The Detroit Red Wings selected Dylan Larkin and Frans Nielsen to join official leadership group. Coach Jeff Blashill explains why. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press
Free Press sports writer Helene St. James breaks down the 2018-19 Detroit Red Wings roster ahead of Thursday's season-opening game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Little Caesars Arena:
F Justin Abdelkader
Age: 31
2017-18 stats: 13 goals, 22 assists in 75 games.
Contract: Signed through 2022-23; cap hit of $4.25 million.
If I weren’t playing hockey, I’d be: A pilot.