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Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News The NHL knew conducting this season amid a pandemic would be a challenge. With approximately 20 percent of the schedule completed, it’s proving to be a difficult test. Colorado and Minnesota have been the latest teams to be hit hard by COVID-19, having seasons essentially grounded temporarily. Buffalo and

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News The Red Wings are getting one more piece that’s been missing into the lineup Friday, and it potentially could be an important one. Filip Zadina, who has been on the COVID-19 protocol list and missed seven games, practiced Thursday and is expected to be in Friday’s lineup against Tampa Bay. Make

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — Justin Abdelkader is continuing his hockey career, but not in the NHL. Abdelkader has signed with Switzerland’s EV Zug team, as the former Red Wings and Michigan State star attempts to revive his career in Europe. Abdelkader, 33, was bought out of his seven-year contract by the Wings

The Detroit News Red Wings beat reporter Ted Kulfan takes a look at the struggling Red Wings, who are winless in seven games after Wednesday’s 5-1 loss against the Lightning. Detroit native and Florida Panthers broadcaster Doug Plagens is the guest on this week’s podcast. Here’s the highlights from episode 45 of OctoPulse: ►2:20: Red Wings second-oldest

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News It only seems like the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Red Wings all the time. Then again, in Tampa, yes the Lightning have been beating the Wings for a long, long time. Wednesday was the latest, as the Stanley Cup champions soundly defeated the Wings 5-1. “We’re not happy

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News It only seems like the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Red Wings all the time. Then again, in Tampa, yes the Lightning have been beating the Wings for a long, long time. Wednesday was the latest, as the Stanley Cup champions soundly defeated the Wings 5-1. It was, staggeringly,

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Dennis Cholowski and Michael Rasmussen have had opportunities with the Detroit Red Wings. They simply haven’t been able to turn those opportunities into full-time spots in the lineup, establish themselves as NHL regulars. Both will continue to wait for their next opportunity in the NHL, as both former first-round draft

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — They’re about to embark on the longest road trip of the season, but at least the Red Wings will not be as shorthanded as they’ve been. They’ll head out on a six-game, 11-day trip with five players who’ve been on the COVID-19 protocol list gradually filtering into the lineup.

Mark Falkner   | The Detroit News He calls himself “one of those ’90s kids,” who learned the game of hockey by watching the four-time Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings from 1997-2008. Born in 1985 in Detroit and raised in Trenton, Doug Plagens turned his Red Wings’ fandom into a play-by-play position with the Florida

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The road that is the NHL regular season isn’t long this year, but the Red Wings have already hit their first caution point. They haven’t won in six games, they’re last in the Central Division and they now embark on a difficult six-game, 11-day road schedule through Tampa, Florida

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings aren’t scoring power-play goals, but other teams are. And Sunday, the Florida Panthers took advantage of their ability on the man advantage — and the Wings’ lack thereof — to defeat the Wings 3-2. Florida completed the weekend sweep of the quick, back-to-back series

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings aren’t scoring power-play goals, but other teams are. And Sunday, the Florida Panthers took advantage of their ability on the man advantage — and the Wings’ lack thereof — to defeat the Wings 3-2. Florida completed the weekend sweep of the quick, back-to-back series

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings’ losing ways continue. They earned a point Saturday, but didn’t get the two they badly wanted and needed, as the Florida Panthers defeated the Wings in overtime, 3-2, at Little Caesars Arena. Rookie Aleksi Heponiemi, playing in his first NHL game, tipped in a

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Coach Jeff Blashill’s Saturday news conference Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill previews tonight’s game against the Panthers after Saturday morning’s gameday skate. The Detroit News Detroit — One of the negative aspects about last season for the Red Wings was the inability to stop losing streaks.

Mark Falkner   | The Detroit News They were as different as two teams could be, separated by 20 years. In 2000, the “Bad News Bears” of hockey, a patchwork group of high school hockey players in East Lansing won a regional tile coached by future Stanley Cup champion Jon Cooper, who went on to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — It’s getting to be a particular sore point, a prime reason the Red Wings aren’t winning games or earning points in the standings. Thursday’s 7-3 loss in Dallas was the latest, and costliest, example. Say hello to the power play. It’s been a source of frustration for the Red

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings’ first road trip of the season didn’t go well. They ended the four-game trip winless Thursday, losing 7-3 in Dallas. The Wings only gained one point on the trip, losing in overtime Tuesday against the Stars. BOX SCORE: Stars 7, Red Wings 3 Considering the

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings’ first road trip of the season didn’t go well. They ended the four-game trip winless Thursday, losing 7-3 in Dallas. The Wings only gained one point on the trip, losing in overtime Tuesday against the Stars. BOX SCORE: Stars 7, Red Wings 3 Valtteri Filppula,

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Jimmy Howard made the expected official Thursday and announced his retirement. For his Red Wings teammates, and coach Jeff Blashill, it was the official end to one of the team’s most competitive players over a successful 14-year career. “Really competitive, and a big-time winner,” Blashill said after Thursday’s morning skate

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News The Red Wings didn’t play a exciting, wide open, offensive-minded game Tuesday in Dallas by any stretch. If anything, it was a defensive-minded game by the Wings and Dallas Stars both, with the Stars ultimately winning 2-1 in overtime. It probably wasn’t the most exciting hockey game fans watched recently,