While the Red Wings were in Calgary wrapping up their Western Canada swing, Jimmy Howard and Detroit goalie coach Jeff Salajko had a lighthearted conversation.



They tried to figure out where Howard fell among NHL goalies in terms of his age.



If you filter out backups and look only at starters, you can quickly identify a few who are older. There’s Roberto Luongo. And Henrik Lundqvist. Mike Smith, for sure.



Then it takes some sorting on NHL.com. Pekka Rinne is older, so is Craig Anderson. That’s it.



Somewhere along the line, Jimmy Howard got old.



At least in goalie years. He’s 33 years old right now, turning 34 in March. And still, he’s refining his game.



“It’s tough to teach an old dog new tricks sometimes,” Salajko told The Athletic. “He’s been the opposite.”



Tuesday’s practice is a good example.



Howard stayed on the ice a little longer to work on...