Posts About "Nicklas Jensen"
Joe Hicketts Leaves Lasting Impression on Red Wings
October 2nd, 2017 "Too small." That brief statement has probably been attached to Detroit Red Wings defenseman Joe Hicketts more times than one. It's why the 5-foot-8, 174-pound blue liner was passed over in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. It's also why the then-18-year-old had to earn his place within an NHL organization doing what few his size or age can...
Projecting the Red Wings Defense Pairs
September 15th, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings will begin training camp this weekend heading into 2017-18 without a playoff streak to uphold for the first time in a quarter-century. While they are leaving Joe Louis Arena behind and beginning a new era at Little Caesars Arena, the team will face more questions than answers entering the year with relatively the...
Losing Nicklas Jensen Hurts
August 26th, 2017 At the beginning of this offseason, many New York Rangers followers were shocked with the news that Rangers prospect Nicklas Jensen signed a one-year deal with a KHL team, Jokerit. This is very surprising that he would leave after his recent year in the AHL. He had a very good year in the AHL, putting up 32 goals and 55 points in...
Red Wings' Protected List Could Be Meaningless
June 13th, 2017 Like the other 29 NHL teams, the Detroit Red Wings will need to submit their protected list for the Vegas Golden Knights Expansion Draft by 5:00 p.m. ET this Saturday. The next day, Vegas will publicize those lists. While we can speculate which players the Red Wings will opt to protect and leave available to be selected by the Golden...
Prospect-ing for Rangers Gold
April 27th, 2017 While the Rangers are busy with the playoffs and pushing for the Cup, here's a look at their farm system and what the future holds for the club. We will be analyzing top and mid-level NY Rangers prospects by position. One day they may be wearing the red, white and blue at the world’s most famous arena, so why not see how they are...
Albany Devils Stave off Wolf Pack
April 2nd, 2017 A tumultuous March saw most of the Albany Devils' squad summoned to the New Jersey Devils. A flip of the calendar to April and a visit from the Hartford Wolf Pack and their league-worst .377 win percentage was what the A-Devils needed to snap a seven-game winless streak. Staving off the Wolf Pack, the 4-3 victory was Albany's first at...
The Grind Line: Surprising Red Wings Prospects
March 13th, 2017 Not much has gone right for the Detroit Red Wings this season – an understatement to say the least. Among the many things that have not gone the way of the Winged Wheel are the injuries that have mounted. As of March 4, the Red Wings lead the NHL with 361 man-games lost this season. However, there is a silver lining — with all the...
The Grind Line: Red Wings Top Priority Free Agents
February 6th, 2017 While the focus now is on the Detroit Red Wings making the playoffs for a 26th consecutive season, general manager Ken Holland is going to have his hands full this summer. The Red Wings are going to have a busy offseason, with 10 restricted or unrestricted free agents heading into the 2017-18 season. Though names like Kevin...
Preview: Lightning Host Red Wings in Atlantic Division Tilt
December 20th, 2016 The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday in the third meeting between the Atlantic Division rivals just 33 games into 2016-17. The Lightning lead the season series 2-0 behind the goaltending of Ben Bishop as they've outscored the Red Wings 10-7. Bishop is expected to get the start between the pipes for the...
Landing Spots for Waiver-Eligible Wings
October 3rd, 2016 Despite the Detroit Red Wings’ roster appearing pretty much set heading into the 2016-17 season, Ken Holland and company still have a number of decisions to make when it comes to some waiver-eligible prospects pushing for spots. Realistically, the team only has two open spots, and the players occupying those spots are likely to serve...
Rangers Rundown: Potential Trade Possibilities, Defensive Backup Plan
August 27th, 2016 With the World Cup of Hockey creeping up on hockey fans everywhere in just three weeks, many have wondered what Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton is going to do to put the final touches on a Rangers team that is considerably younger than any team the Rangers have had in recent history. There have been consistent rumors throughout the...
The Grind Line: Dark-Horse Candidates for 2016-17 Detroit Red Wings
May 23rd, 2016 There are several question marks regarding the Detroit Red Wings’ roster heading into the 2016-17 season. Of course, the central focus is the status of Pavel Datsyuk, but Ken Holland also has to make decisions on forwards Darren Helm and Drew Miller. He will also have to determine whether Andreas Athanasiou and Anthony Mantha will...
Nicklas Jensen Is Positioning Himself to Make the Rangers
May 17th, 2016 Nicklas Jensen has had a terrific World Championship for Denmark thus far posting five goals and two assists in seven games played. With the New York Rangers due to make some changes to their roster, this off-season Jensen is doing a good job of pushing himself into consideration for a role with the NHL team next season. The 23-year-old...
