The NHL’s Top 5 Most Skilled Players Felix Sicard | February 5, 2015 Skill in the NHL is at an all time premium. With rule changes optimizing offense and intricate systems set up by coaches, skill is a necessary trait to survive at…
Darren Helm – Detroit’s Secret Possession Star Prashanth Iyer | January 31, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings have thus far enjoyed a season that only a select few predicted to be possible. The Red Wings are sitting at 65 points, currently 4th in the…
Stanley Cup Favourites Heading Into February Devin Slawson | January 29, 2015 Last year, there were seven elite teams that seemed to be on another level than the rest of the league. The great thing about hockey is that none of those…
5 of the Most Incredible Shootout Goals You’ll Ever See Walter McLaughlin | January 28, 2015 Do a quick search for the word ‘shootout’ here at The Hockey Writers (top right corner of the page) and you’ll notice a plethora of posts questioning its validity, suggesting…
Game of Numbers: Detroit Red Wings Edition Andrew Forbes | January 20, 2015 The Game of Numbers is an exclusive THW series looking at upcoming milestones around the NHL. Each team will be looked at individually in three parts – individual player milestones, franchise player…
Why Tomas Tatar is the Best Bargain in the NHL Prashanth Iyer | January 17, 2015 Shortly after Tomas Tatar signed his three-year, $8.25 million deal, I wrote a piece explaining why the deal was a clear win for Detroit. Now more than halfway into the…
4 Red Wing All-Star Replacements for Jimmy Howard Tom Mitsos | January 15, 2015 With Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard out 2-4 weeks with a groin injury, he will not be able to play in the All-Star game. Another goalie will be needed…
The Top 5 Biggest All-Star Snubs of 2015 Brian Sklar | January 10, 2015 Let’s start the debate now of which players should have made the All-Star Team. I for one am not a fan at all of the way the All-Star Game is…
Current Contributors for the Detroit Red Wings Jacob Messing | January 9, 2015 Note: Teemu Pulkkinen has been called up from Grand Rapids to replace Johan Franzen who has been placed on the IR. Nyquist’s Assists Gustav Nyquist has heated up lately by…
Grading the Red Wings at the Halfway Point Tom Mitsos | January 9, 2015 After the Detroit Red Wings picked up a 3-2 win against the Calgary Flames to end their western Canada road trip, they have officially reached the halfway point of the…
3 Detroit Red Wings New Year’s Resolutions Tom Mitsos | December 30, 2014 The Detroit Red Wings, while improving from last year, still have a lot of issues they need to work on. Mainly, issues of consistency. If the regular season ended today,…
What Will it Take to End Red Wings’ Losing Streak? Tom Mitsos | December 19, 2014 The Detroit Red Wings come into Friday night’s game against the New York Islanders on a four-game losing streak, three of which have been in a shootout. During these four…