Posts About "Steve Ott"
Blues Continue to Add Grit to Coaching Staff
June 5th, 2017 A week after the St. Louis Blues hired Darryl Sydor and Steve Ott, they hired another man who donned a sweater with the blue note on the front in his NHL career — Barret Jackman. After Rick Wilson, Steve Thomas, Ray Bennett and Ty Conklin were fired in early May, the Blues had a number of coaching vacancies. Mike Yeo clearly...
Steve Ott Retires & Joins Blues as Assistant Coach
May 25th, 2017 After 848 games, veteran forward Steve Ott has retired from the NHL, the team announced Thursday. After a long playing career split between the Dallas Stars, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens. The retirement wasn't the biggest news of the day, however, as Ott was also hired by the Blues as an...
Role Players Key for Canadiens
March 7th, 2017 At the National Hockey League trade deadline, Marc Bergevin put blinders on and decided to stay away from adding offensive players. He would have liked to add more offense but the trades weren't there, so instead he got tougher. Bergevin set his sights on acquiring a variety of role players to change the identity of the Montreal...
The Grind Line: Red Wings' Trade Deadline Grades
March 6th, 2017 For the first time since the 1990-91 season, the Detroit Red Wings are likely to miss the playoffs. Currently, the team sits in the basement of the Eastern Conference standing, with a record of 25-27-11, 10 points behind the New York Islanders for the last wild card spot. Even if the Wings manage to go on an unbelievable run during the...
Red Wings Trade Ott to Canadiens
March 1st, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings have traded veteran forward Steve Ott to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick in 2018, the Red Wings announced early Wednesday morning. The team held him out of their lineup Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canucks as a precaution, and he now finds himself going from a team sitting in...
5 Red Wings Most Likely to Be Traded
February 23rd, 2017 This is uncharted territory for the Detroit Red Wings. After struggling for most of the season, the Red Wings had already backed themselves into a corner once the calendar turned to 2017. Now, with the 2017 NHL Trade Deadline looming, Detroit has all but solidified their stance as a "seller," considering their last-place standing in the...
Preview: Tough Ducks January Continues With Red Wings
January 4th, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks continue a critical month of January on Wednesday night at Honda Center against a beleaguered Detroit Red Wings team. Although Detroit is coming off a gutsy come-from-behind win in the Centennial Classic, they've largely been a mediocre outfit since the start of the season, struggling to find any sort of...
Assessing Red Wings' Offseason Acquisitions
November 28th, 2016 When Pavel Datsyuk decided that he wanted to leave the Detroit Red Wings to finish his career in Russia, it handcuffed the team with his $7.5M cap hit for the 2016-17 season. General manager Ken Holland got creative and moved the Magic Man’s contract to the Arizona Coyotes, effectively giving the team some wiggle room with the salary...
Former Captains Return to Buffalo
November 23rd, 2016 The Buffalo Sabres will meet the Detroit Red Wings for the first time this season on Wednesday evening at KeyBank Center. The meeting marks the return of former Sabres captains Thomas Vanek and Steve Ott. Both players signed with Detroit as unrestricted free agents this past summer. Vanek and Ott were important players for Buffalo...
Ott Fined, Vanek Downgraded, & More News
October 30th, 2016 Thomas Vanek has surprised naysayers by starting the season on a tear. Despite missing the last two games, he's tied for the team lead in Detroit with eight points. But Vanek's return does not appear to be imminent. Sunday, head coach Jeff Blashill labeled Vanek "week-to-week" with an undisclosed injury, saying that Vanek is not...
The Grind Line: Red Wings Early Preseason Takeaways
October 3rd, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings are halfway through the preseason and currently 3-0-1 in exhibition play. With veterans missing the start of preseason due to the World Cup, combined with a flood of injuries, the youth has stepped up to carry Hockeytown. Here are some thoughts on the preseason so far: Brandon Peleshok: The “OMG”...
The Grind Line: Free Agents
July 11th, 2016 The more things change, the more they stay the same. No, it wasn't the splash Detroit Red Wings fans wanted from GM Ken Holland. The team's free agent acquisitions last Friday flew under the radar after Steven Stamkos decided to remain in Tampa Bay. (Check out Tony's article from last week, breaking down all of the re-signings: A...
Steve Ott Signs with Detroit Red Wings
July 1st, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings have signed veteran center Steve Ott to a one-year deal worth $800,000, according to the team. The 33-year old has spent the last two full seasons with the St. Louis Blues after coming over from the Buffalo Sabres. The Summerside, PEI native only appeared in 21 games after dealing with colitis and a hamstring...
