Prashanth Iyer
Prashanth is a fourth-year doctor of pharmacy student at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill, NC. He has covered the Detroit Red Wings for The Hockey Writers since April 2014. He is always willing to hear any and all debates pertaining to his articles, so feel free to email him at piyer97@gmail.com
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The Detroit Red Wings 2015 Offseason Gameplan
May 2nd, 2015 Another season has come and gone for the Detroit Red Wings. We saw the Wings extend their amazing playoff streak to 24 years and push an exceptionally talented Tampa Bay team to 7 games. Alas, it was all for naught and here we are in the offseason, far earlier than desired. Last season, I detailed what the Red Wings should do and came...
An Ode To Saint Petr Mrazek Of Detroit
April 26th, 2015 In the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, 10 goaltenders were selected before the Detroit Red Wings finally selected Petr Mrazek of the Ottawa 67's. The 2009-2010 season was Mrazek's first with the 67's and he posted a 12-9-1 record with a 3.00 GAA and a .905 SV%. However, we got our first sneak peek at "Saint Petr" that season when he posted a 4-4...
Three Keys To A Game 3 Win For The Red Wings
April 21st, 2015 Despite getting outshot 76-38 in the first two games, the Detroit Red Wings are coming home with a 1-1 split against the best home team in the NHL. However, it's quite clear that the Red Wings will not win this series, let alone another game if they continue to play the way they have thus far. Mike Babcock has already tried to shake...
Detroit's Gigantic Goaltender Controversy
April 12th, 2015 By now, a majority of the Detroit Red Wings fan base is aware that the coach Mike Babcock and his staff have a full-blown goaltender controversy on their hands heading in to the playoffs. This controversy seems to have emerged out of the blue. On January 10th, the day Howard was injured, Howard had a 16-7-7 record with a 2.11 GAA and a...
Justin Abdelkader's Magical Month of March
March 29th, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings still have two more games remaining in the month of March, but it's already been a memorable month for Justin Abdelkader. On February 28th, Abdelkader had 13 goals and 31 points, numbers that were already a career high for the eight-year veteran. Now, on March 29th, Abdelkader sits at 23 goals and 43 points....
Analyzing Gustav Nyquist's Season - Is The Goose Cooked?
March 17th, 2015 There are going to be two groups of people who read this article. Group one is the group that looks at this 25-year old kid and sees that he has 54 goals in 165 career games and says "there is absolutely nothing wrong with Nyquist". Group two will see that Nyquist is on pace to finish with fewer goals than last season despite already...