Posts About "Jimmy Howard"
Coming Soon: Red Wings Salary Cap Relief
July 30th, 2018 From a salary cap standpoint, the past two offseasons have been difficult for the Detroit Red Wings. Hampered by expensive contracts doled out to depth players, the organization has been near the cap’s upper limit despite being a rebuilding team. Much to the relief of Red Wings fans everywhere, financial freedom is on the way. Next...
Red Wings Goalies of the (Distant) Future
May 16th, 2018 When the Detroit Red Wings traded Petr Mrazek, the organization said goodbye to the player who was once deemed its goaltender of the future. The former fifth-round draft pick had shown promise of becoming an elite NHL starter but failed to achieve any sort of consistency. Now, Detroit faces a future without an heir to man its crease....
Red Wings Final Grades - Defense & Goalies
April 18th, 2018 Oh, that (in)famous Detroit Red Wings defense. In what was a disastrous year for the Red Wings, their team defense certainly accounted for most of the blame. With no true, top-pairing blueliners on the roster—but plenty of past-their-prime veterans—Detroit’s defense was a sore spot for the struggling franchise. Part of...
Time to Upgrade Wings' Goalie Pipeline
April 4th, 2018 While the rebuild is in full swing for the Detroit Red Wings, their prospect pipeline depth seems to vary by position. In particular, Detroit does not have much going on in the goaltending department compared to their forwards and defensemen. This shouldn’t come as a shock, though. Dating back to the mid-90s, the Red Wings have not...
Red Wings Most Wanted: Goalies
March 22nd, 2018 Inconsistency has certainly been the common theme of the Detroit Red Wings this season. Their goalies have been no different – Jimmy Howard and Petr Mrazek struggled mightily at times this year and looked unbeatable in others. After Mrazek was dealt, Jared Coreau was called up and hasn’t looked like an NHL goalie in limited action...
The Grind Line: Red Wings' Goaltending
February 6th, 2018 What’s The Grind Line? Glad you asked. 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 column about the Detroit Red Wings. Jacob Messing, Griffin Schroeder, and Tony Wolak are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and...
