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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

That the Detroit Red Wings still have around $8 million in salary cap space has something to do with what Steve Yzerman told one of his former players earlier this summer. Locking up newcomer Alex DeBrincat through 2026-27 on a deal with a $7,875,000 annual average value still leaves the Wings flexibility, thanks partly to

Steve Yzerman has a few administrative things to take care of this week, but otherwise, things are about to dramatically slow down. That was Yzerman’s report Monday from his office suite at Little Caesars Arena, where his list of 2023-24 Detroit Red Wings now includes Alex DeBrincat. It took about two weeks of chatting with

The Detroit Red Wings seemingly boosted their lagging rebuild with the trade acquisition of Alex DeBrincat on Sunday evening from the Ottawa Senators. General manager Steve Yzerman has remained patient adhering to his plan, but entering Year 5 finally deemed it the right time and right price to make a big addition on the trade

A veteran in the last year of his contract, a mid-range prospect, an extra first-round pick and a reasonable contract extension? That’s a nice bit of work to finish up on a Sunday night by Steve Yzerman to make the Detroit Red Wings look more like a playoff team. Less than a week after he

Steve Yzerman made his biggest move of the summer in addressing the Detroit Red Wings‘ need for scoring power. After weeks of speculation, the Wings completed a trade for Farmington Hills native Alex DeBrincat, a 25-year-old with two 41-goal seasons on his resume. The Wings were in a need of a goal scorer after Yzerman

When he checked into the old Ponchartrain Hotel in Detroit in late January 1994, Kris Draper’s reservation was only for one night. The Red Wings had called him up from their farm team in upstate New York because they needed a fresh body. Draper had joined the organization at the end of June 1993, in

As we’re reminded annually, there are no sure things in the MLB draft, whether you’re picking first, 30th or third, as the Detroit Tigers will on Sunday night in Seattle (thanks to a win in December’s first-ever MLB draft lottery). It’s the fifth time the Tigers have had the third overall pick in the draft,

Somebody, at some point, has got to take a “big swing” around these parts, right? And no, I’m not talking about Cam Johnson, a fine basketball player who elected to re-sign with the Brooklyn Nets. The forward is a solid defender and good shooter and won’t come close to moving the needle on his own.