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Pius Suter’s outlook changed quickly from disappointment to opportunism. Rejected by one NHL team, free agency came as a balm, and a boon. The Detroit Red Wings sought scoring help, and Suter fit general manager Steve Yzerman’s plan: A young, skilled player who could be had on a short-term deal. If Suter pans out, great;

UPDATES: Read more on moves involving Pius Suter, Sam Gagner, Luke Glendening, Jordan Oesterle and Marc Staal. The Detroit Red Wings will start spending this offseason! Or maybe next, after Steve Yzerman’s rebuild has another year to mature. (The Wings’ general manager didn’t give a timeline for the “Yzerplan” when asked last month.) [ How Steve Yzerman boosted Red Wings by bringing

The Detroit Red Wings added a trusted veteran and a promising late bloomer to their lineup on the opening day of free agency. Forward Sam Gagner’s one-year extension clocked in before the NHL’s so-called “silly season” began, continuing a relationship that began at the 2019-20 trade deadline. After his acquisition from Edmonton, he became a

The Detroit Red Wings will start spending this offseason! Or maybe next, after Steve Yzerman’s rebuild has another year to mature. (The Wings’ general manager didn’t give a timeline for the “Yzerplan” when asked last month.) Whatever the Wings decide during the 2021 NHL free agency period, fans can bookmark this page to get live updates on the moves

In mid-July, Jordan Oesterle’s guests at his wedding included his former teammate at Western Michigan University, Danny DeKeyser. Now they’re teammates again — with the Detroit Red Wings. General manager Steve Yzerman made Oesterle’s dream of playing for his hometown team come true Wednesday, signing the left-shot defenseman to a two-year contract. Oesterle almost didn’t

The Detroit Red Wings will start spending this offseason! Or maybe next, after Steve Yzerman’s rebuild has another year to mature. (The Wings’ general manager didn’t give a timeline for the “Yzerplan” when asked last month.) Whatever the Wings decide during the 2021 NHL free agency period, fans can bookmark this page to get live updates on the moves

A decadelong relationship between the Detroit Red Wings and Luke Glendening has come to an end, as the grinder has signed with the Dallas Stars. The deal makes sense from the Stars’ point of view: General manager Jim Nill was with the Wings when Glendening came into the organization in 2012-13. Nill left in 2013

Sam Gagner fits what general manager Steve Yzerman is trying to accomplish with the Detroit Red Wings. Gagner is a skilled veteran; a former first-round pick who does things right. He brings a right-shot dimension to the offense and the mentality of a mentor to the young players. It’s why the relationship has been extended for

All the positives about staying with the Detroit Red Wings persuaded Marc Staal to change his mind about exploring free agency. Instead, he’s looking for a house to rent in the metro area, and looking forward to meeting Moritz Seider. Staal, 34, agreed over the weekend to a one-year extension, building on the relationship that

The relationship that began with such promise and humor in 2015 is over. The Detroit Red Wings decided not to tend an offer to forward Evgeny Svechnikov by Monday’s deadline to qualify restricted free agents, his agent, Todd Diamond confirmed to the Free Press. It is not a surprising development, given general manager Steve Yzerman

The highlights from the Detroit Red Wings’ 2021 draft: Having a kid from Detroit tee up the first pick, making the best of the first pick after the top-rated centers were off the board and, finally, adding a potential franchise goaltender to the farm system. Whether any of the eight prospects the Wings selected over the

The Detroit Red Wings‘ defense corps for the coming season projects to be a nice blend of veteran savvy and young skill. The team re-signed Marc Staal for one year, $2 million Sunday, extending the relationship begun last October when general manager Steve Yzerman traded for Staal in a deal that included the New York Rangers

In doing something he’s loathe to do, Steve Yzerman strengthened the Detroit Red Wings for the present and the future. He came out of the 2021 NHL draft with eight prospects, four fewer than he could have had. It was Yzerman’s third draft since being named general manager of the Wings, and he used it

The first obstacle to Shai Buium’s path to the NHL draft  was his mom. Buium doesn’t remember exactly why his mother, Miri objected when his six-year-old self asked if he could play after watching a cousin play hockey in their hometown of San Diego.  Nonetheless he persevered until she relented, and the payoff has been huge.

Ah, the second day of the NHL draft. The day when players with names like Cameron Whynot and Conner Roulette get picked. Hey, if the Vancouver Canucks drafted Troy Gamble 36 years ago, why couldn’t the Calgary Flames draft Whynot in the second round Saturday, or the Dallas Stars spin the wheel on Roulette in the

The Detroit Red Wings started the week with nearly a dozen draft picks to use in the weekend’s 2021 NHL draft. But by Saturday, thanks to general manager Steve Yzerman’s multiple trades before and during the draft, they ended up with eight prospects joining the organization. Here’s a quick look at the Wings’ Class of

The Detroit Red Wings enter Day 2 of the virtual 2021 NHL draft with six picks after using some of them to pad the rebuild for the present and the future. Rounds 2-7 began Saturday at 11 a.m. Heading into the day, the Wings held picks at No. 38, 70, 102, 128, 134 and 166, though with

The Detroit Red Wings enter Day 2 of the virtual 2021 NHL draft with six picks after using some of them to pad the rebuild for the present and the future. Rounds 2-7 began Saturday at 11 a.m. Heading into the day, the Wings held picks at No. 38, 70, 102, 128, 134 and 166, though with

For the second time in three drafts, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman went for a big, skilled defenseman with his first pick. Simon Edvinsson checked the box for best prospect available Friday when the Wings made their selection at No. 6, after defensemen Owen Power and Luke Hughes and centers Matty Beniers, Mason

Sebastian Cossa’s swagger matches his size. The Detroit Red Wings made the 6-feet-6, 210-pound Canadian the first goaltender taken in the 2021 draft, moving up to No. 15 to select the gregarious giant. Cossa was general manager Steve Yzerman’s solution to the gaping absence in the franchise’s farm system at that position, and one that