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Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Social media is rarely a place for calm discussion. But when it comes to hockey, it can escalate real quick. With the Red Wings again enduring a losing season, there’s plenty of discussion about why forward Michael Rasmussen and defenseman Dennis Cholowski are not in the NHL? Both were taxi

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Amazing as it would seem, the NHL is mostly done with a quarter of its season already. Since the regular season is only 56 games long because of the pandemic, it becomes a little more understandable. And many teams haven’t quite reached that 14-game quarter-pole because of having games canceled

Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News In a season where the losses are already mounting this one was a heartbreaker for the Detroit Red Wings. One that stings a bit more than the rest have. Nashville’s Dante Fabbro scored with one minute left in regulation time, sending the Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings.

Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News The NHL Entry Draft is scheduled for July 23-24, but it’s beginning to look uncertain. With the majority of junior hockey leagues around the world either paused, or not playing at all, there is significant push from general managers and scouting directors to push the draft back a year. And you

Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News For the past three seasons, Jon Merrill went to the Stanley Cup Finals and had two other playoff runs while playing with the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. Winning became part of the culture quickly in the Vegas organization. The Grand Blanc native signed with the Wings last summer as an unrestricted

Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Scoring goals has been a frequent Red Wings problem, and Tuesday in Florida it resurfaced. The Wings didn’t get enough going offensively against the Panthers took advantage with a 2-1 victory, salvaging a split in the two-game series. Filip Zadina scored his first goal of the season for the Wings’ lone

Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Scoring goals has been a frequent Red Wings problem, and Tuesday in Florida it resurfaced. The Wings didn’t get enough going offensively against the Panthers took advantage with a 2-1 victory, salvaging a split in the two-game series. Filip Zadina scored his first goal of the season for the Wings’ lone

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Anthony Mantha returned to the Red Wings’ lineup Tuesday night against Florida — but, maybe, only, because someone else was hurt. Coach Jeff Blashill wasn’t saying earlier in the day, but Mantha was in the Wings’ projected lineup. Still, clearly, Blashill will be expecting a certain level of performance out

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Will Anthony Mantha return to the Red Wings’ lineup Tuesday night against Florida? Coach Jeff Blashill wasn’t saying earlier in the day, but clearly Blashill will be expecting a certain level of performance out of Mantha when Mantha does get back into the lineup. And it wouldn’t be surprising if

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Just by watching, you can see a notable difference on the ice. The Red Wings have looked like a different team from Wednesday’s no-show against Tampa Bay, where the Wings were so poor on a variety of levels. In the last two games, particularly Sunday’s win over the Florida

The Detroit News Windsor, Colo. — Ralph Backstrom, a six-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens, college coach and founder of a minor-league team, died Sunday. He was 83. The Colorado Eagles announced the death of Backstrom, who founded the minor-league franchise located in northern Colorado, in 2002. He served as the Eagles’ team

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Anthony Mantha had begun to score goals, but obviously wasn’t doing a lot of the other things that coach Jeff Blashill demands. That was obvious Sunday, as Blashill took the bold step of making Mantha a healthy scratch in Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Florida. After a poor start to this season,

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Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Wings’ Givani Smith on his Gordie Howe hat trick: ‘I’m not sure what it is’ Red Wings forward Givani Smith had a Gordie Howe hat trick with a goal, an assist and a fight in 4-1 win vs. Florida. The Detroit News The chicken tenders

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News The chicken tenders and variety of party snacks tasted a little better for Red Wings fans. Marc Staal and Givani Smith, not usual offensive producers, and Robby Fabbri and Vladislav Namestnikov (empty net) had goals and goaltender Thomas Greiss stopped 36 shots Sunday as the Wings defeated Florida 4-1 in

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Bobby Ryan knows and understands what it takes to get into professional sports, achieve a level of success, and stay in the game for a number of years. The veteran Red Wings forward has had an admirable career in the NHL, and in his 14th season, has had a

The Detroit Red Wings’ top farm team returned to the ice for the first time in 331 days on Friday night. The Grand Rapids Griffins dropped a 3-1 decision against the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League opener for both teams at the Triphahn Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Top draft pick Michael Rasmussen

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Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News There was no question the Red Wings were much better Friday in Tampa. Much more competitive, respectable and the way the Wings want to play on a nightly basis. But, they still lost. This time, 3-1 to the defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning. BOX SCORE: Lightning 3, Red Wings 1

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News There was no question the Red Wings were much better Friday in Tampa. Much more competitive, respectable and the way the Wings want to play on a nightly basis. But, they still lost. This time, 3-1 to the defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning. BOX SCORE: Lightning 3, Red Wings 1