For the first time in over seven years, the Red Wings are in need of a new head coach.General manager Steve Yzerman elected coach Jeff Blashill's contract. Blashill had been with the team since taking over in 2015, serving as the second-longest tenured head coach in the NHL this season behind Jon Cooper with the Lightning."We had gotten to a point where fundamentally with and without the puck, we had regre sed," Yzerman said during the .We're at a point now I felt I've got to see (whether) bringing in a new coach, a new coaching staff, can make a difference to get us back on track and going in the right direction.Detroit made the playoffs just once underneath Blashill; however, there was not much he could have done differently. When he took over, the team was headed for a long rebuild as a result of selling off the future to contend for championships. In his seven seasons with the Red Wings, Blashill went204-261-72 as coach of the team.Now, the Red Wings head into the offseason with a promising group in Detroit. The team looked strong in the beginning part Kenta Maeda Jersey of the season, but fell apart in the second half, finishing sixth in the Atlantic with a record of 32-40-10. They allowed the second-most goals per game in the league (3.78) and had the worst penalty kill.Yzerman is now tasked with finding the new bench bo s. He stated that he is not limiting his search to one kind of coach or the other. Rather he will be considering any and all options that could result in bettering the club."I don't know if I can sit here and say I want specifically this or that," Yzerman said. "There are areas of the game we have to improve upon and I'm hoping a new coach, a new voice or a different approach maybe, a different way of doing things, we can improve our team play and the play of our players individually.There are different personalities and different ways of coaches being succe sful. I intend to look at different avenues, leagues, backgrounds of coaches.With that in mind, here are some potential coaching candidates that could fill the Red Wings' vacancy.MORE:Ranking Clayton Kershaw Jersey the Red Wings'potential Jeff Blashill replacements1. Lane LambertIf there is one name that is most likely to get hired this summer, it's Lambert, a current a sistant coach with the Islanders.He's been the right-hand man for Barry Trotz over the last decade, coaching with Trotz with the Predators, Capitals and Islanders. The two helped man the Washington team that one the Stanley Cup in 2018.Every team that has been run by Trotz has been built on its defense, so Lambert would be bringing plenty of knowledge on succe sful defensive schemes. That's something the Red Wings desperately need, as the team has finished in the bottom-five of average goals allowed in three of the last four seasons.Lambert's connection to Yzerman can't go undiscu sed. The two were not just teammates in Detroit during their playing days, but roommates as well. The resume speaks for itself, but his familiarity with Yzerman could be the key in luring Lambert away from Long Island.MORE:2. Sergei FedorovCould Fedorov, a Red Wings legend who won the Stanley Cup in 1997, 1998 and 2002, make his way back to the Motor City as the head coach? It's certainly po sible.The 52 Yasiel Puig Jersey -year-old enjoyed a very succe sful first season as head coach of CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club won the Gagarin Cup, storming back after down 3-1 in the series to beat Metallurg Magnitogorsk.Fedorov also served as an a sistant coach underAlexei Zhamnov for the Ru sian Olympic Committee's men's Kenley Jansen Jersey ice hockey team at the 2022 Winter Olympic. ROC earned a silver medal at the tournament, falling to Finland in the gold medal game.Yzerman has built the front office of Detroit by bringing back a number of former Red Wing teammates like Nicklas Lidstrom, Dan Cleary and Jiri Fischer. Why not add another as the head coach?3. Rikard GrnborgGrnborg's name has been thrown around for the last few seasons as a potential head coach in the NHL. He's arguably the most desired European coach.He's currently the head coach of ZSC Lions, a club in Switzerland's National League. But he previously had extensive experience coaching Sweden's national teams, ranging from the U18 and U20 level to the Olympics. He also started his coaching career in the U.S. after playing at St. Cloud State in the '90s.WhenGrnborg, 53, was coaching Sweden's team at the 2016 World Cup, he teamed up with Lidstrom, who acted as an advisor to the team. Niklas Kronwall, who serves on Detroit's Chase Utley Jersey front office in their European player development department, had multiple stints as a player for Grnborg.The Red Wings have historically had a strong connection with Sweden and its players. Now, the team could bring one of the best Swedish coaches back over to North America.MORE:4. Roger RnnbergSpeaking of Swedes,Rnnberg could be another potential fit for the Red Wings given his connection to their prospects.The coach ofFrlunda HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) has been the bench bo s for a number of recent draft picks by Detroit. He coached Lucas Raymond before he signed with the Red Wings and this season, had Simon Edvin son, Elmer Sderblom, Theodor Niederbach and Liam Dower Nil son on his club.Since taking over the job in 2013,Rnnberg, 50, has helped lead the club to two Swedish championships, one in 2016 and one in 2019.Part of why Blashill was hired was because he coached young Red Wings players in the pipeline in the AHL, and then was able to continue mentoring them at the NHL level. While the sample size is a lot smaller,Rnnberg has those relationships already built in with future Detroit stars.