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Future Bright for Red Wings
This ain’t your grandfather’s NHL. Gone are the days where you can simply buy your team in the off-season by dangling the biggest carrot in front of the most attractive free agent. These days, the NHL Entry Draft is where it’s at. The most successful teams are the those that supplement a continuous, healthy stream of prospects with a smattering of free agent and trade acquisitions. That’s how you win in the NHL these days. Look at … Read entire article »
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Wings (Finally) Sign Fabian Brunnstrom
The Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet is reporting that the Red Wings have signed winger Fabian Brunnstrom to a professional tryout contract. This news comes to us from our friends at The Production Line, via a Puck Daddy tweet (credit where it’s due, of course). You should recall that the Wings were courting the Swedish forward back in early 2008 to try to add some offensive depth to the team that ultimately went on to defeat the Pittsburgh … Read entire article »
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Player Profile: Connor Murphy
With the draft only two days away, we are nearing the end of my Player Profiles, designed to get you ready for Friday night’s festivities. I’ve scoured the globe examining the best talent that could be available when Ken Holland steps up to the podium to announce the Red Wings first selection of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, at 24th overall. The list of players I have profiled includes: Joel Armia, the Finnish Ace. Rickard Rakell, the skilled Swede playing his junior hockey in nearby Plymouth, MI. Tomas Jurco, of the Memorial Cup winning Saint John Seadogs. Vladislav Namestnikov, the talented Russian with all those Red Wings connections. All of the above are supremely talented forwards, and the Red Wings would be thrilled to have any of them. However, if I had to wager a … Read entire article »
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Red Wings Re-Sign Emmerton
According to CapGeek, the Detroit Red Wings have resigned forward Cory Emmerton to a three year deal, with an average cap hit of $533,333. … Read entire article »
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Wings ink Nyquist
The Detroit Red Wings have signed 2008 draft pick Gustav Nyquist to an entry level contract. … Read entire article »
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Are Wings Fans Spoiled?
This is an article I have thought about writing for a while, but now seems like the best time to do it. With the Wings on a three game losing streak, the critics have started to come out of the woodwork to voice their displeasure with the current direction of the team. So, the question is simple…are Wings fans spoiled? … Read entire article »
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