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The Detroit Red Wings offense had an excellent bounce back game against the San Jose Sharks, netting six goals on route to a 6-2 victory. Let’s extract some observations from the impressive win. #1: The top-line is still elite. Tyler Bertuzzi netted two goals and Dylan Larkin scored one, as Detroit’s top three forwards continue

The Detroit Red Wings offense exploded in a 6-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter secured two goals a piece in the win. First Period Givani Smith made things interesting just a couple of minutes into the game, taking Jacob Middleton to the ground after a little tussle. Detroit had

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 04: Dylan Larkin #71 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the New York Islanders at Little Caesars Arena on December 04, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Griffins Report: Sebrango’s First Goal & Prospect Updates by Chris Giles The Detroit Red Wings play host to the San Jose Sharks

After going 2-5-1 before Christmas, an undermanned Grand Rapids Griffins team came out flying and won both games against Milwaukee on the weekend. The Griffins defeated the Admirals 5-4 on Friday night.  On Saturday, Grand Rapids scored four goals in the second period to defeat Milwaukee 4-2. An undermanned Griffins squad posted four goals in

The Detroit Red Wings finally seem to be heading out of an arduous rebuild, propelled by the team’s last two first-round draft picks. Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond look like stars, but a lack of scoring depth and weakness down the middle are holding back the team. In this year’s NHL Draft, will the organization

One of the biggest storylines of the season for the Detroit Red Wings has been the improved offensive output. Whereas last year’s team relied on fantastic goaltending, capable defense and low-risk offense, this year, the script has seemingly flipped. The defense has been porous and the offense has been surprisingly effective, especially at the top

The last two games for the Detroit Red Wings have not looked good. Peruse Red Wings Twitter after the Red Wings 5-1 loss to Boston Sunday afternoon and there’s a lot of agreement that head coach Jeff Blashill has taken them as far as he can. True or False? The majority of these observations look

The Detroit Red Wings kicked off 2022 with a matinee matchup with the Boston Bruins. It also happened to be one of the first January games in a long while where Detroit was being mentioned in a potential playoff spot. Tyler Bertuzzi scored his 13th goal of the season, but it wasn’t enough as the

The Detroit Red Wings play host to the Boston Bruins this afternoon at LCA.  The Bruins defeated Buffalo 4-3 in OT yesterday. The two teams have split the first two games with Boston winning 5-1 and Detroit winning the last contest 2-1. Game time at LCA is 1:00 PM ET. Red Wings Notes Detroit are

Now that we are in the New Year and the Red Wings are just nine games from the halfway point of the season, the NHL trade deadline is not far down the road.  This year, the trade deadline is March 21 at 3:00 PM ET. Will the Detroit Red Wings be buyers or sellers?  A

It’s anyone’s guess as to what the next few months will look like for the Detroit Red Wings. Predicted by most to be a bottom ten team, the Red Wings find themselves in a playoff spot right now, though with many games in hand and Boston nipping on their heels. Will it stand? It’s anyone’s

After nearly two weeks without playing a game, the Red Wings returned to the ice to host their annual New Year’s Eve game, this year against Washington. Pius Suter would register the only Red Wings goal in a 3-1 loss to Washington Friday night. The first period saw a Red Wings team that didn’t look

The Detroit Red Wings return to play tonight against the Washington Capitals.  Thanks to the play of three rookies, a few new bodies, and the health of important players, the Red Wings enter the New Year with a 15-13-3 record.  The Red Wings have been terrific at home (11-3-2) which is good for 5th in

The Detroit Red Wings have 13 UFAs (unrestricted free agents) with expiring contracts at the end of the season.  With an unexpected two-week break to take in the season so far, let’s look at how everything so far could affect who the Red Wings offer a contract to this offseason (or perhaps earlier). Please note–I’ve

The Detroit Red Wings will have seven RFAs (restricted free agents) to deal with this offseason. With what’s been a long pause, let’s make some early predictions about how the team will handle the expiring contracts, especially what we know thus far. Likely to re-sign Filip Zadina Zadina might be having a rough start to

The World Junior Championships were shut down yesterday following more positive Covid tests and the NHL is literally in a day-to-day situation with games. Heck, the Red Wings haven’t played in almost two weeks, though they are tentatively scheduled to play in their usual New Years Eve game. The small sampling size still gave some

A surprising amount of the Detroit Red Wings offseason was dedicated to bolstering the organization’s goalie pool. Steve Yzerman acquired Sebastian Cossa, the goalie of the future, in the first round of the draft, and he shipped away Jonathan Bernier and a draft pick to secure an above average netminder for this season. What didn’t

PLYMOUTH, MI – JULY 27 Carter Mazur #37 of USA-Blue watches the action from the bench against Finland during a World Junior Summer Showcase game two at USA Hockey Arena on July 27, 2021 in Plymouth, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images) Two Red Wings Players who Could see Their Roles Increase by Alex Faber

The Detroit Red Wings roster is already facing major instability, with COVID and injuries running through the players, especially with the latest postponement.  The lineup will only become more unstable at the deadline. Let’s take a look a couple of players that could soon find themselves in a larger role as a result of the

Never in my life did I think I would be writing about the CDC and how they affect the Detroit Red Wings. But here we are. While Detroit readies for a game on Wednesday with a roster still recovering from Covid, the CDC updated its policies Monday, stating that the isolation time for asymptomatic individuals