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The Detroit Red Wings made more than a splash in free agency on Wednesday – they made waves.  In all, the organization signed eight free agents, including: C/LW Andrew Copp LD Olli Määttä LD Ben Chiarot RW David Perron LW Dominik Kubalik RD Mark Pysyk RW Matt Luff (Two-Way) C Austin Czarnik (Two-Way) What’s notable

The Detroit Red Wings have signed versatile forward Andrew Copp to a five-year contract with an average annual value of $5.625 million. Copp Heads from Big Apple to Back Home Copp was most recently a member of the New York Rangers, joining them for their Stanley Cup push. The Rangers acquired him from the Winnipeg

After being a rental with the Florida Panthers in their pursuit of a Stanley Cup in 2021-22, defenceman Ben Chiarot has decided to hitch his wagon to a rebuilding team in the Detroit Red Wings by signing a 4-year deal with a $4.75 million average annual value (AAV) cap hit. The former Montreal Canadien will

The Detroit Red Wings have signed forward David Perron to a two-year deal carrying an average annual value (AAV) of $4.75 million. During his 15-year NHL career, the 34-year-old has played for 5 different teams, he’s been traded 3 times, and he’s been selected in one expansion draft. Despite his journey across the league, this marks the

Things were not that busy among the Detroit Red Wings’ prospects in June, but we still have things to talk about. With all the hockey seasons now over, eyes will turn to the 2022-23 season and what is in store for these talented young prospects. Detroit Red Wings Prospects Report (The Hockey Writers) Here’s a

The Detroit Red Wings’ 2022 Draft class is classic Steve Yzerman. The Red Wings’ general manager has developed a reputation for inscrutability, and that was on full display on July 7 and 8. Most, if not all, of the team’s selections were considered “off-the-board” by most and has led to tons of evaluators poking holes

It’s been a busy week for the Detroit Red Wings. During the 2022 NHL Draft, the team selected Marco Kasper eighth overall to address a key organizational need, then had an interesting Day 2. Detroit also traded for Ville Husso to share the crease with Alex Nedeljkovic. But the Red Wings didn’t stop there. They

The Detroit Red Wings have a number of holes to fill this offseason. Yesterday, we took a look at some left-handed defensemen Red Wings general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman could pursue. Today, we’re looking at some centers that could make sense for Motown. Related: Red Wings 2022 Free Agency Targets: Defensemen With a center group

Now that the 2022 NHL Draft is in the rearview mirror, the Detroit Red Wings can turn their focus to the free agent market.  Looking at Detroit’s organizational depth, there are a couple key areas that Steve Yzerman can upgrade through free agency: top-six forward and left defense. With these needs in mind—and after reviewing

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman just concluded a pretty successful weekend. The team added many forward prospects in the draft, highlighted by top pick Marco Kasper, addressing the team’s biggest deficiency in their prospect pool. On top of that, Yzerman was also able to address the team’s need for a new goaltender by

What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Tony Wolak, Devin Little, Kyle Knopp, Delaney Rimer, and Logan Horn are the muckers who make up

Entering the 2022 NHL Draft, the word around the Detroit Red Wings was that they needed to come out of the first round with a center prospect they can build around heading into the future. So then maybe it was of little surprise that general manager Steve Yzerman did just that and selected a center

With the 8th pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red WIngs have selected Marco Kasper from Rogel BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) About Marco Kasper With a combination of size, skill, and skating, Marco Kasper has everything pro scouts look for in a top-end NHL Draft pick. At 6-foot-1, he

The Detroit Red Wings’ summer to-do list is rolling on. The new head coach, Derek Lalonde, has been hired. The 2022 NHL Draft, free agency, and trades will continue to improve the talent and depth of the roster as training camp draws closer. There will be plenty of competition for a diminishing number of open