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In seeking to make the 2023-24 Detroit Red Wings more competitive, general manager Steve Yzerman made a low-key signing that addressed their toughness — with, potentially, a dash of offense. Christian Fischer is 6 feet 2, 212 pounds and shoots right; he adds size to the lineup, but he’s not the type whose physicality leads

The 2023-24 NHL season is closer than you may think. Soon enough, the best hockey players in the world will grace your television screens. And though the Detroit Red Wings haven’t made the playoffs in seven seasons, they still possess some national appeal. And the two national broadcasters aren’t hesitating to take advantage of it.

When Steve Yzerman made contact with a possible contract, Shayne Gostisbehere immediately saw a fine opportunity for himself. Gostisbehere, 30, is coming off a six-year deal signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. He was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in the summer of 2021, and to the Carolina Hurricanes at last season’s trade deadline, and this

Three of the Detroit Red Wings‘ biggest hopes for their future will be part of next month’s prospects tournament. Recent first-round picks Nate Danielson (No. 9 overall, 2023), Marco Kasper (No. 8, 2022) and Sebastian Cossa (No. 15, 2021) are among those on the roster for the Sept. 14-17 event in Traverse City, which serves

Justin Holl has played nearly 300 NHL games, but as he joins the Detroit Red Wings, his mindset is that of a newcomer. “I think I always have stuff to prove,” Holl said after inking a three-year, $10.2 million deal that carries a $3.4 million annual average value. The July free-agent signing plugged the hole

The Detroit Red Wings announced Tuesday they have re-upped Joe Veleno on a one-year, $825,000 deal. The new contract is less than the $1,212,917 annual average value of the three-year deal he got in 2019. Veleno, 23, appeared in 81 games last season, posting nine goals, 11 assists, 30 penalty minutes and a minus-12 rating.

James Reimer seemed inordinately excited about joining the Detroit Red Wings, where he will be tasked with helping them push towards ending their playoff drought. Reimer was general manager Steve Yzerman’s free-agent answer to the question of who would partner in net with starter Ville Husso, after the team parted with Alex Nedeljkovic and Magnus

Nicklas Lidström heard from Tomas Hölmstrom soon after the two signed on to be roasted — and toasted — for a great cause. Those who remember the two Detroit Red Wings greats in their playing days, when they were part of four Stanley Cup championships from 1997-2008, know Lidström’s status as “The Perfect Human” lends

Jeff Petry had to show the picture to his mom twice before she understood the significance. As trades go, Petry could not have authored a better landing spot than the Detroit Red Wings as he enters the twilight of his career, returning to the area he calls home — the area where his dad, Dan,

In a little more than a month, general manager Steve Yzerman pulled off two trades that project to significantly improve the Detroit Red Wings. And he did it without much of a cost to the team. This week’s acquisition of Jeff Petry, a right-shot defenseman whose history includes power play success, comes after July’s trade

Steve Yzerman swung another trade in his efforts to push the Detroit Red Wings back into the playoff picture. The Wings acquired Ann Arbor’s Jeff Petry on Tuesday from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for little-used defenseman Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2025. The Canadiens retained 50% of Petry’s remaining contract,

Never mind football. The Detroit Red Wings announced their dates for training camp, a sure sign of fall. The Wings will again be embedded in Traverse City in their first formal get-together of the 2023-24 season, keeping up with a tradition begun by then-coach Scotty Bowman in the fall of 1997, when he brought the

Marco Kasper will be showing up at Detroit Red Wings camp with a diploma — but as good as that looks on a resumé, he likely will need more work experience. The Wings got an all-too-brief look at their prize pick from the 2022 draft when Kasper flew from Sweden to Detroit in late March, and

Daniel Sprong credits part of his breakout success last season to his team being able to roll four lines strong. Good thing his new team, the Detroit Red Wings, may be able to do the same. Sprong was part of general manager Steve Yzerman’s free agent haul, which also included forwards J.T. Compher and Christian

When Steve Yzerman signed two defensemen to replace the one veteran he traded at the deadline, it had implications for top prospect Simon Edvinsson. The Detroit Red Wings gave Edvinsson, their top first-round pick in 2021, a nine-game audition from March 18-April 10, taking advantage of their fading playoff chances to get a look at

If you are a Detroit hockey fan, it’s likely you trust Steve Yzerman the three-time Stanley Cup winning Hall of Fame Red Wings player. Fans of Tampa Bay trust general manager Yzerman to build an organization that wins multiple Stanley Cups. Making the decisions for Detroit the last five years, Yzerman made his first splash

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor (@shawnwindsor) and Carlos Monarrez (@cmonarrez) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Helene St. James, Free Press Red Wings beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: Free Press Red Wings beat writer Helene St. James joins Carlos and Shawn to once again take stock of the “Yzerplan.” What kind of immediate impact

The Detroit Red Wings wasted no time getting their top pick from last month’s NHL draft under contract. Nate Danielson, the No. 9 pick from the 2023 class, was signed to an entry-level contract Wednesday, two weeks after the Wings added him to the rebuild. The night they drafted him, June 28 in Nashville, Tenn.,

Steve Yzerman never played goalie, but maybe the Detroit Red Wings general manager should have, because he sure made some big saves this week with his trade for Ottawa Senators forward — and Farmington Hills product —Alex DeBrincat. He saved what was shaping up to be another ho-hum, borderline-meh offseason of free agency. He saved

Alex DeBrincat wore a teal Detroit Pistons hat to commemorate his first interview as a member of the Detroit Red Wings. “I think it’s just a cool hat,” he said. Of course he does: He’s from Farmington Hills and grew up watching the Pistons in teal, when he wasn’t enthralled by the Wings, who ended