Although the Detroit Red Wings and Edmonton Oilers are in very different circumstances, they could have similar needs before the NHL trade deadline.

The Detroit Red Wings signed Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract in NHL Free Agency over the summer. Tarasenko brought legitimate expectations with him to Detroit. He came off a Stanley Cup victory with the Florida Panthers — the second Stanley Cup ring of his career.

We have some more editions of NHL rumours. The NHL will be on a break with the Four Nations Faceoff coming in the next few days. However, general managers will be busy making moves or at least setting the framework for them.

The Red Wings' current contracts and stocked prospect cupboard have Detroit positioned to make the most of a rising cap.

Here is the one major flaw the Red Wings need to fix at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline if they want to make the playoffs.

The Detroit Red Wings are two months out from the 2025 NHL Stadium Series, and the uniforms are ready to go. The Stadium Series between the Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets is set for March 1, 2025, at Ohio Stadium. Fanatics collaborated with each team ahead of the event to design special uniforms.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are going to be buyers at the 2025 Trade Deadline; Don Waddell has already made that clear. With a considerable number of injuries to key forwards, it seems clear they’ll need to add some depth up front.

In some ways, drafting Trevor Zegras marked the beginning of the Anaheim Ducks’ new era. After reaching the playoffs in six straight years between 2013 and 2018 (and 11 times in the last 13 years), the Ducks found themselves on the outside looking in by the end of the 2018-19 season.