The Detroit Red Wings’ roster has changed drastically over the years. Looking back at the 2019-20 roster, just one player — captain Dylan Larkin — remains with the team. This type of turnover is just a fact of life in the NHL, where business needs cause teams to move many players and other assets.
Below is a list of all the former Red Wings players, draft picks and other acquisitions who made it onto opening night rosters. This list includes injured and non-roster players, who have a chance to be sent down later. All data is pulled from the official rosters provided by NHL Public Relations.
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Anaheim Ducks: Robby Fabbri (F), James Reimer (G)
Boston Bruins: Alec Regula (D) (injured/non-roster)
Calgary Flames: Anthony Mantha (F)
Carolina Hurricanes: Shayne Gostisbehere (D)
Chicago Blackhawks: Andreas Athanasiou (F), Tyler Bertuzzi (F), Petr Mrazek (G)
Columbus Blue Jackets: Zach Aston-Reese (F)
Dallas Stars: Brendan Smith (D)
Edmonton Oilers: Mattias Janmark (F), Calvin Pickard (G), Troy Stecher (D)
Florida Panthers: Tomas Nosek (F) (injured/non-roster)
Minnesota Wild: Jon Merrill (D)
Nashville Predators: Gustav Nyquist (F)
New Jersey Devils: Tomas Tatar (F)
New York Islanders: Dennis Cholowski (D)
Ottawa Senators: Nick Jensen (D), David Perron (F)
Pittsburgh Penguins: Alex Nedeljkovic (G) (injured/non-roster)
San Jose Sharks: Klim Kostin (F), Givani Smith (F), Jake Walman (D)
St. Louis Blues: Nick Leddy (D), Oskar Sundqvist (F) (injured/non-roster)
Tampa Bay Lightning: Luke Glendening (F)
Toronto Maple Leafs: Calle Jarnkrok (F) (injured/non-roster)
Utah Hockey Club: Kailer Yamamoto (F)
Vancouver Canucks: Filip Hronek (D), Daniel Sprong (F), Pius Suter (F)
Washington Capitals: Dylan McIlrath (D) [Note: Jakub Vrana is expected to join the team Tuesday]
Winnipeg Jets: Vladislav Namestnikov (F)
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