Detroit Red Wings’ Game-plan Heading Into Free Agency Robert Ruscitti | July 5, 2013 With the NHL Entry Draft having come and gone, it is now time to shift gears and focus on Friday’s NHL Free Agent Frenzy. Because of the shortened season, the…
Damien Brunner: A Must-Sign For The Detroit Red Wings Robert Ruscitti | June 11, 2013 With Detroit general manager, Ken Holland, set to embark on a summer spending-spree with all of the pending unrestricted and restricted free agents, Red Wings fans will be sitting patiently…
Help Wanted! Red Wings Looking For A Backup Goaltender Robert Ruscitti | June 5, 2013 Jimmy Howard showed this season why he is one of the elite goaltenders in the NHL. In 42 games started this past season, he went 21-13-7, with a .923 SV%…
Are The Detroit Red Wings In Danger of Losing Pavel Datsyuk? Robert Ruscitti | June 4, 2013 Now that the Detroit Red Wings’ season is over, the Pavel Datsyuk-contract saga begins. The Russian forward just finished the sixth season of his 7-year contract worth $6.7 million per…
Mikael Samuelsson: Wasted Season Equals Wasted Salary For Detroit Robert Ruscitti | May 30, 2013 When Red Wings general manager, Ken Holland signed Mikael Samuelsson to a 2-year, $6 million contract on July 1st, 2012, he thought he was signing the Swedish, right-winger that helped…
Youth Movement Driving Red Wings Forward In The Motor City Robert Ruscitti | May 23, 2013 The Detroit Red Wings have always been a franchise known for their veteran, experienced-saavy players. The historic, Original Six franchise seems to be synonymous with names like Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel…
Injuries Have Opened the Door for Red Wings’ Youngsters The Hockey Writers | March 20, 2013 In a season that has been marred by injuries to key members of the team—as of March 3rd, the Red Wings led the NHL in man games lost due to injury by a large margin—the team has done a remarkable job of staying afloat in the tough Western Conference, where every game, every point means something in a shortened season.
Rumor Has It: Pavel Datsyuk Set to Retire After Next Year? James Neveau | March 14, 2013 The Detroit Red Wings have undergone their fair share of turbulence this season. Not only did they lose out on Ryan Suter and Zach Parise in free agency last year,…
News and Notes From the NHL’s Opening Weekend Steve Kendall | January 21, 2013 After a nearly four month layoff, the NHL opened its abbreviated 2012-13 (is it still ’12-13 or just ’13?) season with some spirited action over the Martin Luther King Day…
Calm Before the Storm in Hockeytown Jeff Stone | June 21, 2012 The Detroit Red Wings are not a team that needs to be in the spotlight at all times. Clubs like the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers seem to thrive…
The AHL’s Top 25 Scorers Under 25 Brent Lemon | June 6, 2012 Some people never bother to develop a taste for the AHL, but if you want to forecast the next wave of NHL talent, then tracking pro hockey’s triple-A league is…
Playing Ken Holland For A Day Jeff Stone | June 6, 2012 Despite losing eventual hall of famer Nicklas Lidstrom and being soundly beaten in first round of the playoffs, Detroit Red Wings are not in a rebuilding mode. They’re also no…