Carter Mazur woke up from a nap to see three missed calls from Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman. Mazur wasn't sure what to think, given it's the week of the NHL trade deadline. "It's kind of a bad time to get a phone call from Steve right now," Mazur said Thursday, "but it was pretty awesome to hear what he had to say to me."

▶ Center Ryan O'Reilly: The Nashville center is 34, and with two years left on his contract at $4.75 million. He'd be a fine fit in this Wings lineup, but with a no-trade clause, O'Reilly would have to agree to a trade, and that might be unlikely.

The Detroit Red Wings are tied for the final spot in the wild-card in the East ahead of Friday's trade deadline. Will they make a move?

Despite back-to-back regulation losses to Columbus, the Red Wings are confident in what they have and what they’re capable of doing, probably more so than any other season since their most recent playoff appearance in 2016. That’s due to the turnaround under coach Todd McLellan. The Red Wings are 17-6-2 since Dec. 29.

NHL insider Frank Seravalli revealed the Detroit Red Wings' top trade fit ahead of the NHL trade deadline on March 7.

The Red Wings are on the cusp of returning to the playoffs, and it's time for Steve Yzerman to elevate them at the NHL Trade Deadline.

After four years of being a seller as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, and then one where he basically stood pat, Steve Yzerman is in position to be a buyer. Under coach Todd McLellan, the Wings surged from second from the bottom in the Eastern Conference all the way to the East's first wild-card spot,