3 Takeaways From Red Wings’ 5-1 Loss to Senators Evan Sabourin | December 10, 2023 Saturday, Dec. 9 may prove to be one of the darkest days of the 2023-24 season for the Detroit Red Wings. A pivotal matchup against a division rival quickly turned…
J.T. Compher Has Been Red Wings’ Best Free Agent Addition Evan Sabourin | December 5, 2023 When Steve Yzerman took over as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings in 2019, the team was in disarray. Coming off a second straight missed postseason, Detroit’s cupboard was bare of…
Red Wings’ Lyon Deserves Starts Amid Team’s Goalie Issues Evan Sabourin | November 16, 2023 “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results,” according to Albert Einstein. While Detroit Red Wings’ goaltender Ville Husso has struggled…
Red Wings Make Bold Statement With Win Over Bruins Evan Sabourin | November 5, 2023 The Detroit Red Wings squared off with the Boston Bruins for the second Saturday in a row and this time it was a whole different story. Detroit clawed, battled, and…
Red Wings’ Gostisbehere Making Big Impact on Blue Line Evan Sabourin | October 28, 2023 The Detroit Red Wings’ hot start can be attributed to several factors, as the team has been lighting up the scoreboard to start the 2023-24 season; and with Halloween coming…
Anaheim Ducks’ Pavel Mintyukov Makes Big First Impression Evan Sabourin | October 24, 2023 Starting your rookie season in the NHL at the ripe age of 19 is an extremely difficult challenge – in fact most coaches would tell you that it’s “not ideal.”…
Ducks’ Tristan Luneau Defies Odds, Makes Opening Night Roster Evan Sabourin | October 14, 2023 That’s one way to start the season. Make it interesting. Real interesting. The Anaheim Ducks made some very intriguing decisions as they finalized their roster for their home opener with…
3 Takeaways From Ducks Trevor Zegras Signing Evan Sabourin | October 6, 2023 It came down to the wire, but the Anaheim Ducks got their man. Restricted free agent Trevor Zegras re-signed with the team for three seasons at $5.75 million (average annual…
5 Takeaways From Anaheim Ducks Training Camp Evan Sabourin | September 26, 2023 Training Camp is underway as NHL preseason games kicked off this week. Hockey is back. There’s a certain smell to the air in Southern California, and no, it’s not the…
Former Duck Emerson Etem’s Career Comes Full Circle Evan Sabourin | September 19, 2023 For most youngsters, growing up in Long Beach, California during the 1990s consisted of surfing, skateboarding, and long days on the sand. The coastal city – considered part of Los…
Do the Ducks Have a Future Captain in Nathan Gaucher? Evan Sabourin | September 7, 2023 A scout recently told me that two of the most important traits that organizations are looking for when drafting a prospect are high-end character and work ethic. Simple stuff, but…
Growing Up With EA Sports’ NHL Franchise Evan Sabourin | September 1, 2023 A heavy, sweltering Arizona heat was pounding down on my mother and me outside the Scottsdale Toys”R”Us. Temperatures had reached 95 degrees as we walked out of the former giant…