DETROIT -- Jeff Petry pushed to return to game action following an abdominal injury that he sustained on Jan. 3 before he and ...

NHL analyst Max Bultman of The Athletic named one defenseman that won't be back with the Detroit Red Wings next season.

“This year, the Red Wings got by with a top pair of Ben Chiarot and Moritz Seider, and a second pair of Simon Edvinsson with a combination of Albert Johansson and Jeff Petry,” Bultman wrote.

Contract: Pending restricted free agent. The buzz: His season changed dramatically because of two events: McLellan's arrival, and Jeff Petry suffering an injury in early January. Johansson took ...

There will be some built-in flexibility in that regard with players like Jeff Petry, Craig Smith, and Motte all pending UFAs. There is reasonable cause for optimism around internal improvement.