At his season-ending availability, sitting side-by-side with general manager Steve Yzerman, McLellan said the Wings have the players needed to make the playoffs.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Detroit — Coach Todd McLellan believes the Detroit Red Wings were good enough to be a playoff team. What bothered McLellan, other than missing the postseason, was that the Wings gave away too many points, which ultimately proved to be their undoing.