Report: Red Wings let buyers know they're ready to sell

With their historic playoff streak now only a memory, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum, and have informed teams they're ready to sell current assets for future ones ahead of the trade deadline, a source told The Athletic's Craig Custance.

Entering Thursday's games, the Red Wings sit 13 points back of the final playoff position in the Atlantic Division and 11 shy of the second wild-card spot, all but surely signaling the second consecutive season Detroit will miss the playoffs after 25 straight years of postseason play.

The most likely candidate to be shipped out is defenseman Mike Green, a pending unrestricted free agent, but Custance indicates more players could be made available for the right deal.

This year's trade deadline is Feb. 26.

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