Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Red Wings showed for a second straight night that they are an improved team, building momentum off another fine outing by one of their goaltenders and contributions from newcomers. They had to make do without Tyler Bertuzzi for most of Saturday’s game against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center in Newark, New

Is this how it happens? Is this how Hockeytown gets its groove back? Is this how it all starts, with a red-carpet runway leading players into Little Caesars Arena on a promising path to a brighter future? It’s impossible to tell after Game 1 of 82. But if the Detroit Red Wings’ spirited and improved

Elmer Söderblom came away from his Detroit Red Wings debut with a memory for a lifetime, made all the more special because he could share it with his parents. The Detroit Red Wings’ big man — Söderblom is 7 feet tall on skates — scored the winning goal in the Wings’ season opener — at home, against

The hard work the Detroit Red Wings put in over the past four weeks showed as they opened the 2022-23 season. Hosting their Original Six rival Montreal Canadiens Friday at Little Caesars Arena, the Wings played an up-tempo, in-your-face style that bodes well for their success. The new guys impressed — especially the biggest one

Free Press sports writers make their predictions for the Detroit Red Wings’ 2022-23 season. Jeff Seidel Best-case scenario: The Red Wings stay healthy and competitive, the newcomers jell, Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider get even better, new coach Derek Lalonde pushes all the right buttons, Dominik Kubalik heats up, Jakub Vrana fills the net — everything

Dylan Larkin has heard it from Detroit Red Wings fans for months: This looks like it will be a fun season. General manager Steve Yzerman executed quite the offseason makeover, bringing in new players at every position, and a new head coach. With that has come a sense of optimism, and eagerness for the season

New Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde made it official after four straight practices: Elmer Söderblom will make his debut Friday when the Wings open their season against the Montreal Canadiens – and Filip Zadina and Pius Suter will be watching. “It was a tough decision,” Lalonde said Thursday. “Went back and forth. We expect

Free Press sports writer Helene St. James breaks down the Detroit Red Wings‘ 2022-23 roster for Friday’s opening night against the Montreal Canadiens: F Tyler Bertuzzi Age: 27. Salary cap hit: $4,750,000. 2021-22 stats: 30 goals, 32 assists in 68 games. Food he’d eat every day if no consequences: Bacon. D Ben Chiarot Age: 31.

The 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings look and sound like a competitive team that will be fun to watch emerge from a rebuild. Steve Yzerman has done as a general manager what he was part of early in his playing career: Rebuild the franchise through the NHL draft, forging a core that will be the driving

Steve Yzerman often watches Detroit Red Wings practices from the family room overlooking the facility inside Little Caesars Arena, but sometimes he sits where the press sits. Whatever his point of observation, Yzerman’s input is invaluable to Derek Lalonde, the man tasked by Yzerman to coach the Wings towards a more competitive future. “It’s experience,”

Elmer Söderblom said his parents are hoping to arrive this week from Sweden, in time to see him play. It’s still not entirely clear whether that will be in Detroit or Grand Rapids. With the luxury of not starting the season until Friday, and with two spare forwards, the Red Wings coaching staff is evaluating

Derek Lalonde emphatically put Monday afternoon’s roster finalization in its place. “Everyone makes such a big deal on this day of who made the team,” the first-year head coach of the Detroit Red Wings said. “I don’t understand, I’ve never understood, the black-and-white ‘making the team.’ ” It is a big deal for the bean

Monday was a busy day across the NHL, with 23-man rosters due by 5 p.m. The paperwork has to be in the day before the league opens the season, and while the Detroit Red Wings don’t open till Friday, there are two games Tuesday. The Wings got to 23 by assigning multiple players, including Givani

Jake Walman needed a new number to wear, because the No. 8 he briefly wore last season with the Detroit Red Wings had been given to a newcomer. He liked his birth year, so he googled “Red Wings” and “96” to see what that would look like. The results came up with page after page