Coach Mike Babcock said, Wednesday, that the Red Wings will carry an NHL team and an AHL team during their preseason. In the past, practice time has been divided into a unit that was going to play in a preseason game and one that wasn't. This will be the first time that the Griffins haven't held their own camp in Grand Rapids, instead holding camp at Joe Louis Arena with the Red Wings.
Babcock said that the new division will have players who will wind up on the same regular-season team get a better familiarity. For us, it will make it easier to determine a player's status.