Posts About "Stephen Weiss"
Brad Richards Key to Red Wings' Early Success
July 3rd, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings were not very active on the first day of free agency, but they did make two important moves to help fill needs on their team. First, they signed defenseman Mike Green to a three-year deal worth $18 million. Green, now formally of the Washington Capitals, was arguably the best defensive unrestricted free agent on...
3 Possible Trade Destinations for Stephen Weiss
June 22nd, 2015 Last week, I took a look at what options the Red Wings had with Stephen Weiss, and the general consensus was to give Weiss a chance to play his way back into the lineup. Assuming that doesn’t happen, or the Red Wings can get something in return for Weiss, where exactly could he go? Vancouver Canucks With the recent news that Shawn...
What Can the Wings Do With Weiss?
May 27th, 2015 You have to give Ken Holland credit. The Red Wings have made 25 straight playoff appearances, and he has been the GM of those playoff teams since 1997, winning 3 Stanley Cups as a GM and 2 Olympic Golds as a part of Team Canada’s Management Staff. This is the man who traded for Mathieu Schneider, Chris Chelios, Brett Hull, Wendel...
If I Were Mike Babcock: Red Wings Lineup Changes
February 24th, 2015 First things first, if I were Mike Babcock, I would sign a contract extension, immediately. With that being said, if I were Babcock, I would make a few small changes to maintain a better team day in and day out. Since trades and call-ups are the responsibility of GM Ken Holland, I have stuck to realistic lineup changes built entirely...
Weiss Working to Earn His Wings
February 12th, 2015 To say that Stephen Weiss’ time as a member of the Detroit Red Wings hasn't gone as planned would be an understatement. Since signing a five-year, $24.5 million dollar contract in the summer of 2013, Weiss has been plagued by injuries. A sports hernia limited him to just 26 games during the 2013-14 season. The start of the 2014-15...
The Worst Contracts in the NHL This Season
February 10th, 2015 Simply put, there are some terrible contracts in the NHL this season. These horrendous deals tend to pay particular players far too much for the skills and production they bring to the ice. As a result, these players are typically the front runners to be traded, or in desperate scenarios, have their entire contract bought out by their...
Red Wings Mailbag: Possible Trade Targets for Detroit
January 26th, 2015 All-Star weekend is over, which means the Detroit Red Wings will be back in action this week looking to continue their winning ways. The beginning of 2015 has been good for the Red Wings; they have won seven of their first nine games and are currently on a five-game winning streak. They are in second place in the Atlantic...
Christmas Comes Early for Red Wings with Barrage of Goals
December 24th, 2014 The Detroit Red Wings asked for three things this Christmas: more goals, more shootout wins and a return for Stephen Weiss. They got 2 of 3 in a big win against the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, a team that already beat them in a shootout earlier this season. But the win Tuesday didn’t come with a little resistance. The Red Wings...
Detroit Red Wings Christmas Wish List
December 22nd, 2014 As December winds down and we near the end of 2014, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves one point out of first place in the Atlantic Division. If you asked any Red Wings fan if they would be happy being within a point of first place in the division, the majority of them would say yes. However, the way the Red Wings have gotten to...
Red Wings: It’s a Trap…Game vs. the Panthers
December 2nd, 2014 The Detroit Red Wings are hoping to notch their longest winning streak since 2012 with a win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. After beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Sunday, Detroit matched its highest winning streak of last year at four games. However, this game against the Panthers has trap game written all over it and...
Are the Red Wings Better Than They Were Last Year?
November 30th, 2014 We are a little over a quarter of the way through the 2014-15 season, and the Detroit Red Wings find themselves in third place in the Atlantic Division. Having won six of their past eight games, Detroit has leapfrogged Boston in the standings and has the possibility of making a push for the top spot in the division. Despite not...
What Can We Expect From Stephen Weiss?
November 26th, 2014 Now that is the Stephen Weiss I have been waiting for for the past year-and-a-half. After a successful conditioning stint in Grand Rapids in which he scored a goal in each game for the Griffins, Weiss returned to the Detroit Red Wings and showed a glimpse of the kind of production fans can hope to see from him in the coming...
Hockey News: Fleury Wins 300th
November 25th, 2014 Pens Beat Bruins in Overtime, 3-2 It is amazing how fast time actually does go by. When I noticed that Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury won his 300th game I thought it was a typo. How could he be at that number already? Then I realized that he has played in the NHL for 10 seasons and he is on the Penguins so it all made sense....
