Labor Day morning found the Red Wings still searching for a general manager, and the process has moved only as far as interviews. That much is clear. What isn’t clear is when the club will actually settle on its next leader, even though scattered reports over the past week suggest the field of candidates has at least been narrowed.
Insider Frank Seravalli floated today as a loose deadline the Red Wings had set for making their decision, which leaves the door open for news to break at any point. Seravalli later told an aggregator on social media that he did not have information at the time that would substantiate that yet.
Until the job is filled, the organization remains in a holding pattern. With no general manager or president of hockey ops in place, the Red Wings are still waiting on someone to sign pending RFA Simon Edvinsson and sort through Dylan Larkin’s trade request while the rest of the NHL settles back into its home rinks.
Around the league, the NHL has started rolling out its Top 50 players, with the 40-31 group unveiled on the official NHL website last night. No Red Wings player has shown up yet, but that could change soon. Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond both ranked in the top 20 at their positions, and Mo Seider, whom the NHL listed as its ninth-best defenseman, also appears to be a strong candidate to land on the final list.
In case you missed it, former Red Wings forward Valterri Filppula is now officially a hall of famer.
And Edvinsson’s next contract continues to look like it will only get more expensive as time goes on.
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Red Wings Fans Get An Early Look At A Prospect Worth Watching
Adam Levac is about to give Red Wings fans an early look at the kind of prospect who tends to make a roster decision interesting in a hurry. The center is set to take part in the four-team NHL Rookie Tournament beginning Saturday at the Belfor Training Center, a stage that will give Detroit a first glimpse of how his competitive style translates against other young players with pro futures of their own.
Levac has already sounded eager for the chance to get going, and he has been working to sharpen the parts of his game that will matter most as the next season approaches. His pace and strength remain the areas he is trying to build, which makes this weekend less about polish than progress, and all eyes will be on how much ground he can cover before the 2026-27 season arrives. [Read more 🡒]
Red Wings GM Search Just Took A Turn Fans Will Notice
The Red Wings hunt for a new general manager has hit another twist, and this one trims a familiar name from the list. Jeff Greenberg, who serves as the Tigers general manager, had been in the mix for Detroits vacancy, but his candidacy is now off the board, according to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman and messages Greenberg sent to Tigers beat writers.
Greenbergs exit leaves the Red Wings to keep working through a search that already had fans watching closely because of the overlap with another Detroit team. The connection made sense on paper, but now the focus shifts back to who else is in play and how soon the club can settle on a new voice to run the front office. [Read more 🡒]
Carter Bear Is Giving Red Wings Fans A Real Roster Debate
Carter Bear spent the summer getting a clearer feel for what it will take to stick with the Red Wings, and that matters because training camp is starting to feel like more than just a checkpoint for the young prospect. In an interview, Bear talked about his preparation and the work he has done alongside the teams staff and veterans, all with the same goal in mind: putting himself in position to help Detroit win when the games start counting.
Bear also used the offseason to build a stronger connection with fellow prospect J.P. Hulbert, which only adds to the sense that this is a player trying to fit into more than just a depth chart. There is still no official roster decision, but the opening is there, and the question around Bear now feels less like whether he belongs in the conversation and more like how far he can push it once camp begins. [Read more 🡒]