Cholowski, 22, had 13 points (3-10-13) in 30 games with the Griffins and eight (2-6-8) in 36 games with the Wings.
Lindstrom, who turns 22 Oct. 20, had five assists in 45 games with the Griffins and one assist in 16 games with the Wings.
"So I mentioned those names just because they're the closest. They are in Grand Rapids, playing in the American League, potentially some of those, say one or two or more could push for a spot on our team," Yzerman said. "But again, our decision will come down to, for these younger guys, if they're playing in Detroit, we want them playing regular and if they're not going to play regular, I'd prefer them playing, whether it's the American League or back in junior for that matter, or in their European leagues, wherever they're at. When they're ready to play a regular shift and contribute in the NHL, that's when we'll bring them up."
The AHL has announced it will begin the season no earlier than Dec. 4 but that is not set in stone.
It's a league that depends on attendance and the COVID-19 pandemic might not permit many, if any, fans.
"There's a lot of factors that go into the AHL returning to play next season," Yzerman said. "Obviously, we as an entire league in the NHL, it's our main development, it is our main source of all of our call-ups, our players close to playing are in Grand Rapids playing for us, so we're hopeful that we're in a position to restart and then we can make it work. Again, here we are in early September, working through, just like the NHL is working through - every league for that matter is working through all the complications that go with trying to restart in this pandemic. We're hopeful we can get it done but there's a lot of work to be done and some of the things are really out of our hands, like a lot of industries."
The main thing Yzerman is looking forward to is getting the Red Wings back on the ice together as soon as possible.
"Our season ended abruptly, the NHL season ended abruptly," Yzerman said. "Had a chance to watch the playoffs on television. I've really enjoyed watching the hockey, the level of play has been outstanding. So it just makes you yearn for wanting to get back to playing.
"For myself, it's my second year as general manager, we want to take a step forward and I'm anxious to continue with our rebuilding of our team and get back to playing."