Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press answers some questions.
The first question deals with the trade deadline...
Front-office personnel met this month in Florida to discuss the state of the team, with a focus on the trade deadline. There are clear-cut candidates to move — Jimmy Howard, Gustav Nyquist — to stoke the rebuilding process, but it makes sense to listen to offers for any player who is not a central part of the rebuild (Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, Andreas Athanasiou. Basically skilled young players and prospects). There’s perennial interest in Luke Glendening because of his ability to skate and defend.