Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman on head coach Jeff Blashill. Filmed Feb. 24, 2020 in Detroit. Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Red Wings were three weeks from the end of their miserable 2019-20 season when the NHL hit the pause button.
Saturday would have been the season finale, against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Wings were eliminated from the playoffs Feb. 21, and would have had plenty of time to schedule a day this week to clean out their lockers and gather for the traditional on-ice group photo that marks the end of the season.