The Detroit Red Wings have had a strong start to the 2025-26 season, as they sat at or near the top of the Atlantic Division for most of the campaign. As of this writing, the Red Wings are 13-9-1 through 23 games this season, good enough for second place in the division. Red Wings fans can't really complain.
But after the previous two seasons where they barely missed out on a playoff berth, fans are going to want the team and general manager Steve Yzerman to go all-in at the trade deadline. Let's not forget that captain Dylan Larkin called out Yzerman for not making trades at the deadline last year.