When Jeff Blashill manned the Detroit Red Wings bench, he was given a pretty long leash by general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman. Taking charge of personnel decisions was what Red Wings fans were most excited about with the hiring of Steve Yzerman, and by that time, their patience had been running thin for the most
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TAMPA, FLA. — Losing their last five games did at least help the Detroit Red Wings’ draft lottery odds. They finish the 2022-23 season with a 35-37-10 record, in 24th place. That gives the Wings a 5% chance to pick first overall in June’s draft, and 5.4% chance to pick second. Teams can not move
Mickey Redmond and Ken Daniels put a bow on the 2022-23 Red Wings season. #LGRW
Pius Suter reflects on a season that ends with five straight losses. #LGRW
We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after his Red Wings lose their season finale 5-0 to the Lightning. #LGRW
That’s it for another Red Wings hockey season. Game 82, the regular season finale, took place Thursday in Tampa Bay with the Wings falling to the Lightning 5-0. In a game befitting the regular season finale, with one team (the Wings) headed for the offseason and the other (Tampa) headed to the first-round of the
TAMPA, Fla. — This was how the Detroit Red Wings’ season ended: With a resounding message that they need help scoring. They put the 82nd game in the books on Thursday at Amalie Arena, falling 5-0 to an opponent trying to regain some mojo going into the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning ended a four-game slide
Unfortunately, this will be the final postgame article of the 2022-23 season. Although the Detroit Red Wings took us on a roller coaster ride of a season, the reality is this organization missed the playoffs for the seventh straight season. Many of us are expecting a big offseason from general manager Steve Yzerman and the
There were specific areas coach Derek Lalonde wanted to see the Red Wings improve upon during his first season with the team. For the most part, the Wings did get better in some important departments as the season came to a close Thursday in Tampa. The Wings will not be involved in the NHL playoffs
TAMPA, FLA. — Fittingly, Derek Lalonde finished his first year as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings where he earned the job. Thursday’s finale against the Tampa Bay Lightning, where Lalonde served as an assistant for four years, closed the season on what has been a rewarding and turbulent first foray into the challenge
Times weren’t always so tough in Detroit sports. It has been a decade since the city last saw a team advance in the playoffs — when the Tigers beat the A’s in the 2013 ALDS, after Justin Verlander threw eight shutout innings and struck out 10 in win-or-go-home Game 5. (No need to talk about
2 hours ago Stupid Stat of the Day for April 13, 2023; Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings. Stupid Stat of the Day: The Red Wings are unbeaten all-time, having never allowed a goal, in their last regular-season game of the year when it is played on the road on April 13.#LGRW #RedWingshttps://t.co/edF6uGREaW pic.twitter.com/7Kmeu5E7Ad
TAMPA, Fla. — The team photo commemorating the 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings already has been snapped, arranged for convenience’s sake before the season closes. All that’s left to do is play Game 82. The Wings (35-36-10) have a chance to finish with a .500 record Thursday when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning, with
The day has come. The Detroit Red Wings are in Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in what will be Game No. 82 of the 2022-23 season. The final straw for this year as the Red Wings put the season to rest. What a year it has been, too, I