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With NHL free agency opening in less than an hour, I’m having a hard time looking at the available players, the holes in the Red Wings’ lineup, and seeing a clear path for the team. Detroit needs one or two more defensemen (depending on whether they want to count on any rookies making the roster

58 mins ago The Detroit Red Wings re-signed pending unrestricted free agent forward Matt Luff to a one year, two-way deal this morning. UPDATE: The #RedWings today re-signed forward Matt Luff to a one-year, two-way contract. pic.twitter.com/3fY0UPQtDw — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023 The deal is reportedly worth $775,000 at the NHL level

A day after acquiring him from the Edmonton Oilers along with forward Klim Kostin, the Detroit Red Wings waived forward Kailer Yamamoto for the purposes of a buyout. Kailer Yamamoto will be bought out by the Red Wings. Detroit strongly considered keeping him but couldn’t make moves to make it work. Given tight cap, Yamamoto

I’ve said previously that I’m not a huge draft guy.  There are certainly players who catch my eye and, as such, make me think they’d be someone I’d want on my team if I were running a team.  Especially by the late rounds, though, it’s just too much of a crapshoot to keep my interest

2 hours ago During the second round of the NHL Entry Draft on Thursday, the Detroit Red Wings acquired forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin from the Edmonton Oilers for future considerations. UPDATE: The #RedWings today have acquired F Klim Kostin and F Kailer Yamamoto form the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for future considerations. pic.twitter.com/qiNleqsASi

2 hours ago The Detroit Red Wings announced their schedule for the 2023-24 NHL season on Tuesday. The Wings will open on the road against the New Jersey Devils on October 12.  Their home opener will be two days later as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 14.  It marks the second time

16 mins ago The Detroit Red Wings announced their slate of preseason exhibition games for 2023 yesterday. It’s a familiar-looking schedule, with the Wings once again playing eight games broken down into home and away matchups with the Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Washington Capitals – the same four teams as they

3 hours ago It’s old news now, but last night’s NHL Draft Lottery confirmed that the Red Wings will pick ninth in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.  To that, I say what I’ve said often in response to draft lottery results over the last several years. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ — DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockey96) April 10, 2019 The Wings

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

1 hour ago Stupid Stat of the Day for April 11, 2023; Carolina Hurricanes vs. Detroit Red Wings. Stupid Stat of the Day: The Red Wings are 15-33-5 all-time in regular season road games played after their final home game of the season.#LGRW #RedWingshttps://t.co/0jYO5mnf6R pic.twitter.com/hLMkliLCFu — DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockey96) April 11, 2023

3 hours ago Stupid Stat of the Day for April 10, 2023; Detroit Red Wings vs. Dallas Stars. Stupid Stat of the Day: The Red Wings have lost five consecutive regular season home finales, the longest such streak in franchise history.#LGRW #RedWingshttps://t.co/xxHSFLfhzn pic.twitter.com/gLzOevla3u — DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockey96) April 10, 2023

2 hours ago Stupid Stat of the Day for April 8, 2023; Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins. Stupid Stat of the Day: The Red Wings have a .358 winning percentage all-time in their final Saturday game of the season.#LGRW #RedWingshttps://t.co/whiPW8iLG6 pic.twitter.com/WTDhpR7DBF — DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockey96) April 8, 2023

1 hour ago Stupid Stat of the Day for April 6, 2023; Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres. Stupid Stat of the Day: The Red Wings are winless all-time when hosting the Buffalo Sabres in the 78th game of the season.#LGRW #RedWingshttps://t.co/lOrCdsHlj0 pic.twitter.com/wh89VqK240 — DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockey96) April 6, 2023

27 mins ago Stupid Stat of the Day for April 4, 2023; Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings. Stupid Stat of the Day: It has been 26,785 days since the last time the Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens in Montreal in a game played immediately following the Red Wings having defeated the Toronto