Ah, pre-draft. You can smell it in the air. It’s like a combination of heat, humidity, and the overwhelming weight of expectations. Yes, it’s that time of the year again, folks. The 2022 NHL Draft is just around the corner. This time around, the Detroit Red Wings pick eighth overall. After a pretty disappointing end
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Here are some late-round gems the Red Wings could consider in NHL Draft – Detroit News “I feel every draft pick, regardless of a first-round or a seventh-round, is hope. It’s hope for Henrik Zetterberg or Pavel Datsyuk or Sergei Fedorov or Nicklas Lidstrom, or you name it, regardless of the pick. I hate giving
My journey as a sports writer has been a whirlwind, to say the least. In late September, I walked into Prudential Center for the first time as a member of the media and in January I became part of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Before we get to my ballot, I want to thank Mark
Detroit — Henrik Zetterberg isn’t in the Hall of Fame — yet. Zetterberg, in his first year of eligibility, was not part of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2022 class, announced Monday. Daniel Alfredsson, who ended his career playing with the Red Wings in 2013-14, along with twin brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Roberto Luongo, and Finnish woman’s star
Detroit — The Red Wings’ search for a new head coach is likely in its final stage. With the NHL season concluding Sunday night, as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win the Stanley Cup, general manager Steve Yzerman’s search for a coach to replace Jeff Blashill should be wrapping up
The Detroit Red Wings are no stranger to problem-solving. During the 2020-21 season, they played suitor to two team’s cap woes: the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals. For the former, they retained 50% of David Savard’s cap space in exchange for a fourth round pick. From the latter, they took on Richard Panik
Detroit Red Wings Digital Reporter & Producer Daniella Bruce tells us how she thinks things will shake out for picks 1-8 in this year’s NHL Draft on July 7th & 8th.
The last game of the 2021-22 season has been played, and that should enable Steve Yzerman soon to make his decision on who will be the next coach of the Detroit Red Wings. He’s as familiar as anybody with how the Tampa Lightning are run, serving as general manager there from 2010 until 2018, the season before
In case you missed the first broadcast airing. There’s also an extended version on ESPN+. I haven’t seen that yet, but apparently it goes into more Avs detail (unnecessary) and talks about the Alumni game. I really liked the two-hour version even though it ended before they talked about anything past 2000 and didn’t cover
The Detroit Red Wings off-season is official now that the season is finished. So, what is their plan? The Detroit Red Wings are entering the off-season with roughly about $35,000,000 in cap space. That top percent tile that the Red Wings are currently perched on is only home to a few teams in the NHL.
Detroit — It was interesting listening to general manager Steve Yzerman during his season-ending press conference and his optimism regarding the future of prospect Elmer Soderblom. The development of the 6-foot-8 Soderblom, a 2019 sixth-round pick, the 159th player drafted overall, has been a topic of great enthusiasm among the Wings’ front office and fans. “Based on what
The Detroit Red Wings–Colorado Avalanche rivalry took center stage Sunday afternoon, hours before the Avalanche played for the Stanley Cup in Game 6 at Tampa Bay. ESPN’s E60 “Unrivaled” documentary dug deep into the legendary feud of the late 1990s-early 2000s, and it lived up to the hype for people following along on social media. The show
Helene St. James, Bill Dow, Jason La Canfora and Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press This is a book excerpt from “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to the Motor City After 41 Frustrating Seasons” by the Detroit Free Press. Darren McCarty will never pay for a
Red Wings Rumblings Jonatan Berggren, a man who respects horses. Good news for Berggren: There’s a harness racing track in Metro Detroit… You know, because he’s going to be a Red Wing next season. Around the NHL Big game tonight in Tampa. Colorado can win the Stanley Cup with one win.. but part of me