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The Detroit Red Wings should consider giving Taro Hirose, 26, another look at the NHL level. The Red Wings could use another crafty depth forward with the number of injuries they’ve suffered this season, and Hirose is having another spectacular season down in Grand Rapids. Hirose somewhat burst onto the scene with the Detroit Red

(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) The San Jose Sharks are off to a wretched start to the 2022-23 season, and rumor has it general manager (GM) Mike Grier is open to listening to offers on just about anyone on their roster. The Detroit Red Wings need to inquire about a couple of Sharks’ depth forwards.

Brian Sevald-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Red Wings are 11-6-5 through the first 22 games of the season. There is a lot to be excited about surrounding this team, but there is plenty of room for continued growth. Recently I was able to catch up with Devin Little of The Hockey Writers to talk about

(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) Detroit Red Wings: 3 skaters that are exceeding expectations by Bob Heyrman Thursday evening, the Detroit Red Wings placed forward Tyler Bertuzzi on Injured Reserve for the second time in two months. Bertuzzi missed the first month of the season due to a broken hand after being hit with

It’s safe to say that overall, the Detroit Red Wings are performing very well at the one-quarter mark of the regular season. It wouldn’t be out of the question to say this group is exceeding expectations to this point, but let’s not forget there is a lot of hockey left to be played. Of course,

After 21 games, let’s check in on the preseason predictions that I made for the Red Wings. The Grand Rapids Griffins will be a Calder Cup Contender. This was not a great prediction. The AHL is a competitive league. The best teams are led by experienced players who have played together with a few extremely

After a 2-1-1 road trip, the Detroit Red Wings returned home. The road trip was notable for seeing defensemen score. The Detroit Red Wings had the fewest goals from defensemen in the entire NHL last season. This season, the defense was much improved, but scoring was still not elite. The modern game requires a five-man

The Detroit Red Wings are in playoff contention as the end of November nears, but are they a true contender or just a pretender as the season goes on? The Red Wings have played good hockey so far this season, and I don’t want to be negative, but they haven’t exactly had great showings night

Detroit Red Wings starting goaltender Ville Husso is off to a tremendous start in his first season with the franchise. Husso isn’t only posting gaudy numbers; with his shutout of the Nashville Predators this past Wednesday, the 27-year-old netminder joined some elite company. Husso is the first Red Wings goaltender to record three shutouts in

San Jose defenseman Erik Karlsson is a tremendous talent. As the lifeless Sharks trek towards a rebuild, general manager Mike Grier says he will listen to trade offers for the offensive-minded play-making defender. The Sharks are off to a 6-11-3 start to the season. Despite being an elite weapon on the backend, Karlsson doesn’t fit

Boy, it sure seems like Detroit Red Wings general manager, Steve Yzerman, has struck gold again. Yzerman took a flier in free agency this past summer as he made a conscious effort to inject the Red Wings roster with some much-needed depth scoring. Dominik Kubalik currently leads the Red Wings with nine goals and ranks

Detroit Red Wings veteran defenseman Filip Hronek is playing with a ton of confidence of late. I want to think part of this is due to the terrific handle-bar mustache he’s been sporting this season. Over the past six games, Hronek has recorded six points, two goals, and four assists. In Detroit’s, 7-4 victory over

Detroit Red Wings rookie forward Elmer Soderblom burst onto the scene to begin the season quickly making an impact offensively and showcasing his enormous size. The Detroit Red Wings drafted the 6-foot-8 Soderblom with the 159th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Level Draft. It quickly felt like another one

After a slow start to the season, Red Wings forward Pius Suter has stepped up his play to help fill some of the gaps left by missing players and take advantage of the opportunity that has presented itself to him. In the first nine games of the season, Suter was only able to notch one