DETROIT — The Red Wings' search for a new head coach is likely in its final stage.
With the NHL season concluding Sunday night, as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win the Stanley Cup, general manager Steve Yzerman's search for a coach to replace Jeff Blashill should be wrapping up soon.
Yzerman is expected to interview Lightning assistant coaches Derek Lalonde and Jeff Halpern — each of whom Yzerman is familiar with — as leading contenders for the Wings' vacant coaching position.
