Posts About "Jimmy Howard"
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...The Grind Line: Other Red Wings on the Trading Block?
January 29th, 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 Holland will likely follow the same strategy as he did last year: Stockpile draft picks and prospects while dealing away expensive veterans. In last week’s edition of The...
NHL Trade Rumors: Kane, Green, McDonagh, More
January 17th, 2018 In today's Rumor Rundown, we explore some of the items brought up in "31 Thoughts" and "Insider Trading". Both are reputable sources for the newest rumors in the NHL trade market. We also explore some insight from a few sources inside these discussed NHL franchises. Friedman Says to Watch For Defensemen Elliotte Friedman's "31...
