Overview

• Detroit announced Friday that Carter Mazur, William Wallinder and goaltender Postava were sent to Grand Rapids, reducing the preseason group to 25.
• Prospects Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, Emmitt Finnie and Axel Sandin-Pellikka remain with the NHL club and could be in the mix for opening night.
• Practice alignments reported Friday showed Finnie skating with Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond, with Patrick Kane on a line with Marco Kasper and Alex DeBrincat as evaluations continue.
• Mazur returns to the AHL for more reps after his brief NHL debut last March ended with a dislocated elbow.
• Updated media projections outline flexible forward and defense usage and suggest John Gibson and Cam Talbot may operate as a 1A/1B tandem, with final decisions expected after the last preseason game and before Oct. 9 in Montreal.