The Grind Line: Predicting Yzerman’s First Red Wings Trade Tony Wolak | July 15, 2019 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Red Wings Wisely Choose Daley Over Cholowski Tony Wolak | February 16, 2019 Look, the Detroit Red Wings are in a jam, a defensive logjam. As a result, top defensive prospect Dennis Cholowski is now rounding out his game with the Grand Rapids…
The Grind Line: The Most Underrated Red Wing Today Rachel Anderson | December 24, 2018 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
NHL Rumors: Seguin, Daley, Krug, More Jim Parsons | August 11, 2018 In today’s rumor rundown, there is some belief Tyler Seguin will hold out on contract negotiations until next summer to maximize his earnings, Trevor Daley may be a trade candidate…
The Grind Line: Red Wings Dark Horse Trade Candidates Jacob Messing | March 19, 2018 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Red Wings Need More Offense from Their Defense Tony Wolak | January 1, 2018 It’s been a common theme over the past few years: the Detroit Red Wings are not getting enough offense from their defensemen. If their defensemen could contribute more to the…
The Penguins Innovative Use of Defensemen The Hockey Writers | November 22, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins’ consecutive Cup wins enriched the legacies of their future Hall of Famers, but they were revelatory in other ways as well. Pittsburgh won with defensemen whose reputations…
Guide to Rebuilding the Red Wings Defense Griffin Schroeder | August 17, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings have only been able to go so far “retooling on the fly,” suffering three consecutive first round exits before biting the dust on the 25-year playoff…
Red Wings Defense: Quantity Over Quality? Tony Wolak | July 26, 2017 At this point in the offseason, the Detroit Red Wings have nine defensemen signed to NHL contracts, including two newcomers: Trevor Daley and Luke Witkowski. While Daley will have a…
Red Wings Sign Trevor Daley Brandon Share-Cohen | July 1, 2017 The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to terms on a three-year, $9.538 million contract with unrestricted free agent Trevor Daley. The deal was reported ahead of the start of free…
5 Free Agent Defencemen for the Leafs Brett Slawson | July 1, 2017 When the Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated by the Washington Capitals in the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, it was certainly disappointing. However, the Leafs were never supposed…
Boston Bruins Free Agent Targets Rich Cardinale | July 1, 2017 The Boston Bruins’ number-one priority this offseason should be re-signing restricted free agent David Pastrnak to the contract he rightfully deserves. But what about after that? July 1 is fastly…