The Detroit Red Wings have parted ways with assistant coach John Torchetti, opting not to renew his contract after two seasons of working under head coach Jeff Blashill.

"The only disappointing thing was that I wish I could have done more," Torchetti said. "Everyone was saying the players were developing, which is a good thing. I had a good opportunity to work with some young kids, build some good things for the future and wish them the best."

Torchetti worked primarily with the forwards and was in charge of the power play. Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi took steps this season, among the young forwards.

The power play, however, did not show much improvement. It ranked 24th in the NHL at 17.5 percent. It was 27th in 2016-17 at 15.1 percent. Overall, the Red Wings ranked 28th in goals per game (2.59).

"Overall, we just didn't score (enough)," Torchetti said. "Scoring entwines everything -- five on five, the forwards. We out-chanced (opponents) almost every game but we didn't score. That's the bottom line.

"You got to score in this game. There's no secrets and that's it. You get players scoring on the power play and they carry it over to five-on-five and they get hot and different scenarios play out on the power play on who's carrying the puck, who's playing what positions and who makes the decisions."

The Red Wings will be seeking another assistant to join a staff that includes Doug Houda, who works with the defense and is in charge of the penalty kill, and Pat Ferschweiler, who ran the power play in 2015-16.

Torchetti, 53, has coached pro teams at various levels since 1993-94. He has a 30-30-4-2 record over parts of three seasons as an interim head coach for the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and Minnesota Wild. He also has served as an assistant for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Kings and Panthers.

He has been the head coach for AHL teams Houston and Iowa.

"For myself, I want to move in a different direction, too," Torchetti said. "We'll see what's available and then go from there."