Overview
- Steve Yzerman was moved into a senior-adviser role on July 15 and the Red Wings have not named a permanent general manager since then.
- The club reportedly aimed to have a new head of hockey operations by Labor Day, a target that was reported by multiple NHL insiders but passed without an announcement.
- Assistant general manager Shawn Horcoff is running daily hockey operations and has interviewed for the permanent job alongside other internal candidates.
- Two time-sensitive roster issues remain unsigned or unsettled: captain Dylan Larkin’s active trade request and restricted free agent Simon Edvinsson’s contract talks that are pressured by a CBA change on Sept. 16.
- Ownership has vetted a wide mix of internal and unconventional external candidates, and Detroit had permission to speak with San Jose assistant GM Jeff Kealty but — according to reporting — had not yet interviewed him.