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Detroit Red Wings February 2016-16 ScheduleDATEOPPONENTRESULTFeb 1at Edmonton OilersFeb 5vs Florida PanthersFeb 8at Chicago BlackhawksFeb 10at Ottawa SenatorsFeb 12at Montreal CanadiensFeb 15at Carolina HurricanesFeb 16vs New York RangersFeb 18at Columbus Blue JacketsFeb 20vs San Jose SharksFeb 21vs Anaheim DucksFeb 23at Colorado AvalancheFeb 29at San Jose Sharks

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Feb 1, 2016GoalsGAssistsA1. V. Tarasenko281. S. Crosby372. C. Perry252. R. Johansen353. P. Datsyuk243. J. Huberdeau344. A. Ovechkin244. Z. Parise345. C. Giroux235. R. Nugent-Hopkins33PointsPPlus/Minus+/-1. Z. Parise521. J. Abdelkader+452. P. Patsyuk512. V. Tarasenko+393. R. Johansen503. P. Datsyuk+374. C. Perry494. N. Kronwall+285. V. Tarasenko495. J. Gorges+24

Detroit Red Wings Leaders - Updated: Feb 1, 2016GoalsGAssistsA1. V. Tarasenko281. J. Abdelkader282. P. Datsyuk242. P. Datsyuk273. G. Nyquist153. N. Kronwall274. J. Franzen124. K. Quincey225. R. Sheahan115. H. Zetterberg22PointsPPlus/Minus+/-1. P. Datsyuk511. J. Abdelkader+452. V. Tarasenko492. V. Tarasenko+393. J. Abdelkader383. P. Datsyuk+374. H. Zetterberg324. N. Kronwall+285. N. Kronwall315. K. Quincey+22

Detroit Red Wings January 2015-16 ScheduleDATEOPPONENTRESULTJan 2vs Boston BruinsWon, 3-2Jan 4vs Buffalo SabresLost, 5-4Jan 6at Toronto Maple LeafsLost, 6-2Jan 8vs Minnesota WildWon, 4-2Jan 9vs St. Louis BluesWon, 3-2Jan 12vs Chicago BlackhawksWon, 4-2Jan 14at Los Angeles KingsLost, 5-3Jan 18at Minnesota WildLost, 2-1Jan 19vs Dallas StarsWon, 3-0Jan 24vs ALL STAR GAMEJan 26vs Colorado AvalancheWon, 3-2Jan 28at Calgary FlamesWon, 1-0Jan 30at Anaheim DucksLost, 4-1

Entry: February 1st, 2016 The team went 7-3-2 in the month of January and we sent three guys (Datsyuk, Tarasenko, & Kronwall) to the All Star game. The highlight of the twelve game stretch came on the 2nd when they beat the Bruins in OT 3-2. The game was absolutely thrilling and after the war the two teams engaged in on December 27th it felt great to run our record against them to 3-0 on the year. The end of the months leaves us with the second best record in the conference and five points up on Montreal for the division lead. None of this means we’ll be resting on our laurels but it’s looking like we’ll be able to sit comfortably where we are come deadline day. Hopefully this time it won’t bite us in the rear. One thing that is leaving us smarting right now is our lack of depth in Grand Rapids. Teemu Pulkinnan, Anthony Mantha, and Josh Shalla have all gone down with fairly significant injuries leaving the staff scrambling to find warm bodies to take the ice. I’m now regretting not locking McDavid down for a contract.

Detroit Red Wings January 2016-16 Schedule DATE OPPONENT RESULT Jan 2 vs Boston Bruins Jan 4 vs Buffalo Sabres Jan 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs Jan 8 vs Minnesota Wild Jan 9 vs St. Louis Blues Jan 12 vs Chicago Blackhawks Jan 14 at Los Angeles Kings Jan 18 at Minnesota Wild Jan 19 vs Dallas Stars Jan 24 vs ALL STAR GAME Jan 26 vs Colorado Avalanche Jan 28 at Calgary Flames Jan 30 at Anaheim Ducks

Detroit Red Wings December 2015-16 Schedule DATE OPPONENT RESULT Dec 1 vs Dallas Stars Won, 2-0 Dec 3 vs Nashville Predators Won, 3-2 Dec 6 vs Winnipeg Jets Won, 6-3 Dec 10 at Winnipeg Jets Won, 4-1 Dec 12 at St. Louis Blues Lost, 7-4 Dec 14 at Nashville Predators Lost, 4-3 Dec 15 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Won, 3-2 Dec 18 vs Washington Capitals Won, 4-3 Dec 20 at Pittsburgh Penguins Won, 4-3 Dec 21 at Philadelphia Flyers Lost, 3-2 Dec 25 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Won, 4-3 Dec 27 vs Boston Bruins Won, 5-4 Dec 28 vs Buffalo Sabres Lost, 5-4 Dec 31 at Columbus Blue Jackets Won, 7-1

Entry: January 1st 2016 In my position on the off season is that it’s never too early to start preparing and the next two are going to be absolutely crucial. I’m excited for how we’re were able to bring the current squad together with a nice mix of defensive size, speed and skill with the forwards, and a good combo of veterans and young guys. All that patting myself on the back for the 2015-16 squad is short lived as the 2017-18 team will likely look completely different. This coming offseason we have five UFAs and seven RFAs plus the likelihood that we’ll sign Connor McDavid and possibly Michael Dal Colle as well. So fairly hectic but doable right? The rub is that the following year (2018 off season) we’ll have 18 free agents!! We’ve only got nine players that are signed beyond the 2017-18 season. This happens, these are the challenges of being the general manager of a professional sports franchise and, frankly, I love it. But it does keep me up at night. And the above numbers are what make me believe that this coming off season is so crucial to set the table for 2018. We’re going to have to target guys like Justin Abdelkader, Joakim Andersson, and Xavier Oulett to set the table for the franchise over the long term. Of course I have confidence in the people I have around me in the front office and I believe in the end we’ll be able to lock down all, or at least, most of our targets. But there is always the outside chance that somehow none of them do & we’ll have to stock up on AHLers and the meager talent that actually does hit the open market. That’s what keeps me thinking at night. Fortunately right now the team is five points up on Montreal in the division and just four back on Carolina for the best record in the NHL. Unfortunately though we’ve just lost Brendan Smith for two months. Smith was having a very solid season, not quite the breakout performance we’d hoped for but he’s clearly established himself as the clear number two behind Niklas Kronwall on our blue line. Also he’s become a solid vocal leader in the locker room. We’ve brought up Xavier Oulett to fill in and get him some valuable NHL minutes which is a positive for him but we’ll be missing Smith for sure.

Detroit Red Wings December 2016-16 ScheduleDATEOPPONENTRESULTDec 1vs Dallas StarsDec 3vs Nashville PredatorsDec 6vs Winnipeg JetsDec 10at Winnipeg JetsDec 12at St. Louis BluesDec 14at Nashville PredatorsDec 15vs Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 18vs Washington CapitalsDec 20at Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 21at Philadelphia FlyersDec 25vs Toronto Maple LeafsDec 27vs Boston BruinsDec 28vs Buffalo SabresDec 31at Columbus Blue Jackets

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1, Goals G Assists A 1. A, Ovechkin 15 1. R. Johansen 20 2. P. Kane 14 2. S. Crosby 20 3. P. Datsyuk 12 3. Z. Parise 19 4. M. Moulston 12 4. T. Plekanec 18 5. V. Tarasenko 12 5. A. Galchenyuk 18 Points P Plus/ Minus +/- 1. Z. Parise 28 1. J.Abdelkader +23 2. S. Crosby 27 2. T. Plekanec +17 3. A. Ovechkin 27 3. J. Spurgeon +17 4. R. Johansen 26 4. P. Datsyuk +17 5. A. Galchenyuk 26 5. B. Smith +16

Red Wings Team Leaders - Updated: Dec 1, 2015GoalsGAssistsA1. P. Datsyuk121. B. Smith172. V. Tarasenko122. J. Abdelkader143. G. Nyquist113. N. Kronwall144. S. Weiss84. K. Ellerby135. J. Abdelkader65. P. Datsyuk13PointsPPlus/ Minus+/-1. P. Datsyuk251. J. Abdelkader+232. B. Smith212. P. Datsyuk+173. J. Abdelkader203. B. Smith+164. V. Tarasenko204. V. Taresenko+165. N. Kronwall175. N. Kronwall+14

Detroit Red Wings November 2015-16 ScheduleDATEOPPONENTRESULTNov 2at Florida PanthersWon, 4-1Nov 5vs Florida PanthersWon, 4-1Nov 7vs Ottawa SenatorsWon, 7-4Nov 8vs Montreal CanadiensLost, 5-2Nov 10vs Tampa Bay LightningLost, 3-0Nov 12at Tampa Bay LightningLost, 5-4Nov 14at Edmonton OilersWon, 5-4Nov 16at Arizona CoyotesLost, 2-1Nov 18vs Vancouver CanucksWon, 4-1Nov 21vs Calgary FlamesWon, 6-1Nov 24at Toronto Maple LeafsWon, 5-4Nov 26at Boston BruinsWon, 5-2Nov 28at Buffalo SabresWon, 6-0Nov 30vs Tampa Bay LightningLost, 4-3

Entry: December 1st 2015 A 9-5 record over the month of November and the Red Wings remain in first place in the Atlantic Division by one point. Our newest rivals the Bruins are nipping at our heels and though the season is still young I can already tell that unless something drastic happens the road to the eastern conference title will go through either Detroit or Boston or both. In the front office we’re working feverishly to determine our strategy ahead of the coming offseason. We’ve got approximately $12 million coming off the books which obviously is good to have that cap space but we already know we want to resign several players (if not all) and we also need to look to the future of the franchise. Meaning we need to sign some of our draft picks including Connor McDavid. If that’s not enough, the team has just over $33 million coming off just the NHL roster during the 2016-17 offseason so we’re ultra-conscious of how we need to set the table in the coming months for when the roster suddenly gets flipped upside-down. We don’t know at this time if Pavel, Henrik, or Johan are considering retirement after next season when all of their contracts are up but if so it will be a struggle to replace all that experience and all of that offense. That’s why we’re working our tails off now to make sure the roster is ready when we open the new arena on opening night in October of 2017.

Detroit Red Wings November 2016-16 ScheduleDATEOPPONENTRESULTNov 2at Florida PanthersNov 5vs Florida PanthersNov 7vs Ottawa SenatorsNov 8vs Montreal CanadiensNov 10vs Tampa Bay LightningNov 12at Tampa Bay LightningNov 14at Edmonton OilersNov 16at Arizona CoyotesNov 18vs Vancouver CanucksNov 21vs Calgary FlamesNov 24at Toronto Maple LeafsNov 26at Boston BruinsNov 28at Buffalo SabresNov 30vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Nov 1, 2015GoalsGAssistsA1. J. Hayes61. C. Ceci102. P. Datsyuk62. J. Huberdeau93. M. Green63. R. Johansen84. T. Fleischmann64. T. Plekanec85. P. Kane65. M. Rozsival8PointsPPlus/ Minus+/-1. P. Datsyuk141. V. Tarasenko162. A. Ovechkin122. P. Datsyuk153. C. Giroux123. J. Abdelkader134. P. Kane124. T. Plekanec115. J. Voracek115. M. Granlund10