Posts About "NHL Offseason"
4 More Years: What Ken Holland’s Extension Means for Red Wings
August 14th, 2014 Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland signed a four-year extension on Thursday that will keep him as the club’s GM through the 2017-18 season. Holland said this to the Detroit Free Press’ Helene St. James after inking the extension: I've been here a long time and very proud, very happy to be a Red Wing. I work for, I...
Three Bold Predictions for the Red Wings Next Season
July 27th, 2014 The NHL season is set to begin in about two months, so what better time to start making bold predictions. Anyone can predict Pavel Datsyuk or Henrik Zetterberg will lead the team in scoring, so here are three not-so-popular predictions for the Detroit Red Wings in the 2014-15 season. 1. Stephen Weiss Scores At Least 25...
Should Red Wings Be Worried About Tatar, DeKeyser?
July 27th, 2014 Tomas Tatar and Danny DeKeyser are the last two restricted free agents left to be re-signed. Both of them were key in the Detroit Red Wings making the playoffs for the 23rd consecutive time but deals have not been reached with either player. Tatar had 19 goals and 20 assists for 39 points in 73 games last year, and DeKeyser had...
5 Red Wings National TV Games to Watch
July 22nd, 2014 NBC Sports announced its nationally televised NHL schedule Tuesday. 103 out of a possible 1,230 games we be shown on NBC or NBC Sports Network. The Detroit Red Wings, despite not having the same aura of the teams in the 1990s, still come in fifth with 15 nationally televised games behind the Chicago Blackhawks (20), Pittsburgh...
Are the Detroit Red Wings Poised For a Repeat of Last Season?
July 22nd, 2014 If you’ve been following the Detroit Red Wings at all this summer, you’ll know it’s been a less than stellar offseason. The free agents they missed on and the players they re-signed have been discussed and debated ad nauseam for the past month. So are the Red Wings doomed to repeat last year’s eighth-place finish in the...
Red Wings Coach Mike Babcock Doesn’t Hold Back in Radio Interview
July 17th, 2014 Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock was on Detroit Sports 105.1 on Thursday morning to discuss a number of things including free agency, his contract, Dan Cleary and whether or not he’s too tough as a coach. Rather than giving the generic “we tried to get some free agents but they opted to go elsewhere” answer, Babcock said...
