{"id":583700,"date":"2026-05-26T00:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T00:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/583700\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T00:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T00:30:17","slug":"detroit-red-wings-expected-to-part-ways-with-5-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/583700\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Red Wings Expected to Part Ways with 5 Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major roster changes could be coming for the Detroit Red Wings<\/a> this offseason.<\/p>\n

After missing the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season, Detroit appears ready to reshape a sizable portion of its roster \u2014 particularly among its unrestricted free agents.<\/p>\n

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According to reports from veteran hockey writer Kevin Allen<\/a>, the expectation is that Patrick Kane<\/a> may be the only unrestricted free agent returning for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n

That would mean Detroit is potentially moving on from:<\/p>\n

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Youth movement coming?<\/p>\n

The Red Wings currently have six unrestricted free agents, and letting five walk would create major roster flexibility heading into the summer.<\/p>\n

It would also open the door for younger players to finally grab full-time NHL roles.<\/p>\n

One name to watch is Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, who could benefit from increased opportunity if Detroit parts ways with veterans like van Riemsdyk and Perron.<\/p>\n

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Detroit\u2019s front office has repeatedly emphasized the need to get younger, faster, and more productive offensively \u2014 especially at five-on-five.<\/p>\n

Kane appears to be the exception<\/p>\n

Among Detroit\u2019s pending UFAs, Kane stands apart.<\/p>\n

Despite being 37 years old, the future Hall of Famer continued producing at a high level during the 2025-26 season, finishing with:<\/p>\n

Kane recently acknowledged there is \u201cmutual interest\u201d in remaining with Detroit, and based on the latest reports, the feeling appears to be shared by the organization.<\/p>\n

van Riemsdyk departure would surprise some<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most surprising name connected to a potential exit is van Riemsdyk.<\/p>\n

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The veteran forward quietly had a productive season, recording 31 points in 72 games, while providing size and secondary scoring.<\/p>\n

Still, Detroit may prefer to use that roster spot on a younger player with more long-term upside.<\/p>\n

Bigger changes could still be coming<\/p>\n

Letting veterans walk may only be the beginning.<\/p>\n

After another late-season collapse, pressure is building on general manager Steve Yzerman to make meaningful upgrades to a roster that has now missed the playoffs for a decade.<\/p>\n

And based on the early signs, this offseason could bring some of the biggest roster turnover Detroit has seen in years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Major roster changes could be coming for the Detroit Red Wings this offseason. After missing the playoffs for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5101],"tags":[65091,6675,831,599,93,5137,5,4602,65092,4,2821,4577,3358,5138,4292,8484],"class_list":["post-583700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-detroit-red-wings","tag-10th-consecutive-season","tag-cam-talbot","tag-david-perron","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-red-wings","tag-detroitredwings","tag-hockey","tag-james-van-riemsdyk","tag-kevin-allen","tag-nhl","tag-patrick-kane","tag-productive-season","tag-red-wings","tag-redwings","tag-travis-hamonic","tag-unrestricted-free-agents"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116638058284454617","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}