The Detroit Red Wings appear to be moving forward in their search for a new General Manager.<\/p>\n
According to Puckpedia<\/a>, the Wings have told a few candidates they were interviewing that they are no longer in the running for the position. Perhaps they\u2019ve moved forward in their process of finding a suitable candidate to take the place of Steve Yzerman<\/a>, who is transitioning out of the Red Wings\u2019 general manager role<\/a>, moving into a senior advisor role while the Red Wings seek a new name to fill Yzerman\u2019s previous Executive Vice President and GM roles.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, it was reported that the Red Wings were interviewing a few candidates, notably, Florida Panthers Assistant GM Brett Peterson<\/a> and San Jose Sharks Assistant GM Jeff Kealty<\/a>, who were both said to be in talks per Max Bultman of The Athletic<\/a>. Bultman also mentioned Carolina Hurricanes Assistant GMs Darren Yorke<\/a> and Tyler Dellow<\/a> as potential candidates. While a search firm searches for a full-time GM, Shawn Horcoff<\/a> will run interim duties until further notice.<\/p>\n So some of these names could or could not be moving forward; that remains to be seen. Nonetheless, rookie and training camp sessions are not far off, and the NHL season is just around the corner. Whoever inherits this position will have to make haste on a few decisions to finalize a 2026-27 roster that is going to have an uphill climb in the Atlantic Division.<\/p>\n First and foremost, the Red Wings have $19MM in cap space that is open for business. One of the players who is open for a contract is defenseman Simon Edvinsson<\/a>, whose representatives had mentioned talks about a new contract are on hold until a permanent GM is found, which is, in part, what is likely rushing this process forward.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old finished his 2025-26 season with 25 points in 72 games, logging a plus-12 rating, second on the team to Moritz Seider<\/a>\u2019s plus-15 rating. Edvinsson was the sixth overall pick by the Red Wings back in 2021 and has clearly lived up to the pedigree that a highly-touted draft pick has. If both sides want to get a maximum-term, eight-year agreement in place, they only have until September 15th to do so. AFP Analytics projects a seven-year deal at $8.77MM per season.<\/p>\n