t dress forwards Lucas Raymond (team-leading three goals) and Jonatan Berggren for precautionary reasons

First-round draft pick Lucas Raymond scored two goals in the Detroit Red Wings’ 5-2 loss against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday at the 2021 NHL Prospects Tournament at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. Raymond, who had a team-high four shots and was plus-1, leads the Red Wings with three goals in two games.

Stephen Whyno |  Associated Press Zdeno Chara pondered his future, talked to his family and decided a blast from his past was the right choice for where to play a 24th NHL season. Chara agreed to terms with the New York Islanders on a one-year deal Saturday, returning 25 years later to the organization that drafted

The biggest adjustment any young European player has when he arrives in North America is playing on the smaller ice surface. It takes many a while to get adjusted to the quicker decisions and plays that have to be made with the puck. Red Wings forward Jonatan Berggren, the 2018 second-round pick, seems to like the