As the Detroit Red Wings head into the final week of their season, there’s one item that tops their to-do list: announce an extension for coach Jeff Blashill.

The deal is for two years, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The length signals to Blashill the organization wants to see the Wings make the playoffs during that span. An announcement is likely to come Tuesday, when the Wings host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars Arena.

While the Wings are headed for a third straight draft lottery, the organization likes how hard Blashill has the team playing, and how they’ve maintained a culture of competitiveness as the team has embraced a youth movement. General manager Ken Holland as much as confirmed Blashill would be extended at the Feb. 25th trade deadline, saying he thinks Blashill has done a good job and would sit down with and talk extension before the end of the season.

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What has been especially important for the organization to see this year is the growth of the young players who headline the rebuild: Dylan Larkin, Andreas Athanasiou, Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi. They are the top-4 scorers on the team, and Larkin and Athanasiou this season have become the team’s first 30-goal scorers in a decade.

Blashill is 134-143-47 as Detroit’s coach. The Wings are 30-38-10 this season, but have been beset by injuries. They’re on a 6-1 roll as they face their final four games.

Blashill, 45, took over behind the Wings’ bench in 2015 upon the departure of Mike Babcock. Blashill was an assistant with the Wings under Babcock in 2011-12, then left to coach the Grand Rapids Griffins for three seasons. He guided them to the Calder Cup championship in 2013, and was named the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2013-14 season.

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When Babcock accepted an eight-year, $50 million deal to coach the Toronto Maple Leafs in the spring of 2015, the Wings promoted Blashill and signed him to a four-year deal.

Blashill has three bench assistants. Dan Bylsma is under contract for two more seasons, while Doug Houda and Pat Ferschweiler are both on expiring contracts.

While there’s only a week left in the Wings’ season — the finale is April 6 — Blashill is likely to have a busy May. He is expected to serve a third straight stint as head coach of the U.S. team that will compete at the World Championship. At the 2018 event, Blashill coached the U.S. to a bronze medal.

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