Posts About "Jimmy Howard"
Red Wings Goalies: A Deep Dive Into Their Goals Against
November 1st, 2018 For the Detroit Red Wings, goaltending appeared to be the lone bright spot on their roster heading into the season. And “bright” may be a bit of a reach. If the Red Wings are going to have any success, Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier will need to carry the team behind an inexperienced or regressing defensive unit and...
NHL Rumors: Larkin, Hutton, Vasilevskiy, More
August 9th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, the Detroit Red Wings take a ton of the attention as there is news on Dylan Larkin, Jimmy Howard and Gustav Nyquist. The Vancouver Canucks are also trying to shop a defenseman without much luck and agents around the NHL are trying to predict Andrei Vasilevskiy's next contract. Still Waiting on Larkin,...
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...
