NHL Coaching Carousel: Finding the Right Coach for the 2025 Vacancies Tony Wolak | May 2, 2025 At the moment, eight NHL teams are looking for a new head coach. That number could change – looking at you, Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders. But in…
Analyzing the Red Wings’ Organizational Depth Heading Into 2025-26 Tony Wolak | May 2, 2025 Before making any offseason decisions, it is essential for Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings to take a thoughtful pause to assess the organization’s depth. A comprehensive evaluation will…
Detroit Red Wings Player Grades: Who Soared and Who Stalled in 2024-25 Tony Wolak | April 25, 2025 Now that we’ve evaluated the Detroit Red Wings as a whole, we can turn to the individual skaters. Some—like Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider, and Marco Kasper—performed extremely well. Others did…
Red Wings Fall Short Again: A Deep Dive Into Detroit’s Rollercoaster Season Tony Wolak | April 21, 2025 It’s officially the offseason for the Detroit Red Wings. The team finished with 86 points by way of a 39-35-8 record and missed out on the postseason once again. Now,…
Fuzzy History of the NHL Playoff Beard Tony Wolak | April 20, 2025 With the 2025 Playoffs starting, the beloved playoff beards will be back. Long a tradition of NHL players, the facial hair-growing frenzy has been adopted by fans in recent years.…
How Much Did the Red Wings Improve Under Todd McLellan? Tony Wolak | April 18, 2025 That’s a wrap – the 2024-25 season for the Detroit Red Wings has reached its end. The playoff drought continues. Now, the focus turns to the offseason. And it will…
Red Wings News & Rumors: Buchelnikov, Woodcroft, Team Challenge & More Tony Wolak | April 11, 2025 With four games to go, the Detroit Red Wings still have a lot on the line. Playoffs are still feasible by the slimmest of margins. Plus, these somewhat meaningless games…
Red Wings Building Momentum Toward a Promising 2025-26 Tony Wolak | April 8, 2025 For those keeping track at home, the Detroit Red Wings have won three of their last four games and captured seven of the eight available points. They were 30 seconds…
Breaking Down the Red Wings’ Historically Bad Penalty Kill & How to Fix It Tony Wolak | March 31, 2025 Simply put, the Detroit Red Wings penalty kill has been dreadful this season. They’ve killed just 68.5 percent of power plays – a historically bad number and worst in the…
Red Wings’ Third Line Critical to Playoff Push Tony Wolak | March 19, 2025 As it currently stands, the Detroit Red Wings are three points back of the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. They have 14 games left to make up…
3 Biggest Trades in Red Wings History Tony Wolak | March 18, 2025 Aug. 8, 2018 marked the 30th anniversary of the trade that sent icon Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles and sent shockwaves around the hockey world. Gretzky, along with Marty McSorley…
Exploring the Red Wings’ Trades & “Almost Trades” at the 2025 Deadline Tony Wolak | March 10, 2025 Despite pleas to buy at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, the Detroit Red Wings ended up only making two modest, mostly lateral moves. Taking away the emotion of wanting the…
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