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Red Wings Free Agency Outlook
June 26th, 2017 With the Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft and the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in the rearview mirror, the Detroit Red Wings now turn their attention to free agents. They have some key restricted free agents to re-sign and may add a player or two from the unrestricted free agent pool on July 1. As of now, the Red Wings have $61,188,333...
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...
4 Red Wings Vegas Fans Should Be Watching
March 10th, 2017 Do not be fooled by the words of Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill. Henrik Zetterberg is a fine player, but he is not leading his squad to the playoffs. Any effort invested in that cause is a wasted one. So with the 2017 NHL Trade Deadline behind them, the Red Wings would be well served to start looking towards this...
Red Wings Plan for Brendan Smith
November 21st, 2016 Coming into the 2016-17 season, the Detroit Red Wings were hoping defenseman Brendan Smith would take a step forward and emerge as a well-rounded, top-four defenseman. Now at the quarter point of the season, Detroit has eight healthy blueliners on the roster and Smith is one of the two watching from the press box. With Smith, the Red...
Young Red Wings Complicate Roster Decisions
October 31st, 2016 Red Wings’ general manager Ken Holland will have to make a few decisions regarding the roster in the next couple of weeks. Tomas Jurco should return sometime during the second week of November, and while Niklas Kronwall has continued to practice with the team, the timetable for his return remains unclear. The Red Wings are tight with...
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...