The Grind Line: Finding Holland a Friend Jacob Messing | May 14, 2018 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Red Wings Call-Up of Todd Nelson Overdue Tony Wolak | May 10, 2018 When Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill gets back into town following the 2018 World Championships, he and Ken Holland should sit down to discuss his next benchmate. After…
The Grind Line: What are the Red Wings Doing Right? Tony Wolak | March 12, 2018 If you open Twitter during a Detroit Red Wings game, you’re bound to see quite a few complaints, gripes and sarcastic gifs about the unsatisfactory play on the ice. There’s…
Ken Holland’s Red Wings Rebuild Is Rolling Tony Wolak | March 1, 2018 Since the Detroit Red Wings declared themselves as sellers prior to the 2017 NHL trade deadline, general manager Ken Holland has generally done a good job of guiding the franchise…
Don’t Expect These Red Wings to be Moved Tony Wolak | January 31, 2018 For the Detroit Red Wings, the 2018 NHL trade deadline represents yet another opportunity to build on their rebuild. Like last year, general manager Ken Holland will attempt to sell…
The Grind Line: Other Red Wings on the Trading Block? Tony Wolak | January 29, 2018 With the 2018 NHL trade deadline less than one month away, it looks like the Detroit Red Wings will be open for business as sellers once again. General manager Ken…
Red Wings History: First Salary Cap Team Tony Wolak | January 24, 2018 Back when the NHL salary cap was first implemented, general manager Ken Holland and the Detroit Red Wings were faced with a constraint they had never dealt with before: spending…
Ken Holland Needs This 2018 Game Plan Tony Wolak | January 8, 2018 If it hasn’t already been determined, the long-term partnership between Ken Holland and the Detroit Red Wings is likely headed toward an impasse. Detroit’s long-time general manager is in the…
2018 Will Define the Detroit Red Wings Future Griffin Schroeder | January 3, 2018 Make no mistake about it, 2017 was not kind to the Detroit Red Wings. Out of 84 regular season games from New Year’s Day to New Year’s Eve, the team…
Red Wings Need More Offense from Their Defense Tony Wolak | January 1, 2018 It’s been a common theme over the past few years: the Detroit Red Wings are not getting enough offense from their defensemen. If their defensemen could contribute more to the…
Red Wings Trade Partners for Mike Green Tony Wolak | December 19, 2017 It appears that the Detroit Red Wings and Mike Green will be parting ways in the near future. The defenseman is in the last year of his contract and is…
How the Red Wings Should Proceed with Mrazek Tony Wolak | December 15, 2017 Considering the fact that the Detroit Red Wings need to re-sign Anthony Mantha, Dylan Larkin, and Andreas Athanasiou this coming offseason, agreeing to a new contract with fellow pending restricted…