Detroit — The Red Wings are nearing a contract extension with coach Jeff Blashill, according to TSN/NBCSN hockey analyst Bob McKenzie.
General manager Ken Holland and Blashill are expected “to get pen to paper and get something done” in the “coming days,” McKenzie said on NBCSN on Wednesday night.
Blashill, 45, in finishing his fourth season with the Wings and is in the final year of his contract. Blashill guided the Wings into the playoff his first season — they lost to Tampa Bay in five games — but the Wings have missed the playoffs the last three seasons as the organization began a rebuild.