The NHL draft lottery is upon us and already I can hear the cynicism. Yes, it makes a sound, a kind of muffled, entitled growl. Hey, I’m not judging. You are. That’s your right. The Detroit Red Wings have gotten housed in the lottery the last half decade, especially in 2020, when they finished with
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When he spoke a few days after the season ended, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman noted his first obstacle to making summer plans. “We’ve got a draft coming up in two months and I don’t even know if we’re picking eighth, first, second, ninth or 10th, to let alone tell you, OK, we’re
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
Detroit — Steve Yzerman was running a little late for his season-ending Zoom news conference, so he apologized. “Didn’t want to keep everyone waiting,” he said last week. “I appreciate your patience with me.” Ah, the phrase of the times in Detroit sports. Fans are waiting. Patience is appreciated, but tested. The Red Wings just finished
Detroit — The Red Wings haven’t had much luck in the draft lottery, but they’ll get another chance on Tuesday. The NHL Draft Lottery, which hasn’t been kind to the Wings in recent years, takes place at the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey (6:30 p.m./ESPN, ESPN+). By virtue of their 32-40-10 (74 points)
If Steve Yzerman wants an experienced voice behind the Detroit Red Wings‘ bench, Barry Trotz just became a leading candidate. In a surprise move from the New York Islanders, 10 days after the end of the season, general manager Lou Lamoriello fired Trotz with one year left on his contract on Monday. “It would be
With the Detroit Red Wings missing the playoffs this season, Red Wings fans will have to sit through another postseason without their favourite team. Watching the playoffs without any kind of emotional investment is not the same, but you would be hard-pressed to find a hockey fan who fully supports the practice of bandwagon jumping.
Detroit — There’s potentially a new candidate in the Red Wings’ search for a head coach. And it’s a pretty big, somewhat unexpected, name. Coach Barry Trotz was relieved of his duties Monday morning by the New York Islanders, suddenly becoming one of the bigger available names out there as far as head-coaching candidates. Trortz,
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Tony Wolak, Devin Little, Patrick Brown, Kyle Knopp and Delaney Rimer are the muckers who make up
Ten Potential UFA Forwards Who Could Interest GM Steve Yzerman – DetHockeyNow As a rebuilding team, the Red Wings aren’t going to be chasing after older stars like Patrice Bergeron, Evgeni Malkin and Claude Giroux. But the Red Wings need help at center, and they wouldn’t mind another scorer. “So much uncertainty, and then we
Ten seconds remained in the season and Tyler Bertuzzi had just clanked a shot off a goal post. Sam Gagner got the puck, had an open net — and made a pass to Bertuzzi. When Bertuzzi’s second attempt at 30 goals crossed the goal line on April 29 in Newark, New Jersey, his Detroit Red Wings teammates
The Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs for the sixth straight season. However, this is one of the most important playoff series for the Red Wings and their undetermined future. The Detroit Red Wings are not in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth straight season. Not really a shocker, but still a bummer. I
Detroit — The season didn’t go as planned for the Red Wings. This was a season the Wings were expected to inch closer to a playoff berth and take another step forward in the rebuild. There were positives. Just not enough of them, not nearly enough, and ultimately it cost Jeff Blashill the head-coaching job
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to