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Michael Rasmussen, a former first-round pick, is flying under the radar a bit this season with all of the Detroit Red Wings off-season additions flourishing to begin the year. Rasmussen, 24, is an underappreciated two-way forward who began his career as a center but has thrived since head coach Derek Lalonde moved him over to

The Detroit Red Wings are back in action as they’re on home ice after a weekend road trip. After a two-game stretch out east, the Red Wings were able to snap their skid. They came up big in overtime against the New York Islanders. For the Detroit Red Wings, this will be an excellent chance

Much has been said about Detroit’s offensive outburst to begin the 2023-24 season. Most of the attention/credit has been directed toward the team’s top two scoring forwards, rightfully so, but the Detroit Red Wings also quietly have the top-scoring blue line through the first ten games of the season. Sure, Alex DeBrincat currently leads the

It seems like a lot of pundits — both of the professional and armchair variety — will end up owing the 2023-24 version of the Detroit Red Wings an apology of sorts. This team isn’t running away with the President’s Trophy, but they aren’t rapidly sinking down the dog-eat-dog Atlantic Division standings either. Ten games

The Detroit Red Wings faithful may be fixated on the NHL club and where the team is at after the first few weeks of the season. However, there was some news with regard to one of their younger players that is worth shedding some light on. The Detroit Red Wings announced that they have activated

In terms of leadership, communication, and humble attitudes, The Detroit Red Wings have never been starved of the qualities you look for in a captain, at least not recently. From Sid Abel to Dylan Larkin and everyone in between, the city of Detroit has been blessed with some incredible men who proudly wore the “C”

The Detroit Red Wings were able to pick up an overtime win against the New York Islanders on Monday. They were able to see their new signee come out and piece together an exceptional game, as has been the case early on in 2023-24. Detroit Red Wings forward J.T. Compher has been exceptional for the

Since making his debut for the Detroit Red Wings at the start of the 2021-22 season, Moritz Seider has had an enormous positive impact on the team. The big man has brought a solid physical presence to the Detroit blue line and has become known for his big hits and the tough physical style that

The Detroit Red Wings came out looking to snap their three-game losing streak. They were able to do just that against the New York Islanders. While it was not the easiest road to get there, they were able to come out on top in overtime. The Detroit Red Wings wanted to get a better effort

The Detroit Red Wings enter Monday’s contest against the New York Islanders, having lost three games in a row but will look to buck the once-familiar trend. Detroit enters the night with a 5-3-1 record. New York currently sits with a 4-2-1, and like the Boston Bruins, who Detroit just lost to on Saturday, play

When the Detroit Red Wings were ripping off victories to begin the season, it was their special teams leading the charge. Detroit’s power play had been operating at a 50% clip, and their penalty kill had an 85% success rate. And don’t look now, but a five-game win streak has been nearly erased with three

The Detroit Red Wings got off to a blistering start this season, but one player who needs to be better is starting goaltender Ville Husso. Last season had been Husso’s first opportunity to be ‘the guy’ in goal for an organization, the clear number one option per se. Before Detroit traded for his services, he

The Detroit Red Wings have dropped their last two games and are in a bit of a lull this week. It has not been the same team that they showed up to be earlier during their five-game win streak. The bad news is things are not going to get any easier. As the Detroit Red

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports David Perron still productive for the Detroit Red Wings despite lesser role by Bob Heyrman During the NHL Entry Draft this past June, The Detroit Red Wings seemed to have hedged their bets in the goaltending department when they selected Trey Augustine of the USNTDP with the 41st pick. At the