As the 2020-21 (actually just 2021) NHL season gets closer and closer, there has been plenty of speculation as to whether or not Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman has another trade up his sleeve. Much of that speculation has revolved around Yzerman making a deal with his former team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, who … Read more
Tampa Bay Lightning C Tyler Johnson was unexpectedly placed on waivers on Friday and many believed it would be the Detroit Red Wings who would end up claiming him by Saturday at noon. Embed from Getty Images Well, high noon has come and gone and Johnson was not claimed by Red Wings GM, Steve Yzerman. … Read more
On Friday, there was breaking news that shocked the NHL world when the Tampa Bay Lightning waived C Tyler Johnson. Since then, there has been speculation that it would be the Detroit Red Wings who would claim Johnson off waivers. Well, according to reports, Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman has decided to pass on Johnson … Read more
On Friday, just about everyone in the hockey world was caught off guard when the Tampa Bay Lightning placed C Tyler Johnson on waivers. The question is, which NHL team will claim Johnson? Frank Seravalli of TSN seems to think there is a chance that the Lightning had something in place for a team to … 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 2020-21 NHL Season is tentatively slated to begin on December 1 of this year, and the Detroit Red Wings are going to have cap space to work with before they figure out their opening night roster for the next campaign. GM Steve Yzerman will have the option of looking from the outside in for … Read more
Game one of the series against the Tampa Bay Lightning was ugly. Detroit was dominated throughout a large portion of the game, and although the shot total leaned in Detroit’s favor in the end, the quality of shots and play was largely in Tampa’s favor. Game two was more of the same, if not worse. The … Read more
RED WINGS at LIGHTNING 32 SOG 31 1/5 POWER PLAY 1/6 35 FACE-OFF WINS 34 14 BLOCKED SHOTS 15 30 HITS 30 9 GIVEAWAYS 8 1st Period Two minutes into the first, Alex Killorn headed to the box for holding. The Red Wings didn’t do much on their first man advantage of the game. Tampa Bay had their … 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
Journey infamously said it best: “Don’t stop believing”. About two weeks ago, I said that the Detroit Red Wings would probably miss the playoffs. It wasn’t a very well-received notion, but it was a statistically backed up thought. At one point, they were staring at a 38% likelihood of making it in, and needed a large amount … Read more
Last year, the Detroit Red Wings weren’t able to overcome a healthy Tampa Bay Lightning squad and ultimately lost their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series with them in seven games, despite having held a one-game lead twice. This time around though, it’s different. Tampa Bay will be without the services of sniper Steven Stamkos and stalwart defenseman … Read more
