CarterBear

News: 15 hours agoBear (upper body) is expected to be out for the next seven to 10 days, per Max Bultman of The Athletic.

Spin: On Wednesday, Head coach Todd McLellan mentioned that Bear was day-to-day, and he shared the young winger's expected timeline of absence Thursday. The 19-year-old winger suited up for Monday's preseason game before he sat out Tuesday's matchup. Regardless of when he returns from his current upper-body issue, the 13th overall selection from the 2025 NHL Entry Draft has bounds of potential and could see his first stint of NHL later in the 2026-27 campaign if Detroit's forward core experiences a couple of injuries.