When the news broke that goaltender Thomas Greiss, formerly of the New York Islanders, had signed a two-year pact with the Detroit Red Wings, the immediate assumption was that he …
Read moreRed Wings’ Greiss Quickly Becoming Top Option in Net
After 14 years of professional hockey, all spent in the Detroit Red Wings’ organization, 36-year-old goaltender Jimmy Howard officially announced his retirement from the NHL. The 64th selection of the …
Read moreRed Wings Goaltender Jimmy Howard Announces Retirement
Terry Sawchuk’s name is enshrined in the Hall of Fame, and his jersey hangs in the rafters of Little Caesars Arena. He leads the Detroit Red Wings in goaltending wins …
Detroit, Michigan is 200 or so miles north of Columbus, Ohio. The Detroit Red Wings are a rebuilding team but searching for the club’s next starting goaltender. The current Red …
Read moreRed Wings Need to Explore a Goalie Deal With the Blue Jackets
Watching the Detroit Red Wings last season was difficult, to say the least. Posting the worst record of the salary cap era, (17-49-5) their goaltending was partially to blame. Jimmy …
Signing unrestricted free agent Thomas Greiss was a big offseason add for the Detroit Red Wings. The transaction allows Jeff Blashill to create a sound strategy for the shortened season …
Read moreRed Wings Blashill Has Options With A New Goaltending Tandem in 2020-21
In a season full of disappointments, the 2019-20 Detroit Red Wings didn’t have much to be excited about. However, one of the bright spots on the roster was netminder Jonathan …
Read moreHow Will Jonathan Bernier Perform with the Red Wings in 2020-21?
Following a flurry of moves at the open of free agency, the Detroit Red Wings look remarkably different from the group they iced during the 2019-20 season. One of those …
Goaltending is critical in the NHL. The cliche is that you can’t win a Stanley Cup unless you have a hot goalie and the Detroit Red Wings didn’t win a …
Read more4 Goalies the Red Wings Should Target This Offseason
The Detroit Red Wings have had some incredible goalies don the Winged Wheel over the past 90 years. Many of these masked men rank among the top goaltenders to ever …
Jonathan Bernier did all he could to keep the Detroit Red Wings in games during the 2019-20 season. But few goalies can do it all on their own — every …
Read moreRed Wings Have Plenty of Goalie Options for 2020-21
Goalies have a way of hogging the spotlight. They are either blamed for a team’s losses, or they are applauded for outright stealing victories. A team’s record is often at …
