It hasn’t been the smoothest of sailing for 1st year Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss. With a record of 2-15-5, things certainly haven’t gone the way that management envisioned when they inked him to a two-year contract last offseason. Of course, most will point to the team in front of him isn’t the best … Read more
The Detroit Red Wings have plenty of cap space to play around with for next season following the departures of Jonathan Ericsson, Trevor Daley and Jimmy Howard coupled with today’s waiving of Justin Abdelkader for purposes of a buyout. Tonight, they’ll take the next step forward with their rebuild when select 4th overall in the … Read more
The 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings won a record 62 games en route to the best regular season in NHL history: 62-13-7 for a total 131 points. But soon, that record might belong to someone else. Embed from Getty Images The Tampa Bay Lightning currently sit at 59-15-5 with three games remaining in their schedule. They … Read more
Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning had been linked by so many insiders to the Detroit Red Wings as the major target that they were wanting to pursue in the off-season. When forward Pavel Datsyuk decided to return to his native land of Russia, the Wings were left with a big void at the center … Read more
NOTE: The views expressed in this EDITORIAL do not necessarily reflect the views of Detroit Sports Nation or a majority of its writers and should not be misconstrued as such. The views contained within are the views of the author and the author alone. The hockey world was thrown for a loop on Wednesday afternoon, … Read more
Fans of the Detroit Red Wings, who were hoping to see prized free agent Steven Stamkos don the Winged Wheel next season, were disappointed on Wednesday. He decided to forgo free agency and re-sign with the Tampa Bay Lightning before his status as the most coveted free agent in recent memory officially began. Despite missing out on … Read more
Everyone can pack in their big flashy displays and stacks of money they had prepared; Steven Stamkos isn’t going anywhere. Per a tweet from TSN’s Bob McKenzie, it seems Stamkos has decided he wants to stay with the Tampa Bay Lightning after meeting with a handful of prospective teams. The last report was that he … Read more
Upon the announcement that Pavel Datsyuk was forgoing the final year of his contract with the Red Wings to return home to Russia, Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland reported that he wasn’t overly optimistic that he’d be able to trade the final year of the deal to a lesser spending team. The Red Wings would be … Read more
Since the end of last season, when the Detroit Red Wings were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lighting in the opening round of the 2016 NHL Playoffs, some news broke afterwards that was nerve-wracking to many Red Wing followers. Pavel Datsyuk let it be known that the 2016 playoff year might be his last appearance … Read more
In wake of the news breaking that the Detroit Red Wings are shopping forward Pavel Datsyuk‘s contract and are looking to make a run at Steven Stamkos, there is more speculation to take in around Hockeytown. Matt Duchene from the Colorado Avalanche has been a topic of trade discussions over the past year or so, … Read more
Without question, the biggest fish on the NHL market this off-season will be Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos, who is an unrestricted free agent this summer. Stamkos is expected to be coveted by a plethora of teams, including the Detroit Red Wings. Detroit, however, will need to make some moves of their own if they … Read more
Former NHLer and current Russian superstar Alexander Radulov is interested in returning to the NHL, and it appears that the Red Wings are among teams interested in signing him. The Red Wings are reportedly interested in signing Alexander Radulov for one year. https://t.co/HlKeHwf0kn pic.twitter.com/wxWoKXyoDR — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 3, 2016 Detroit has been exploring the possibility since their … Read more
After their third consecutive first-round exit from the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Detroit Red Wings will be looking to bolster their lineup to get back into the contending position their fans have grown accustomed to. Their most urgent need is scoring after finishing 23rd overall in the NHL in goals scored last season. In addition, … Read more
Players gathered at Joe Louis Arena today to clean out their lockers, marking the official end of hockey season in Detroit. General manager Ken Holland was among those who talked with reporters about the season, as well as the future of the team. Though the idea of a rebuild in Detroit has been whispered throughout hockey circles, … Read more
It’s time for playoff hockey! Of course, that also means that each of us here at the DSN Red Wings chapter have been working hard on making our predictions for how the Red Wings/Lightning series will shake out. Here’s what we came up with: Shae Brophy – Author For the Wings, “just getting there” is getting … Read more
For the second straight season, the Detroit Red Wings will face-off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last season’s outcome wasn’t what Wings fans wanted to see as Tampa defeated Detroit in seven games and advanced, while the good guys were sent home packing. We know the intensity … Read more
