Detroit — Defenseman Trevor Daley will return to the lineup for the Red Wings on Thursday, as Detroit hopes to shore up an inexperienced defense in a season in which it has yet to win, and in Tampa, where the Wings are pointless in five years.
Michael Rasmussen also will re-enter the lineup, hoping to find some traction after five games of the 19-year-old forward’s NHL career.
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Meanwhile, the Wings plucked a young forward from the Canadiens’ waiver list Wednesday, singing Jacob de la Rose, 23, a 6-foot-3, 216-pound, second-round pick, 34th overall in the 2013 draft.