For fans who are hoping to see a change behind the Detroit Red Wings bench for next season, it doesn’t sound like it’d be a good idea for them to be holding their breath in anticipation. During last night’s broadcast between the Red Wings and Dallas Stars, NBC Sports commentator Joe Micheletti discussed at length … Read more
Don’t look now but the Detroit Red Wings are actually playing pretty good hockey as of late. Following Thursday night’s 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, the Red Wings are now 5-3-2 in their last 10 games and they have looked more like a fringe playoff team than a bottom feeder. Head coach Jeff Blashill … Read more
On Monday, the NHL Trade Deadline came and went and Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman pulled off a last-second deal that sent F Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals for what, on paper, looks to be a haul. After the deadline passed, Yzerman spoke to the media and he was asked about the future … Read more
We’ll just go ahead and say that this wasn’t the game that the Detroit Red Wings were envisioning. They surrendered seven goals on Thursday night against the Nashville Predators in what was nothing short of an embarrassing loss. For head coach Jeff Blashill, who has been behind the bench in the Motor City for six … Read more
The NHL Trade Deadline will be here before we know it, and just like in recent seasons, the Detroit Red Wings will once again be poised to sell off assets with their eye on the future. And they have several tradable commodities that you can bet other NHL teams have been watching. Among the most … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings finally broke through against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena. Their offense broke through with three goals in three minutes in the 2nd period en route to a 5-1 victory over the Lightning, their first regular season road win against their division rivals since February of 2011. “Having success against … Read more
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. The Detroit Red Wings once again lost to their rival Tampa Bay Lightning on the road, a trend of 17 games that’s been dating back over ten years now in the regular season. Two early goals put Detroit behind the 8-ball early, though their intensity would soon … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings may have only five weeks remaining in their season that will see them miss the playoffs for the 5th consecutive season, but they’re going to continue plugging along. They’re currently without several key pieces of the team, some of whom could be used as trade bait in order to obtain future … Read more
The NHL Trade Deadline is fast approaching, and the Detroit Red Wings are once again expected to sell off assets in exchange for future draft capital. And two of the more likely trade pieces on the roster haven’t played of late. Both goaltender Jonathan Bernier and and forward Bobby Ryan have been absent the past … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings needed to rebound in a big way after Thursday night’s 7-1 debacle against the Nashville Predators. And it was clear right from the get-go this afternoon they intended on doing so. The Red Wings came out with their hair on fire, outplaying the Columbus Blue Jackets from the opening face-off en … Read more
Veteran NHL Referee Tim Peel found himself in early retirement this week following a hot-mic controversy during Tuesday night’s game between the Detroit Red Wings and Nashville Predators. Peel was caught on the hot-mic stating that he wanted to assess Nashville a penalty early in the game. He later paid for the mistake with his … Read more
Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi hasn’t played since he was felled by an injury in on January 30 against the Florida Panthers. And if head coach Jeff Blashill‘s latest update is any indication, he won’t be playing any time soon. He’s not practiced once in the past seven weeks, and there’s no timetable for … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings (8-17-4) made the puzzling decision to send forward Evgeny Svechnikov, who had tallied four points in four games, back to the Grand Rapids Griffins last week. He’ll be back in the lineup tonight, spelling the injured Bobby Ryan as the Red Wings take on the Carolina Hurricanes (20-6-1), and another opportunity … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings followed up their offensive outburst against the rival Tampa Bay Lightning earlier in the week by sputtering Little Caesars Arena on Sunday afternoon, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes. They managed to get a single puck past goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic, courtesy of forward Anthony Mantha. However, it was too … Read more
Thought it was an all around solid effort for the Detroit Red Wings, their arch-nemesis Tampa Bay Lightning improved to 19-0-1 in their past 20 against them. Blake Coleman‘s goal in overtime gave Tampa the win over Detroit, who hosted 750 fans at Little Caesars Arena. However, fans may have noticed the absence of upstart … Read more
It certainly hasn’t been the easiest of years for the Detroit Red Wings. While there have been improvements on the ice over last season’s ghastly 17-49-5 record, it hasn’t translated into that much more winning. Currently sitting at 7-16-3 going into tonight’s game, the Red Wings have had to deal with COVID-19 complications as well … Read more
