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Since Dylan Larkin’s injury, the Detroit Red Wings have looked like a completely different team. In fairness, Detroit had already been without their No. 2 center, J.T. Compher, but losing Larkin and forcing head coach Derek Lalonde to fill out his lineup card without his top two centermen just isn’t fair. With those two pieces

The Detroit Red Wings are playing with some key pieces missing. Between Dylan Larkin and J.T. Compher being injured up the middle, they also missed their muscle in Klim Kostin, who’s injured. On top of that, David Perron was suspended after Saturday’s fireworks, which still leaves many fans puzzled. During Tuesday night’s game, it was

The Detroit Red Wings are in a tough spot right now. Injuries are doing the team dirty, leaving them without their two standout centers and their muscle in Klim Kostin. Now, they will also be without David Perron. A suspension has been handed out in the aftermath of the Detroit Red Wings game against the

The Detroit Red Wings had their spot in the playoffs all but cut out with how well things were going. Plus, the team was able to bring in Patrick Kane. His signing was a breath of fresh air on its own, and now the Red Wings’ future looks much murky. The Detroit Red Wings will

The undermanned Detroit Red Wings traveled to Dallas to square off with the Stars. Detroit now remains winless over their last 11 games in Dallas, going 0-8-3 over that span with a 6-3 loss Monday night. The Detroit Red Wings were without their top two centers, which put them in quite a vulnerable position. On

The Detroit Red Wings may have suffered a real tough loss against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. While the real loss comes with Dylan Larkin’s injury and the drama surrounding that, there were some positives to take away. Rather than dwell on the negatives, which are indeed a problem, why not remove some positives?

Detroit Red Wings veteran forward David Perron faces a potentially lengthy suspension for his vicious cross-check to the head of Ottawa’s Artem Zub. On Sunday, it was announced that Perron would be offered an in-person hearing from the NHL’s player safety department. That in-person hearing allows the league to suspend a player for over five

Rivalries are great for sports, but this one between the Detroit Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators is far from over and getting out of control. You know the recent history between these two teams. Things started to escalate last winter with the Detroit Red Wings making a last-ditch effort to qualify for the postseason

The Detroit Red Wings snapped back into shape a bit after their trip to Sweden. The caliber of play has improved a bit, and the Red Wings are seemingly starting to figure things out. They brought in Patrick Kane for a nice boost of offense. But they are getting a nice boost from within as

So, neither Ville Husso, James Reimer, or Alex Lyon has grabbed the opportunity to be the Detroit Red Wings’ No. 1 netminder. Why such concern, such hand-wringing? Because it’s NHL tradition. A true playoff team, a Stanley Cup contender, needs the stabilizing effect of an ironman in goal, right? Didn’t the Vegas Golden Knights, the

If there is anyone who won’t take a player’s paycheck into consideration to determine whether they should continue to play or not, it’s Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman. Now, Yzerman, by all accounts, provides Derek Lalonde with the pieces to the puzzle and then gets out of the way. Yzerman has stated in

It’s been quite some time since a large portion of the crowd at Little Caesars Arena ensured they had arrived well before puck drop. There must have been six rows deep of fans on the glass on Thursday night, hoping to catch a good glimpse of star forward Patrick Kane during warmups ahead of his

The Detroit Red Wings’ big move of the summer was bringing in Alex DeBrincat after swinging a trade with the Ottawa Senators. It seemed like a shifting of the tide as DeBrincat came to Hockeytown, and it signaled a positive change in direction. For DeBrincat, he was able to settle in well and get into

The Detroit Red Wings are trying to compete and prove that they can compete. They are on the edge of a postseason run, trying to prove that they will be a team that plays into the postseason this season. When the team added Patrick Kane, it was almost a boost of confidence that the Detroit