Red Wings’ Worst Free Agent Signings of the Past 25 Years Jordan Orth | July 7, 2025 While there are always bright spots when it comes to free-agent signings, the flip side is the signings that do not pan out as well. Over the past 20 years,…
Jets’ Nikolaj Ehlers Becomes Highest-Scoring Danish Player in NHL History Declan Schroeder | November 3, 2024 Winnipeg Jets’ forward Nikolaj Ehlers now stands alone at the top of the scoring table for Danish-born NHL players. Ehlers, born in Aalborg, accomplished the feat by recording his 474th-career…
April 24 Hockey Birthdays: Letang, Klee, Toffoli Ryan Gagne | April 24, 2024 On April 24, we celebrate the birthdays of 30 past and present NHL players. Today’s list includes several players with names etched on the Stanley Cup and a multi-time 30-goal…
Top 10 Worst 2016 Free Agency Contracts Declan Schroeder | March 8, 2021 Huge money is often thrown around during Free Agent Frenzy, as general managers rush to sign big-time players they feel can improve their squads. However, in the scramble to ink…
Red Wings News & Rumors: Raymond, Nielsen, Cheeka & More Devin Little | February 22, 2021 The Detroit Red Wings are in the midst of a six-game homestand and, to this point, they have won just one out of four games. They will close out this…
Red Wings Seeing the Last Call for Nielsen & Filppula Ryan Guenter | December 7, 2020 At 36, both Valtteri Filppula and Frans Nielsen are reaching the end of their NHL careers. The quality of their season in 2020-21 will determine how long they can remain…
Red Wings’ 3 Worst Contracts for 2021 Tony Wolak | December 1, 2020 A year ago, the Detroit Red Wings had several names in the running for “worst contract” on the team. That’s not the case anymore. Steve Yzerman has quickly revamped Detroit’s…
The Grind Line: 2020-21 Red Wings Captains Devin Little | November 9, 2020 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…
By the Numbers: The Scariest 2019-20 Advanced Stats Players Ken Beckett | October 31, 2020 It’s officially Halloween and though it might look different this year — much like how the 2019-20 NHL season and playoffs were different because of COVID-19 — one thing that…
The Detroit Red Wings Don’t Need to Buy Anyone Out Devin Little | September 26, 2020 As of today, Sept. 25, the buyout window is open across the NHL. Already we’ve got some action, courtesy of the Ottawa Senators: Despite winning the Masterton Trophy this year…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Oilers, Maple Leafs, Chayka, More Jim Parsons | July 26, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are more details surfacing as to who or what might have lured John Chayka away from the Arizona Coyotes (if in fact, that relationship…
Former Islanders’ Update: Okposo, Tavares and More Matt Rothman | December 25, 2019 There have been many dark years on Long Island with the New York Islanders. With some poor head coaches as well as a bad general manager this decade, the Islanders…