Finland’s Projected Roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics Tony Wolak | February 6, 2024 Can Finland repeat and win gold in back-to-back Winter Olympics? With NHL players, it’s a strong possibility. The NHL announced that its players will be permitted to compete in the…
Sweden’s Projected Roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics Tony Wolak | February 6, 2024 The last time the Winter Olympics took place in Italy, Mats Sundin, Henrik Lundqvist, and a slew of Detroit Red Wings players helped Sweden bring home gold. Can the next…
Red Wings: Do Poor Expected Goals Metrics Actually Matter? Tony Wolak | February 6, 2024 Much has been made of the Detroit Red Wings’ expected goals metrics lately. I suppose that is to be expected, though. As a quick refresher, a team’s expected goals total…
United States’ Projected Roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics Tony Wolak | February 5, 2024 The United States could have one of the strongest rosters in the tournament – one that would surely improve upon the fourth-place finish at the NHL-infused 2014 Winter Olympics in…
Canada’s Projected Roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics Tony Wolak | February 5, 2024 After winning back-to-back gold medals in the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics, Canada has been trending in the wrong direction – albeit with non-NHL players. In 2018, Canada won bronze…
Red Wings vs. Expectations: Who’s Exceeding & Who’s Failing Tony Wolak | February 5, 2024 Before the season began, I put together scoring projections for each Detroit Red Wings player. And since we’re in the midst of a nine-day All-Star break, now is a good…
Wayne Gretzky Almost Joined the Detroit Red Wings Tony Wolak | February 3, 2024 It’s been 35 years since the Wayne Gretzky trade to the Los Angeles Kings that sent shock waves throughout Edmonton, all of Canada, and the entire hockey world. This was…
Red Wings’ Trade Deadline Needs Hinge On One Question Tony Wolak | February 1, 2024 Following the holiday break, the Detroit Red Wings opted to deploy David Perron on the first line alongside Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond. The results have not been pretty –…
Detroit Red Wings’ 50-Goal Club Tony Wolak | January 30, 2024 Though the Detroit Red Wings have been around since the 1926-27 season, they’ve only had a few 50-goal scorers don the winged wheel – only six, in fact. While the…
Every Stanley Cup Winner Since 1960 Tony Wolak | January 23, 2024 While nearly everything in the NHL has changed over the last 60+ years, the goal has remained the same. Raising Lord Stanley’s Cup remains the prime objective of each player…
Filip Forsberg Trade Revisited Tony Wolak | January 22, 2024 From the eighth seed in the Western Conference to the Stanley Cup Final, the Nashville Predators provided hockey fans with a wild ride through the 2017 NHL Playoffs. At the…
Projecting Moritz Seider’s New Red Wings Contract Tony Wolak | January 16, 2024 Now that the Detroit Red Wings are about halfway through the 2023-34 season, it’s a good time to look to the future. At this point, enough games have been played…