Red Wings Final Grades – Forwards Tony Wolak | April 16, 2018 With the 2017-18 NHL season over, it’s time for the Detroit Red Wings to evaluate their performance and make roster decisions heading into the 2018 NHL Draft and free agency.…
The Grind Line: Red Wings Next Big Move Griffin Schroeder | March 5, 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 Trade Deadline: Who’s Staying, Who’s Going? Griffin Schroeder | February 26, 2018 By the time the clock hits 3:00 p.m., the Detroit Red Wings will have completed their second consecutive trade deadline as sellers. Although they are five points back of the…
Red Wings Trade Deadline in an Alternate Universe Tony Wolak | February 20, 2018 Before you get overly excited, this is not an alternate universe where the Detroit Red Wings constantly win and will bring home their 92nd consecutive Stanley Cup this spring. No,…
Blackhawks Failed the 2008 NHL Draft Matt Morrow | February 18, 2018 Looking at the list of players selected in the 2008 draft, the amount of longtime NHLers is appalling. While the Blackhawks clearly did something right in the few years leading…
Red Wings Nyquist & Tatar Are Expendable Griffin Schroeder | February 11, 2018 Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar had unfair, albeit natural expectations as they rose to the Detroit Red Wings. Both of them were drafted outside the first round, spent years over-ripening…
Red Wings Due to Score More This Season Tony Wolak | September 25, 2017 Scoring goals was not the strong point of the Detroit Red Wings last season. Their paltry 2.4 goals per game pace was fifth-worst in the NHL. Moreover, their power play…
Red Wings Final Grades, Part 1: Forwards Tony Wolak | April 10, 2017 Now that the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs are beginning, the Detroit Red Wings are sadly cleaning out their lockers for the summer. For the first time since 1990, Hockeytown will…
The Grind Line: Red Wings March Player of the Month Tony Wolak | April 3, 2017 It was a rough month for the Detroit Red Wings. But what else is new? After a 4-1 loss to Carolina on March 28 — Detroit’s third game in three…
Zetterberg Can’t Will Red Wings to Playoffs Tom Mitsos | March 8, 2017 Let’s be honest: the Detroit Red Wings aren’t making the playoffs this season. There’s a reason General Manager Ken Holland traded four players at the deadline, and it isn’t because…
5 Red Wings Most Likely to Be Traded Tony Wolak | February 23, 2017 This is uncharted territory for the Detroit Red Wings. After struggling for most of the season, the Red Wings had already backed themselves into a corner once the calendar turned…
Nyquist Deserved Longer Suspension Tom Mitsos | February 16, 2017 Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist received a six-game suspension, but it should have been longer. During Sunday’s 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild, Nyquist speared Jared Spurgeon in the…