Welcome back to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the Detroit Red Wings’ most-recent week of play, identify any players and/or trends that stood out, and then look ahead and find out what the next week may have in store for the team from Hockeytown. As always,
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They’re making it too easy now. And that’s the hard part for Jeff Blashill when it comes to his future as the Red Wings’ head coach. Yet even if it feels like he’s fighting a losing battle on multiple fronts now, with another embarrassing defeat on everyone’s mind and a fanbase itching for something different
The Detroit Red Wings’ next game will be one of their most telling of the season. They host the New York Rangers on Wednesday, and while their opponent needs points for playoff positioning, the Wings need pride. They’re coming off an 11-2 loss that, they hope, will be the low point of a stretch that forced
The Red Wings recalled goaltender Victor Brattstrom from the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins under emergency conditions. Brattstrom is expected to back up starting goalie Alex Nedeljkovic for Wednesday’s game against the Rangers at Little Caesars Anena. Thomas Greiss practiced Tuesday but isn’t yet available for game action, and Calvin Pickard is recovering after
They’re making it too easy now. And that’s the hard part for Jeff Blashill when it comes to his future as the Red Wings’ head coach. Yet even if it feels like he’s fighting a losing battle on multiple fronts now, with another embarrassing defeat on everyone’s mind and a fanbase itching for something different
Detroit — Alex Nedeljkovic’s season has in some ways mirrored the Red Wings’ season. For the first half, Nedeljkovic looked much like the Calder Trophy (rookie of the year) finalist he was in Carolina last season, and was among the big reasons the Red Wings hung around the playoff wild-card chase. But it’s been a much
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, is there a disconnect between the coach of the Detroit Red Wings and the players? How much rope does Jeff Blashill have before the Detroit Red Wings want to move on? Meanwhile, forward Artturi Lehkonen will finally be joining the Colorado Avalanche and the Vancouver Canucks are considering giving J.T.
The best thing that can be said about the Detroit Red Wings at this point is that at least in another month, it will be over. Their mastery since mid-February of reaching new nadirs has undermined the progress shown in the first half of the season and rendered the April 29 finale a beacon of merciful closure.
Manalapan, Fla. — Former Red Wing Sheldon Kennedy never envisioned a moment like this two decades ago. Kim Davis didn’t see it coming as recently as 2018. The pair led a discussion Monday with the NHL’s 32 general managers at their annual meeting – their first in-person gathering since March 2020 because of the pandemic –
If there’s one stat to takeaway from the Detroit Red Wings’ recent shellacking at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s this one: The Penguins are the first team to score 11 goals in a single game in the salary cap era. First team since Washington in 2003. The salary cap era began in the
Detroit — There was no head coaching change, no matter what social media demanded. The roster didn’t undergo massive changes — not that it could, given the trade deadline has passed — as social media wanted to happen. Sunday’s 11-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, as embarrassing and humbling as it was, brought out much consternation among Wings
Pittsburgh — There are only 16 games left for the Red Wings this season. Only 16 more, and this recent stretch of ugly, dispiriting hockey is going to be done. For most of Sunday, fans must have hoped those 16 games would speed by in fast-forward. The Wings were outclassed, broken and beaten by the Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh — There are only 16 games left for the Red Wings this season. Only 16 more, and this recent stretch of ugly, dispiriting hockey is going to be done. For most of Sunday, fans must have hoped those 16 games would speed by in fast-forward. The Wings were outclassed, broken and beaten by the Pittsburgh
Will Graves | Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin had his 15th career hat trick and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the reeling Detroit Red Wings 11-2 on Sunday night. Sidney Crosby, Kasperi Kapanen, Jeff Carter, Teddy Blueger, Danton Heinen, Brian Boyle and recently acquired Rickard Rakell also scored for the Penguins, who
Pittsburgh — The present was the big news topic when general manager Steve Yzerman talked after last Monday’s trade deadline, but the future was also discussed and relevant. Mainly, because of the rapid development of two prime Red Wings prospects, defenseman Simon Edvinsson and forward Elmer Soderblom. Yzerman has been pleased with the development of both
Royal Oak — There was a time when Claude Lemieux was widely considered the most-hated man in hockey, and whenever he visited Detroit in the mid-1990s, somehow, the hostility felt even worse. There were death threats and police escorts to and from Joe Louis Arena; the Colorado Avalanche wouldn’t even give him a hotel roommate
Detroit — Sometimes games can be decided to the simplest level, and Saturday’s Red Wings game was one of those afternoons. Tampa defeated the Red Wings 2-1 in overtime on the strength of scoring two power-play goals. The Wings, on the other hand, didn’t score with the man advantage while having five attempts in the
One point isn’t much of a measuring balm for the Detroit Red Wings, not from their point of view in the standings. The Wings have taken a tumble since they spoke of “April in the D” in mid-February, when they were in the conversation for a wild card spot. Now they’re trying to salvage what’s
When top-seeded Michigan hockey faces No. 2-seed Quinnipiac in the NCAA tournament’s Allentown regional final, there’ll be a face familiar to fans in the state rooting for their foe. The winner of Sunday’s game (6:30 p.m., ESPNU) advances to the Frozen Four, slated for April 7-9 in Boston. Manon Rhéaume, the first woman to play
Detroit — There were no brawls Saturday on the 25th anniversary of the greatest hockey brawl, but Red Wings fans still got some entertainment. Just not a victory. Brayden Point’s goal at 2 minutes 32 seconds of overtime gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over the Red Wings. BOX SCORE: Lightning 2, Red Wings 1 (OT)