EVGENY SVECHNIKOV

Frans Nielsen was bought out and Evgeny Svechnikov has a new contract, but it’s not with the Detroit Red Wings or even another NHL team.

Evgeny Svechnikov, the Detroit Red Wings’ top pick in the 2015 draft, has signed a one-year AHL contract with the Manitoba Moose. Svechnikov, 24, will attend Winnipeg Jets training camp on a tryout in an effort to earn a two-way NHL contact. The Red Wings last month declined to tender a qualifying offer to Svechnikov, making him an unrestricted free agent. He appeared in 41 career NHL games over parts of four seasons (five goals, seven assists). More: Pat Verbeek eager to oversee development of Red Wings prospects

The Detroit Red Wings might be parting ways with Evgeny Svechnikov, their first-round pick from 2015 who has battled through injuries and struggled to get a foothold in the NHL. The Red Wings will not tender a qualifying offer to Svechnikov by Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline, making him an unrestricted free agent. The 19th overall pick in 2015 appeared in 21 games with Detroit in 2021, picking up three goals and eight assists. Svechnikov, in parts of four seasons with the Red Wings, played in 41 games, collecting five goals and seven assists. More: Why Seattle selected Dennis Cholowski from Red Wings in expansion draft

The Red Wings finish 7th in the Central Division after earning a point in the 5-4 OT loss to the Blue Jackets

The Detroit Red Wings’ final two home games this weekend will have significant playoff seeding implications for the Tampa Bay Lightning. For the Red Wings, the matchups present more growth opportunities for younger players like Michael Rasmussen, Evgeny Svechnikov, Dennis Cholowski, Filip Zadina and Joe Veleno. The Red Wings (17-26-9) need to win one of their four remaining games – they wrap up with a pair at Columbus next Friday and Saturday – to exceed last season’s win total in significantly fewer games (71 in 2019-20). The Red Wings have scored only three goals in their past two games and will be without key forwards Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi, Robby Fabbri, Bobby Ryan and Adam Erne. Jakub Vrana has six goals and seven points in seven games as a Red Wing.

Denis Gurianov scored in the fifth round of a shootout to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Blashill’s contract expires after this season, his sixth as Red Wings’ head coach. The Red Wings are 169-217-58 under Blashill, who is the third-longest tenured coach with his current team, behind only Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper and Winnipeg’s Paul Maurice. The Red Wings have won a season-high three games in a row and are 6-3-2 in their past 11. That was among the questions from MLive readers in this week’s mailbag:Q: How much longer is Yzerman going to put up with the product on the ice? The Red Wings probably asked for a third and settled for what they could get.

Adam Erne and Filip Zadina scored two quick third-period goals while Jonathan Bernier finished with 37 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1.

Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi scored in the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators over the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 stops to move to 12-0 lifetime against Detroit and lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 victory.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 stops to move to 12-0 lifetime against Detroit and lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 victory.

Adam Erne continued in his role an unlikely go-to guy for offense Saturday, but the Detroit Red Wings could not end their decade-long drought in Tampa Bay. The Red Wings (12-22-5) settled down after a bad start but didn’t have enough offense to complete the comeback. Erne scored his career-high eighth goal at 4:00 of the third period to cut the Lightning lead to 2-1. The Red Wings pushed in the third period but fell short. After playing 10 NHL games this season, Svechnikov needed to be waived again before being assigned to the taxi squad or AHL Grand Rapids.

Evgeny Svechnikov has had a few good games and impactful moments in his brief time with the Detroit Red Wings this season, but not enough to be firmly established on the roster. The Red Wings waived the 24-year-old forward for the second time this season on Friday. This gives them the flexibility of assigning Svechnikov to the taxi squad or the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins if they choose to do so. After he played 10 NHL games, the Red Wings needed to waive him again before assigning him to the taxi squad or Grand Rapids. More: Red Wings prepare for back-to-back games in Tampa Bay, where they haven’t won in a decade

Michael Rasmussen broke a tie early in the third period with his first goal of the season, and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Sunday. The Red Wings won 3-1 on Saturday. “We competed all over the ice, and when they did get a couple of chances, Pixie (Pickard) was back there,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. It was Hronek’s second goal and the sixth for Namestnikov. Red Wings: at Florida Panthers on Tuesday.

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DETROIT – Michael Rasmussen broke a tie early in the third period with his first goal of the season and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Sunday. The Red Wings won 3-1 on Saturday. “We competed all over the ice, and when they did get a couple chances, Pixie (Pickard) was back there,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. Roslovic tied the game 1-1 with 1:35 remaining in the second period when he tipped Oliver Bjorkstrand’s shot out of mid-air and past Pickard. Red Wings: at Florida Panthers on Tuesday.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings were as tight and stingy defensively this weekend as they have been all season, resulting in back-to-back victories for only the third time in 2021. Detroit outshot Columbus 29-17, limiting the Blue Jackets to 38 shots and few scoring opportunities in the two games. The Blue Jackets (13-15-8) made no gains in their push for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division. Svechnikov opened the scoring at 10:40 of the first, a period in which the Red Wings outshot the Blue Jackets 7-3. The Red Wings dominated much of the second period, doing a good job of cycling and grinding the puck in the Columbus zone.

Svechnikov will replace Bobby Ryan, who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He just needs to make sure he wins every shift, make sure he’s accountable. To play as a five-man unit, you got to make sure everybody is doing their job, so he has to make sure he’s doing his job in each particular instance. He’s got to make sure he’s winning battles by skating. The Red Wings are 8-17-4.

Evgeny Svechnikov admitted he was surprised to be back in Grand Rapids after the Griffins lost to Rockford Saturday night at home. Svechnikov had scored four points in four games for the Detroit Red Wings before he was sent back to Grand Rapids Friday. “I have been playing good since the start of the season in Grand Rapids and up in Detroit. From the left half-wall, Taro Hirose found Kyle Criscuolo on the doorstep for a deflection and a 1-0 Grand Rapids lead. Tomkins earned his first win in seven appearances this season by making 42 saves, negating Grand Rapids’ 43-22 shot advantage.

The Red Wings defeated the Blackhawks 5-3. The five types of Red Wings at this moment:Ad1. Moritz Seider reacts after being selected sixth overall by the Detroit Red Wings on June 21, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. You’re looking at a list of some of the most exciting NHL prospects playing in Europe right now, and they’re ALL Red Wings prospects. The problem is the Red Wings still need a serviceable NHL goalie, not just Calvin Pickard .

(AP Photo/Chris Seward)RALEIGH, N.C. – Jordan Staal and Jesper Fast scored a pair of goals early in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes take over and beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Thursday night. Filip Zadina scored twice for the Red Wings, first for a 1-0 lead in the first period and then a 2-1 lead midway through the second. Jonathan Bernier finished with 27 saves in the Red Wings’ third straight loss. Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said he hopes Larkin is ready to return next week. UP NEXTDetroit: The Red Wings return home Tuesday to start a two-game set with reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 28: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates his 400th career goal in the third period against the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center on February 28, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Kane scored his 400th career goal, Kevin Lankinen made a career-high 44 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks closed out a successful February with a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. Bouncing back nicely from a 5-3 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday night, the Blackhawks closed out a 9-3-1 February with their third win in four games. The Red Wings played without captain Dylan Larkin for the second straight game because of an upper-body injury. The Red Wings, who put 21 shots on net in the first, got one back when Gagner redirected Jon Merrill's shot past Lankinen with 2:09 to go.

The Detroit Red Wings have seen plenty Kevin Lankinen this season, and they still haven’t solved him. The Red Wings (7-14-3), already missing Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi with injuries, played without Robby Fabbri, who was hurt in Saturday’s game. Trailing 2-1, the Red Wings came out strong in the third period and had a couple of opportunities to tie it before Pius Suter scored at 1:32. The Red Wings put good pressure on Lankinen in the first period, outshooting the Blackhawks 21-12. His shot deflected off the stick of Christian Djoos, hit Biega in the side of the face and then went off Greiss’ stick and into the net.

After being injured in training camp, waived, demoted, brought back and forced to wait, Evgeny Svechnikov finally got an opportunity to make his Detroit Red Wings season debut Saturday. “I was working very hard for it,” Svechnikov said. Svechnikov surely will get another opportunity tonight when these teams meet again in Chicago (7 p.m., NBC Sports Network exclusive). “Keep working on the little things, the details, getting more confidence, feeling a little better,” Svechnikov said. This is a big opportunity for him to show that he belongs here.”More: Red Wings stop several bad trends on Saturday

The Red Wings defeated the Blackhawks 5-3. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)CHICAGO – Frans Nielsen had a goal and an assist and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Saturday night for their second straight victory. AdThe Red Wings made it 3-1 with their first power-play goal in 15 games with 1:33 left in the second. The Red Wings’ Svechnikov beat Subban from the doorstep for a 4-1 lead 2:33 into the third. UP NEXTThe Red Wings and Blackhawks meet again at United Center on Sunday night.

The Detroit Red Wings ended their power play drought, solved the Chicago Blackhawks and won consecutive games for the first time this season. Evgeny Svechnikov, in his Red Wings season debut, had a goal and an assist while Jonathan Bernier made 33 saves in a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. The Red Wings (7-13-3), coming off a 5-2 victory over Nashville Thursday, won for the first time in five games against Chicago (11-7-4). Frans Nielsen, waived earlier this week and scratched the previous game, had a goal and an assist. The Red Wings waived Svechnikov just before the start of the season, after he returned from a shoulder injury suffered in training camp.

But Evgeny Svechnikov continues to practice with the Detroit Red Wings though has not cracked the lineup. Coach Jeff Blashill indicated Thursday that Svechnikov’s status (NHL roster, taxi squad or Grand Rapids) will continue to be evaluated on a day-to-day basis. We’ve kind of cycled guys on and off the taxi squad. If he does that, whether it’s here or down there, then he’ll get more opportunity.”Svechnikov (6-3, 208) has appeared in 20 games with the Red Wings over parts of three seasons. More: Could Evgeny Svechnikov get an opportunity with Red Wings?

DETROIT – Waived and sent to Grand Rapids earlier this season, former first-round pick Evgeny Svechnikov appeared to have exhausted his opportunities to stick with the Detroit Red Wings. If they are unable to play Friday, Svechnikov will be in the lineup, coach Jeff Blashill said. “First off, he’s got to get an opportunity and right now he’s on the outside looking in,” Blashill said. All we want is guys who are going to help us win and make big impacts on the game.”The Red Wings are struggling to score. “It doesn’t mean it’s going to crush him, but it makes it harder.”More: Red Wings’ rebuild being outpaced by Blackhawks’ retooling

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 17: Duncan Keith #2 of the Chicago Blackhawks tries to stay in front of Dylan Larkin #71 of the Detroit Red Wings during the second period at Little Caesars Arena on February 17, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)DETROIT – Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves for his first career shutout and fellow rookie Philipp Kurashev scored a pretty goal in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. The Blackhawks are 4-0 against the Original Six rival Red Wings this season. Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said his goaltender made tougher saves than Lankinen. Red Wings: Host Florida on Friday and Saturday night.

DETROIT – Evgeny Svechnikov -- the 19th overall pick in 2015 -- did not make the Red Wings roster after he was hurt and missed much of that short training camp in January. He cleared, of course, but it wasn’t the best situation for a player who we all expected to be an impact for the Red Wings, especially at this point. So here we are -- will this be his last opportunity with the Red Wings organization? Smith, 22, appeared in 8 games with the Red Wings this season -- 1 goal and 3 assists. I hope we see him again this season with the Red Wings.

Seth Jarvis, the AHL’s leading goal scorer with four, tallied his second in as many games against Grand Rapids during a power play midway through the first. *Riley Barber has an assist in each of his first two games with Grand Rapids. 3, Grand Rapids, Criscuolo 2 (Barber, Svechnikov), 16:20 (PP). 3rd Period-4, Grand Rapids, Cholowski 1 (Spezia, Lashoff), 6:07. Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 1 / 5; Chicago 1 / 5.

Defensive breakdowns put the Red Wings behind 3-0 less than five minutes into the game. The Red Wings (2-7-2) have lost seven in a row (0-5-2) and face the Lightning again on Friday. The Red Wings haven’t gotten it done with veterans like Frans Nielsen, Valtteri Filppula and Darren Helm in the lineup. As hopes for better results quickly fade during this abbreviated 56-game season, the Red Wings should provide more opportunities for younger players. I didn’t give him a timeline.”More: Red Wings look for Rasmussen, Cholowski to further develop in AHL

Evgeny Svechnikov’s future in Detroit was in doubt after the Red Wings placed him on waivers Jan. 11. But after clearing wavers and returning to the Grand Rapids Griffins, it’s clear that Detroit’s former top pick hasn’t given up on his dream of starring for the Red Wings. Svechnikov did participate in the Red Wings’ training camp and is now eager to earn a trip back to Detroit. We realize that.”7 Grand Rapids Griffins open training camp, Jan. 31, 2021Grand Rapids is scheduled to open the 2021 season Friday in Chicago. Svechnikov has played in 20 games spread out over three seasons with the Red Wings, scoring twice and recording two assists.

The Detroit Red Wings have released a roster ahead of their 2020-21 season opener this week. This year there teams are allowed a taxi squad of up to six additional players to the normal 23-man roster. The Red Wings released a 22-man roster and six more players on the taxi squad. He’ll remain in the Red Wings organization after clearing waivers. I have placed the full Red Wings 2020-21 season schedule here.

Evgeny Svechnikov cleared waivers Tuesday, giving the Detroit Red Wings multiple options on where to place the former top pick. The Red Wings can assign Svechnikov to the Grand Rapids Griffins, whose AHL season is slated to begin in early February. At least one of the goalies will be assigned to the taxi squad (four-to-six players), and some of the skaters can be assigned to the taxi squad as well. The Red Wings open the season Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes at Little Caesars Arena (7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit). More: How Red Wings stack up in realigned division for 2021

The Detroit Red Wings had high hopes for Evgeny Svechnikov after drafting him 19th overall in 2015. “Unfortunately, Evgeny has had a number of injuries so he hasn’t been able to show a full season of where he’s at,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. The Red Wings open Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes at Little Caesars Arena (7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit). Evgeny Svechnikov has appeared in 20 games over parts of three seasons with the Red Wings (two goals, two assists). Brome’s stock risesSvechnikov might have lost a roster spot to Mathias Brome, a skilled, two-way 26-year-old winger the Red Wings signed to a one-year contract as a free agent in April.

Evgeny Svechnikov would love to line-up against younger brother Andrei for the first time when the Detroit Red Wings open the season Jan. 14 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Svechnikov is taking part in his sixth training camp with the Red Wings. Now, at age 24, Svechnikov realizes he must show what he can bring to the Red Wings if he has a future with this team. “It’s very hard, hard for my mom and dad,” Svechnikov said. I went through a lot, a lot of injuries, a lot of rehab, a lot of frustration.

He is coming off of a real bad year (6 goals, 13 assists, -14 rating in 71 games played) and the Red Wings have suddenly added Erne to the roster. Abdelkader has that hefty contract that does not look good sitting on the 4th line. It's just a mess of different/bad contracts, aging players, young players with unknown value, and players like Cholowski and Hronek who look like the future, but we still can't quite tell -- although Hronek dominated at the 2019 World Championships. There's also Madison Bowey, who the Red Wings acquired through the Nick Jensen trade in February. Who is actually going to be playing for the Red Wings?