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The Detroit Red Wings announced earlier this week that Toledo’s Dan Watson would be the next head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins. It’s been a long time coming for Watson, who spent the last 13 seasons with the Walleye in the ECHL. Watson had been an assistant on former Detroit Red Wings head coach

The Detroit Red Wings are closing in on the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. As they continue to get closer to draft day, they will have to figure out what they will do. With two first-round picks this year, there is reason to believe that Steve Yzerman may have something up his sleeve. Even though nothing

Many fans say that the Detroit Red Wings need to add a star-type player. Many, including myself, feel that said star player should be a forward, but there is also a significant need for a right-handed defenseman. Erik Karlsson is a star player and produces offense like a star forward, so he does check a

The Detroit Red Wings need to move on from Adam Erne. As the summer gets in full swing and free agency creeps closer. The Red Wings will have to decide which players on expiring deals come back and which hit the road. One of the things that Detroit Red Wings General Manager (GM) Steve Yzerman

The Detroit Red Wings are at that point in the off-season where they have to start debating what they will do about some of their roster spots in the off-season, ahead of free agency with the holdovers. The free agency period could be interesting for the Detroit Red Wings, especially seeing what they do to

Jonathan Marchessault is on fire of late, scoring 11 goals in his last 11 games as he has the Golden Knights on the verge of a Stanley Cup victory. If you bet $5 on Marchessault to score the first goal in Game 5 at DraftKings Sportsbook, you’ll win $242.50 if he does! Even if he

Former Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to cash in this summer as he is set to hit free agency for the first time in his career. Bertuzzi, 28, is coming off an injury-plagued regular season but performed exceptionally well during Boston’s short-lived playoff stint. Bertuzzi had been a bright spot in Boston’s

The Detroit Red Wings made a draft day trade to jump into the first round and grab netminder Sebastian Cossa. He was the 15th overall pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft after the team made a deal with the Dallas Stars to grab the Hamilton, Ontario, native. Since joining the Detroit Red Wings organization,

The Detroit Red Wings may have an opportunity to strike while the iron is hot. Recently the Philadelphia Flyers have begun dismantling things under new team president Keith Jones who recently appointed Daniel Briere as the permanent general manager. Briere recently sent defenceman Ivan Provorov to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a three-way trade with

Jason Mowry-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Red Wings: Marco Kasper will be fun to watch this fall by Tyler Kotila Since Alex DeBrincat made it clear that he did not want to sign a long-term extension with the Ottawa Senators, speculation has gone mad with predictions of where the forward and two-time 40+ goal scorer could

The Detroit Red Wings have to look forward to later this summer and fall when Marco Kasper can get back on the ice and work to try and cement a role with the team heading into the 2023-24 season. If there’s one thing that can be said about the Detroit Red Wings and Kasper, it’s

The Detroit Red Wings are preparing to get into NHL Draft season, and with that comes trade season. The off-season is full of player movement, and General Manager (GM) Steve Yzerman is not scared of player movement and doing what he needs to improve the roster. One of the things that the Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings have many areas to fill or upgrade this summer. Detroit is in the market for a top-six forward, preferably a center, plus a proven goaltender to pair with Ville Husso and a right-handed defender; these are the main areas I’ve identified as the primary off-season focus. General manager Steve Yzerman can

The Detroit Red Wings will come to a point where it is time to start paying the big dogs. While those “big dogs” are still young pups getting settled into the NHL, they are starting to blossom into the players the Red Wings desperately need. With Moritz Seider being in a spot where the Detroit