The Detroit Red Wings hope that last season’s dead-last NHL record was the low point of their current rebuild. Are things finally looking up? With a new captain, new faces in the lineup, and another year of experience for the young players on the roster, one ESPN writer believes so. In fact, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan … Read more
Fresh off signing a new four-year contract, Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha was anticipated to be carrying a major portion of the team’s offensive load. So far in the young 2020-21 NHL Season, that hasn’t come to fruition. Through the first six games, Mantha has tallied only a single goal to go with two … Read more
Former Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss Mike Babcock has a new gig as an analyst on NBC after 700 NHL coaching victories. But if the initial views of his first appearance on the network are any indication, things may not go so well. His debut came during this afternoon’s tilt between … Read more
You can excuse the Detroit Red Wings if they came into their two-game series with the Chicago Blackhawks anticipating two wins. After all, the Blackhawks had dropped their first four games of the season and looked every bit like a team entering a rebuild. Instead, Chicago turned the tables on Detroit, taking both games from … Read more
The Chicago Blackhawks (2-3-1) now have two straight victories over the Detroit Red Wings after having started the 2020-21 season winless in their first four games. Meanwhile, the Red Wings (2-4-0) looked far too much like last year’s squad that dropped 49 games. Chicago picked apart Detroit this afternoon at United Center, winning by a … Read more
Former Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Holmstrom called it a career in 2012 after appearing in over 1,000 NHL games, winning four Stanley Cup championships and tallying 530 career points. And while he didn’t play as big a role in Detroit’s 1997 championship run as he would in the following title runs, he still remembers … Read more
In honor of Brendan Shanahan‘s 52nd birthday, we flashback to 2002 when he scored an empty-net goal to secure another Stanley Cup for the Detroit Red Wings. Look at the pure joy on the face of Shanahan and the Red Wings’ players and the fans! How fun is it going to be when the Red … Read more
If you have been following Detroit Red Wings‘ prospect Moritz Seider, you probably know he is currently playing Rögle BK in the Swedish Hockey League. What you also probably know is that he has been destroying his opponents with some brain-rattling hits. Here are some of Seiders latest hits for your viewing pleasure. We cannot … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings had plenty of chances to get into tonight’s game, but they were blown away in the Windy City. Special teams ruled the night, as the Chicago Blackhawks (1-3-1) scored two power-play goals en route to a 4-1 victory over the Red Wings (2-3-0) at United Center for their first win of … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings were finally able to break through against the Chicago Blackhawks. With a strong power move to the net, captain Dylan Larkin scored his third goal of the young season, putting the Red Wings on the board and breaking the shutout bid of goaltender Kevin Lankinen: What a move by Dylan Larkin … Read more
You may recall that we posted an article the other day asking you to be the judge of whether or not Detroit Red Wings’ color analyst Mickey Redmond dropped an F-Bomb on national television. Well, this time, there is no doubt about what Redmond said as the Red Wings took on the Chicago Blackhawks on … Read more
Okay, once may have been an honest mistake. But twice in just over a week? That’s just silly. For the second time since January 14, NBC Sports featured a case of mistaken identity involving the Detroit Red Wings. Prior to tonight’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks, NBC once again showed a graphic of Captain Dylan … Read more
According to the Detroit Red Wings, they have removed F Darren Helm and D Christian Djoos from the non-roster COVID-19 list. The Red Wings will take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. UPDATE: Forward Darren Helm and defenseman Christian Djoos have been removed from non-roster (COVID protocol). — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 22, … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings had four players on the COVID-19 protocol list entering tonight’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Go ahead and make it an uneven five. The team learned that forward Filip Zadina is now on the list, which requires two weeks of quarantine. He joins Robby Fabbri, Jon Merrill, Adam Erne, and Sam … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings have adding some grit to their lineup ahead of tonight’s matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks in the Windy City. They’ve announced that they’ve recalled gritty right-wing forward Givani Smith from their taxi squad, and he’ll make his season debut tonight: The #RedWings today recalled right wing Givani Smith from the team’s … Read more
Finances are tighter in the National Hockey League thanks to most venues operating without fan attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Projected losses are as high as $3 billion. To that end, the League has sought additional forms of revenue, and began selling advertising space on player helmets. The players took a collectively negotiated … Read more
