The Detroit Red Wings for the second year in a row won’t be sellers at the trade deadline, which at least is some progress for a team that shipped out players for future assets from 2017 to 2023. General manager Steve Yzerman might stand pat prior to Friday’s 3 p.

As the victories have come less frequently lately, it's probably no surprise the Red Wings have slipped defensively.

Veteran defenseman Seth Jones has already been shipped to the Florida Panthers. Ryan Lindgren is on Colorado’s defense. Former Red Wings player Gus Nyquist is not in Minnesota, not Nashville.