| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Dylan Larkin  ActiveDetroit has some key restricted free agents to re-sign this off-season, including Dylan Larkin. Larkin led the Red Wings in scoring last year with 63 points (16 goals, 47 assists) in 82 games. 2017-18 leading goal-scorer Anthony Mantha is another important restricted free agent in need of a new contract. Other RFAs include Andreas Athanasiou, Tyler Bertuzzi and Martin Frk. Jun 11 |
| 2 | Henrik Zetterberg ActiveThere's a chance that Henrik Zetterberg will not return to the Detroit Red Wings next season. According to Craig Custance of the Athletic, the Wings are preparing for the possibility that their captain won't be back. Zetterberg told members of the media that he was planning on returning next year, but health may not permit that. The veteran has three years remaining on his contract. The 37-year-old had 11 goals and 45 points in 82 games in 2017-18. This will be an interesting story to follow. Jun 26 |
| 3 | Frans Nielsen ActiveFrans Nielsen will join Team Denmark for the 2018 Worlds. Nielsen is the all-time points leader for Denmark. He had 152 goals and 423 points in 764 career games. Denmark has some good young players now though as Bjorkstrand recorded 40 points in his first full season and Nikolaj Ehlers reached the 60-point milestone for the second straight campaign. Apr 10 |
| 4 | Michael Rasmussen ActiveMichael Rasmussen should get every opportunity to stick with the Red Wings next season. Rasmussen isn't eligible to play in Grand Rapids of the AHL, so he will be with Detroit or back with the WHL's Tri-City Americans. The 19-year-old center posted 31 goals and 59 points in 47 contests during the 2017-18 campaign. He also added 16 goals and 33 points in 14 playoff matches. May 2 |
| 5 | Wade Megan ActiveThe Detroit Red Wings have signed Wade Megan to a one-year contract. While no terms have been announced, it's very likely to be a two-way deal. He played one game in the NHL last season with the Blues and should be a minor leaguer next season. Jul 1 |
| LW | 1 | Anthony Mantha ActiveAnthony Mantha has signed a two-year, $6.6 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Mantha scored 24 goals and 48 points in 80 games this season. Those numbers were a step up from his 2016-17 totals, but he should develop further so it makes sense that he ended up with a bridge contract. Mantha was a restricted free agent this summer and he will be again after this deal expires. Jul 11 |
| 2 | Tyler Bertuzzi ActiveTyler Bertuzzi has signed a two-year contract extension with Detroit. Bertuzzi's new deal will reportedly have a cap hit of $1.4 million. He posted seven goals and 24 points in 48 games with the Red Wings last season. Bertuzzi should be a regular at the NHL level in 2018-19. Jun 25 |
| 3 | Justin Abdelkader ActiveJustin Abdelkader found the back of the net in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Abdelakder got the Red Wings on the board at the 12:38 mark of the second period to cut his team's deficit to 3-1 at the time. Unfortunately for the Wings, that's as close as they'd come to tying the game. Abdelkader also got a 10-minute misconduct for cross-checking Alexander Kerfoot late in the third period. He now has 12 goals and 32 points in 65 games this season. Mar 18 |
| 4 | Evgeny Svechnikov ActiveEvgeny Svechnikov has been sent down to AHL Grand Rapids. Svechnikov notched two goals and four points with the Red Wings following his recall from the minors on March 7. He posted three of those points in his last three outings. Svechnikov will help the Griffins in their battle for playoff positioning. Apr 5 |
| 5 | Darren Helm ActiveDarren Helm found the back of the net in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Montreal. Helm has been hot of late with four goals and two assists in the past five games. He has posted 31 points in 74 matches this campaign. Apr 6 |
| 6 | Chris Terry ActiveChris Terry has signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Terry had 32 goals and 71 points in 62 games for Laval of the AHL to win the scoring title. He will get a shot to make the Red Wings this season as Detroit coul use some scoring help. Jul 1 |
| RW | 1 | Gustav Nyquist ActiveGustav Nyquist will be looking for more production in 2018-19. Nyquist netted 21 goals, which is his highest total since 2014-15 when he had 27 markers. He also had a career-high with 213 shots on net. However, he posted personal lows with 19 assists and 40 points this past season. Apr 19 |
| 2 | Andreas Athanasiou ActiveAndreas Athanasiou reportedly signed a two-year, $6 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Athanasiou and the Red Wings have avoided a potential arbitration situation with this agreement. He had 16 goals and 33 points in 71 games last season. Jul 5 |
| 3 | Martin Frk ActiveDetroit has signed Martin Frk to a one-year contract. Frk's deal is reportedly worth $1.05 million. It was reported last week that he wasn't going to get a qualifying offer from Detroit, but in the end that didn't matter and he never made it to unrestricted free agency. Jun 25 |
| 4 | Thomas Vanek ActiveThomas Vanek's one-year, $3 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings came with a no-trade clause. Vanek had 24 goals and 56 points in 80 games last season. He's been traded in each of the last two campaigns, so he might not be terribly inclined to being dealt again if Detroit does want to go down that route towards the deadline. Jul 2 |
| 5 | Luke Glendening ActiveLuke Glendening will play in Saturday's game against the Islanders. This is a little surprising considering the Wings announced that Glendening was done for the season due to an upper-body injury he suffered on Tuesday night. He has 11 goals and eight assists in 68 games this season. Apr 7 |
| 6 | Luke Witkowski ActiveLuke Witkowski will be a healthy scratch in Saturday's game against the New York Islanders. Witkowski has served as a spare part for most of the season. He has one goal, three assists and 68 penalty minutes in 31 games this season. Apr 7 |
| 7 | Johan Franzen  I.L.Johan Franzen's wife, Cissi, detailed her family's continued struggle in a blog post as her husband continues to suffer from post-concussion syndrome. "I don't know where to start, but this week has been really hard and extremely emotional. Monday morning the kids, Lisa and I flew out to Denver, Colorado to visit Johan," Cissi wrote on Franzenresidence.com. "He's been going thru an intensive treatment program at Marcus Brain Health Institute, and this last week was a family week where I joined in for a lot of sessions. He's still dealing with post-concussion syndrome, and the last months have been really bad. Something needed to happen and I'm so thankful we found this new amazing place. It opened up in March and they treat veterans and athletes with brain traumas. Johan was actually their very first athlete." She went on to say that Franzen continues to have good and bad days, but they are hopeful for the future because he has shown improvement. He has not played a game since October 2015. May 29 |
| D | 1 | Mike Green ActiveMike Green, who underwent neck surgery in March, should be fine for the start of training camp. Rather than become an unrestricted free agent, Green re-signed with the Detroit Red Wings at the 11th hour. He got a two-year contract that includes a no-trade clause until Feb. 1, 2020. "He wanted to be in Detroit, he likes it here, and likes his role on the team," Red Wings GM Ken Holland said. Jul 2 |
| 2 | Danny DeKeyser ActiveDanny DeKeyser felt his ankle injury hindered him even after he returned. DeKeyser wasn't able to play from Oct. 12-Nov. 17 due to the injury. To make matters worse, he had no points and a minus-10 rating in his first 10 games back from the injury. "The ankle set me back a little bit," DeKeyser said. "Even after (returning), I didn’t think I was playing some of my best hockey. I thought it would be better but it took more time to get playing where I wanted to be. December wasn’t great a month for me. I started to play better in January – but I want to be ready from game one." Coach Jeff Blashill felt that DeKeyser had a great second half of the season, so there is a silver lining there. He's become an important part of Detroit's defense, but he doesn't do enough offensively to make him a factor in standard leagues. Jun 1 |
| 3 | Trevor Daley ActiveTrevor Daley posted a goal with an assist and a plus-1 rating in Monday's 5-3 road loss against the Sharks. Daley also filled up the stat sheet with two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a minor penalty. The veteran rearguard has posted nine goals this season, the second-most of his career behind the 16 he netted in 2014-15 in Dallas. Daley has picked up the pace with four goals over his past nine contests, but he remains useful only in the very deepest of fantasy pools at this time. Mar 13 |
| 4 | Jonathan Ericsson ActiveJonathan Ericsson (illness) expects to be back in the lineup on Sunday. Ericsson did not play Friday because he was dealing with an illness. He still does not feel quite 100 percent, but he took part in the morning skate alongside Trevor Daley. Mar 4 |
| 5 | Niklas Kronwall ActiveNiklas Kronwall will be back next season. Kronwall was limited to 57 games in 2016-17, while dealing with a knee issue, but he only missed three games this past season and didn't sit out any practices. The 37-year-old defender has one more season left on his contract. Apr 11 |
| 6 | Nick Jensen ActiveNick Jensen will be a healthy scratch in Monday's game against the Detroit Red Wings. Jensen was also scratched in Saturday's game. He has no goals and eight assists in 44 games this season. Justin Abdelkader and Trevor Daley are both out with injuries. Jan 22 |
| 7 | Joe Hicketts ActiveJoe Hicketts has been assigned to the minors. Hicketts chipped in three assists in four games during his latest NHL stint, while averaging over 17 minutes of ice time. He is being demoted to help out Grand Rapids in their battle for the Central Division title. Apr 5 |
| 8 | Jake Chelios ActiveJake Chelios has signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings. It should be a two-way deal. He is going home as his dad Chris spent plenty of time with the Red Wings. He had four goals and 14 points in 41 games with Charlotte of the AHL in 2017-18. Jul 1 |
| 9 | Filip Hronek ActiveFilip Hronek scored a goal for the Czech Republic in a 3-2 loss to Sweden on Sunday. Hronek headed to Denmark for the tournament after Grand Rapids was eliminated from the AHL playoffs in the opening round. The 20-year-old defender is the third-youngest player on the Czech team. Hronek impressed in his rookie campaign in the minors with 39 points in 67 games. He could be someone to watch for a roster spot with Detroit going into next season. May 7 |
| G | 1 | Jonathan Bernier ActiveThe Detroit Red Wings have signed goaltender Jonathan Bernier to a three-year/$9 million contract. Bernier spent last season with Colorado where he saw regular duty when Semyon Varlamov was injured. He was 19-13-3 with a 2.85 GAA and a .913 save percentage. He will back up Jimmy Howard to start the season and could take over the net if Howard is dealt as this is his final year on his contract with the Red Wings. Bernier is worth a flier late in deep pools and then stashing on your reserve list as a handcuff for Howard. Jul 1 |
| 2 | Jimmy Howard ActiveLarry Brooks of the New York Post thinks that the New York Islanders should be interested in Jimmy Howard. The Islanders are tired of their duo of Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss and a trade for Jimmy Howard should not cost a lot as the Detroit netminder has only one season left on his contract. Philipp Grubauer has been mentioned as a possibility for the Islanders but he would likely cost the Islanders a first round pick as an RFA while Howard's price would be less. Stay tuned as free agency is only three weeks away. Jun 10 |
| 3 | Harri Sateri ActiveThe Detroit Red Wings have signed goaltender Harri Sateri to a one-year contract. It's goaltending depth for Detroit who will have Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier as their NHL goalies. Sateri saw some time in Florida this past season with the injuries to Roberto Luongo and James Reimer. He played in nine games and went 4-4 with a 2.92 GAA and a .911 save percentage. Jul 1 |