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The Detroit Red Wings need help at center. Captain Dylan Larkin has cemented himself as a quality top-line center who would be an elite second-line center if the Red Wings found someone who could slot in above him. Therein lies the problem, since the Red Wings have been unable to find another top-six center, with

On Thursday, shockwaves went through the collegiate sports world as both USC and UCLA were accepted into the Big Ten Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The move will be in full effect by 2024, but the implications are massive as two historic programs are not only leaving the Pac-12 Conference but will

Who will the Detroit Red Wings select with the eighth-overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft? We’ll find out for sure on Thursday. But in the meantime, Devin Little and I are here to make the case for our guys – Matthew Savoie and Brad Lambert, respectively.  Let’s set the stage. We’ll assume that the

Perhaps the answer was right in front of us all along. “I find it difficult to hire people that you don’t really know,” Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman told the media in regards to who he might hire as the successor to former head coach Jeff Blashill. He elaborated further by mentioning that

The anticipation is finally over! On June 30, 2022, the Detroit Red Wings announced that Derek Lalonde would be filling the head coaching vacancy. UPDATE: Detroit #RedWings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the team has named Derek Lalonde the 28th head coach in franchise history. 📝: https://t.co/prZ9xpvGLj https://t.co/y8RQzxn98G This

The Red Wings’ hiring of Derek Lalonde as head coach brings back memories of 1986 when Detroit was also looking for a coach to help restore a proud franchise. The current version of the Red Wings has some eerily similar characteristics to that group in 1986, with both groups featuring talented young players but also

Now that it’s officially the offseason, it’s imperative that the Detroit Red Wings pursue a trade or two.  It should be noted that this is counter to a point Steve Yzerman made in his end-of-year press conference – that trades are unlikely. That’s okay. I interpreted that as “it’s hard to predict if reasonable trades

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Kings went all-in on Kevin Fiala. Where does this leave them in terms of their offseason plans and the speed at which they plan to try and compete? Meanwhile, there are updates coming out of Detroit, both in terms of coaching updates and contracts. The

Unless your team is picking first or second in a given draft, you can never know for sure who will be on the board when it’s your team’s turn to make a selection. Draft rankings will give you a good idea of the order players will come off the board, but you never know when

After a very successful season in which they reached the Western Conference Final for the first time in 16 years, Edmonton Oilers fans are eager for even more in 2022-23. While similar success is certainly possible given the talent they possess in players like Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, they could run into some problems

Now that the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the Colorado Avalanche (congratulations to Darren Helm, and Darren Helm only), the NHL offseason has officially begun. With the 2022 NHL Draft just around the corner, followed quickly by Free Agency, I thought I would make a few predictions as to how the Detroit Red Wings

The key to a successful rebuild is to find players throughout the draft, not just in the first round. That is how the Tampa Bay Lightning were built: Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Anthony Cirelli (among others) were all selected outside of the first round. If a team only hits on their first

My journey as a sports writer has been a whirlwind, to say the least. In late September, I walked into Prudential Center for the first time as a member of the media and in January I became part of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Before we get to my ballot, I want to thank Mark

Welcome to our first Detroit Red Wings prospect rankings of the 2022 offseason, where I will be ranking the very best young players in the Red Wings’ system. This ranking article is intentionally being released just a few weeks before the NHL Draft on July 7 and 8, where the Red Wings will look to add

The chatter around the Detroit Red Wings almost exclusively pertains to one of two topics: the team’s vacant head coach position, and newly-crowned Calder Trophy winner Moritz Seider. So let’s catch up with all that chatter and see what else is happening regarding the team from Motown. Trotz, Quinn Confirmed to Interview with Red Wings

Just two seasons ago, Filip Hronek was the Red Wings’ leading defenseman and point producer with two goals and 24 assists in 56 games played. This feat was impressive for a young player learning the NHL game, even though there wasn’t much talent to compete with on the roster at that time. Detroit continues to

If there’s one thing this year’s playoffs has taught us, it’s that you need a good blend of players that can “play big” as well as players that can play a skill-based game. If you can find a player that combines both, like New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider for example, you’ve got a player

After finishing the 2021-22 season with a 32-40-10 record, the Detroit Red Wings will pick eighth in the 2022 NHL Draft. And while they once again missed out on the top pick in the draft, the Red Wings still have the opportunity to select an impact player at No. 8. Related: Red Wings 2022 Draft

The last team that won three consecutive Stanley Cups was the New York Islanders from 1981-83, and they even added one more in 1984. The Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins (both had two attempts), and Detroit Red Wings until this season, were the only franchises since the Islanders to win back-to-back championships and have a chance

With just over a month left until the 2022 NHL Draft, all eyes are on the top prospects and speculating where they will end up. The Red Wings have an open sea of possibilities for their 2022 eighth-overall draft pick and one candidate that could fit the bill is 18-year-old Simon Nemec.  Detroit Red Wings