The Daily: More ex-Red Wings Take PTOs; Worst Detroit Draft Picks

The parade of former Detroit Red Wings accepting tryouts in NHL training camps continued Friday when three more accepted PTO agreements.

Defenseman Madison Bowey’s PTO is with the New York Rangers, while Sam Gagner is heading to the Carolina Hurricanes and Kailer Yamamato is with Utah.

Yamamoto came to Detroit in the Klim Kostin trade with the Oilers, but he never played for the Red Wings. The Red Wings chose to buy him out. He played for the Kraken last season. The Red Wings still have a final season of a $533,000 salary cap hit for Yamamoto’s buyout still on their books.

Previously, former Detroit players Gustav Lindstrom and Mark Pysyk signed PTOs with Anaheim and Adam Erne joined the New York Rangers on a tryout agreement.

Prospect Games Streamed Live

The 2024 NHL Prospect Games vs. Dallas today (6 p.m.) and Sunday (2:30 p.m.) will be carried live on DetroitRedWings.com and on the team’s social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube). Both games will feature play-by-play commentary provided by Detroit radio voice Ken Kal and Grand Rapids Griffins play-by-play voice Bob Kaser.

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

Taro Hirose is joining the Red Bull team in Munich for the 2024-25 season. He has played with either Detroit or Grand Rapids for the past five years.

Former Detroit management team member Jim Nill is bringing another strong Dallas crop of prospects to Traverse City for a two-game series against Detroit.

Paywall story: Bob Duff ranks the Red Wings’ worst first round picks through the years. Detroit has had some duds. If you haven’t purchased a yearly subscription, you can order one here.

Red Wings Offseason

Detroit prospect Axel Sandin Pellikka hoped to play Skelleftea’s Champions League game Saturday, but did not suit up. He is still not recovered from his injury. He hopes to play next week when Swedish Hockey League play starts up.

Sandin-Pellikka will miss this week’s games (CHL) with the injury setback. He’s been categorized as ”day to day” so there should be some hope he can get healthy for the start of SHL regular season next week. https://t.co/Jo46SokF9C

— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) September 10, 2024

Hockey Now Network

Chicago: The Chicago Sports Network announced that former Detroit assistant coach Tony Granato and Chris Chelios’ daughter, Caley, will join Pat Boyle to form the studio group for Blackhawks’ games.

Colorado: Artturi Lehkonen will not be a full participant when Colorado training camp opens in less than a week. Colorado Avalanche.

New Jersey: James Nichols reviews four possible replacements for defenseman Luke Hughes who will be out six to eight weeks with an injury. New Jersey Devils.

Philadelphia: The Flyers have hired former player Wayne Simmonds as a community relations ambassador. Philadelphia Flyers.