Danny DeKeyser enters 2021-22 with a shot to rebound from a season affected by a nagging injury. With just one year left on contract with the Detroit Red Wings, his performance this year will determine his future with the organization. Rebounding From Injury Last season was DeKeyser’s first back from his back injury and the
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The Detroit Red Wings are a franchise with a storied history that include a slew of legendary players. The defensemen that have played for the Red Wings have won numerous accolades for their efforts. Here is a look at the top scoring defensemen in Red Wings history. Nicklas Lidstrom GP: 1,564 G: 264 A: 878
September is fast approaching and that means we are just a couple weeks away from the Red Wings’ prospect tournament. There is definitely plenty of interest surrounding training camp and how the roster will look on opening night. Steve Yzerman has pulled the trigger on some offseason moves — Nick Leddy, Alex Nedeljkovic, Jordan Oesterle,
The Brett Lebda Era erasure continues… smdh Flyers sign free agent forward Derick Brassard – NHL.com The Philadelphia Flyers announced today they have signed forward Derick Brassard to a one-year contract worth an average annual value (AAV) of $825,000, according to President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Chuck Fletcher. BREAKING: Derick Brassard hadn’t retired
The Detroit Red Wings community has a number of voices and as we’ve been trying to do during our weekly reviews, showcasing those voices either through the written, word video or audio. Another pretty prominent voice is the Grind Line Podcast, which is composed of Greg, Ryan, and Tyler who were kind enough to sit
The Detroit Red Wings have some young talent that will be developing on the roster of the Grand Rapids Griffins. Two standouts – Joe Veleno and Lucas Raymond – will be vying for roster spots as early as training camp. Joe Veleno Joe Veleno is the young prospect most likely to finally force his way
Red Wings’ late-round pick Liam Dower Nilsson sees himself as ‘a steal’ – MLive Director of amateur scouting Kris Draper said Andersson, the Red Wings’ longtime European scout, was “pounding the table” for Dower Nilsson. He served as captain for Sweden at this year’s Under-18 World Championships in Dallas, where Detroit’s brass did more vetting.
Valtteri Filppula has officially moved on from the Detroit Red Wings. The 37-year-old forward signed with Genève-Servette HC, seeing his second stint with Detroit come to an end. Filppula was another of the veterans who didn’t fit into the long term plans as younger players begin to rise to the NHL level. His playing time dwindled during
Today’s Question Who should wear the As under Larkin this season now that Nielsen and Glendening are gone? Does Sam Gagner get it as the cool old guy among the forwards or does Tyler Bertuzzi get that vote of confidence? Danny DeKeyser? Nick Leddy? Marc Staal? WHO?!?!?! The Boston Bruins are heartbroken by the passing
Although the Detroit Red Wings still need high-level talent at center, the team has plenty of players to slot in at the position – especially after the trade for Mitchell Stephens and the signing of Pius Suter. The upcoming training camp in Traverse City will be key in deciding the day one position of the
As somebody who has only tracked the Tigers through my Red Wings fandom, this is cool. Congrats to Miggy and to Tigers fans friends. Previewing the 2022 NHL UFA Class: Under-30 Forwards Edition – Sports Illustrated Tomas Hertl, San Jose Sharks – $5.625 million AAV “Just keep swimming” is not an option. The Sharks’ Cup
The Detroit Red Wings will be in a familiar situation on this year’s trade deadline: a rebuilding team looking to sell for future assets. With plenty of depth players and expiring contract this year, Detroit will certainly have some trade bait at the ready. Forwards Adam Erne is the clear-cut best choice for a trade
The Detroit Red Wings franchise officially began in 1926 and were first known as the Detroit Cougars. In 1932, James E. Norris changed the name to the Red Wings. The team has won 11 Stanley Cups during their illustrious career in Detroit and along the way, many legends have played in Hockeytown. As the team
Svechnikov’s had a rough go of his career. From multiple surgeries to getting waived twice by the Red Wings last season, things haven’t been easy for Evgeny. It’s gotta be hard to move from Detroit, where there’s a lot to do outside, to Winnipeg, where there’s not much going on. (Don’t tell Jalen Green I
The Detroit Red Wings waived Frans Nielsen on Thursday for the purpose of buying out his contract, ending one of the bigger questions of the offseason. Of the many articles we’ve written over the past few months, few had such overwhelming support from nearly all Wings fans when it came to what Detroit should do
To say that the Detroit Red Wings struggled on the power play last season would be an understatement – the team finished second to last in the NHL with a paltry 11.4 percent success rate. Will the Wings find a way to improve those odds this season? Coaching Change One of the first steps in
I’m putting the link right here. I can’t promise it will still be good by the time this posts Link There are a few theories out there, including that this is an old style design and a holdover from when Fedorov was inducted into the HHoF in 2015 – that this is a case of
In the spring of 1971, as a seven year old boy, I went to the old Hamilton Forum to watch the Hamilton Red Wings host the St. Catharines Black Hawks in my first OHA game. A diminutive center by the name of Marcel Dionne dominated the game. I loved the Red Wings jerseys, but it
This is pretty cool for the new GM of the Griffins (BTW, if you missed that news, it’s true: Pat Verbeek, following the departure of Ryan Martin takes over as the AHL GM, as is the usual for assistant GMs.) There’s also this: With an increased focus on larger, more impactful events and uses of
The signing of Adam Erne prior to his arbitration case has put the Detroit Red Wings roster in a terrific position prior to opening night. With the recent buyout of Frans Nielsen, according to capfriendly.com, the Red Wings currently have 20 out of their 23 roster spots signed for the upcoming season. Here is a