from Sam McCaig of The Hockey News,
It will probably get worse for Detroit, too, before it gets better. They’re in the bottoming-out phase of a full-blown rebuild. Steve Yzerman, in his first year as the Wings’ GM, appears content to let the season play out and see what he has among the team’s current group of players. Plus, Yzerman surely plans to weaken the lineup further by trading roster players for picks and prospects at the deadline.
At least there’s some good news in all of this. The bad veteran contracts are starting to come off the books.