The Detroit Red Wings have always been a franchise known for their veteran, experienced-saavy players. The historic, Original Six franchise seems to be synonymous with names like Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datysuk, Niklas Kronwall, and Johan Franzen, amongst greater legends like Nicklas Lidstrom and Steve Yzerman. However, the youth injected into this team over the past ...
The Detroit Red Wings’ first round series against the Anaheim Ducks was not going to be an easy one. The second seed in the NHL’s Western Conference is a lot bigger and physical, and boasts one of the most complete line-ups in the league. However, through two games, it is the Red Wings who seem ...
Monday’s defeat of the Colorado Avalanche at Joe Louis Arena was exactly what Damien Brunner and the Detroit Red Wings needed. It also provided a glimpse of an offensive duo that could loom large in the future of the Red Wings. The victory over the struggling Avalanche saw Damien Brunner snap his dry spell ...
Chicago is speedy. St. Louis is dirty. Nashville is both. The only reprieve will come against a Nash-less Columbus. Detroit will play each of these teams nearly SEVEN times over the next few months. It will be bloody. It will be messy. It will be fast and fierce. Players who remained stagnant, that ...
Yes the NHL lockout has finally ended. We as fans are all happy and anxious for the games to begin. But perhaps there is none more anxious than the ten names on the following list. There are a variety of reasons why I choose these specific players, for some it was because of the opportunity ...
As future hall of famers Teemu Selanne and Daniel Alfredsson are getting ready to start their farewell tours throughout NHL arenas, fans are getting ready to welcome in the next generation of potential superstars that arrive in training camps at the beginning of every season. In the end only one rookie will be able to ...
Some people never bother to develop a taste for the AHL, but if you want to forecast the next wave of NHL talent, then tracking pro hockey’s triple-A league is simply a must. There will always be other-worldly talents like Crosby and Stamkos who, due to talent (and the needs of their team), step straight ...
Teemu Pulkkinen, Calle Jarnkrok, Tomas Tatar, Tomas Jurco, Gustav Nyquist, Riley Sheahan; You’ve likely heard those names before. They’re some of the Detroit Red Wings’ most exciting prospects, all potential NHL stars, and all acquired via the draft. They have another thing in common as well, they’re all forwards. The Red Wings have been able ...
If you’re like me, every day since their playoff usurping you’ve spent at least a little time reflecting on what went wrong for the Detroit Red Wings in 2011-12. Encased in a bubble of depression, you’ve considered the unthinkable reality that Nicklas Lidstrom and Tomas Holmstrom may never take the ice again, the real possibility ...
Detroit Red Wings fans have seen several glimpses of Gustav Nyquist thanks to the injuries that have plagued their regular roster members this season. Currently with the team, he’s accumulated 6 points in his last 10 games while seeing frequent time alongside the man who handed him his first NHL goal on a platter, Pavel ...
