The Detroit Red Wings’ final four games will have no bearing on a playoff chase that all but ended Thursday with a 4-1 loss in Florida. But they won’t simply be going through the motions. The games will count for something.

The Red Wings well might be skating into that point in the regular season teams hate. Mathematically out of the playoffs and only pride to play for.

One of the qualities that is admirable in the way McLellan operates is his unwielding honesty. Sometimes, that honesty can be brutal. During the season, he has called out both captain Dylan Larkin and defenseman Justin Holl for underwhelming performances.

Former Red Wings winger Darren McCarty, who has appeared before on the professional wrestling circuit, has bought a wrestling school in Center Line.

Larkin scores 29th goal of season as Detroit falls eight points behind Montreal for Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot

With the Detroit Red Wings one loss from being eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoff race, we offer five moves the Red Wings should have done earlier to give themselves a better shot: Change Coaches It’s been clear that the team has benefitted from the arrival of Todd McLellan.

The Detroit Red Wings can't afford another loss or they'll miss the playoffs. They know the reality is about to hit them in the face.

Kane, as a result, is the Red Wings nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey. The selection was made by the Detroit chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.