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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

And just like that, general manager Steve Yzerman put a period on his third trade deadline as the man in charge of rebuilding the Detroit Red Wings. It wasn’t as wild as last year’s deadline; in total, the Red Wings made three deals, two of which came on deadline day. They dealt away three pending

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 and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off

The St. Louis Blues acquired defenseman Nick Leddy, as well as Luke Witkowski, from the Detroit Red Wings ahead of the 2022 Trade Deadline. In return, the Red Wings received forward Oskar Sundqvist, defenseman Jake Walman and a 2023 second round pick. UPDATE: The Detroit #RedWings today acquired defenseman Jake Walman, center Oskar Sundqvist, and

It wasn’t that long ago that winger Taro Hirose had just joined the Detroit Red Wings following a successful collegiate career with the Michigan State Spartans. The Winnipeg-native had interest from other teams as an undrafted free agent, but chose to stay in Michigan. “It’s a little crazy that I could be playing in the

In this edition of NHL Talk, here are the top storylines with quotes from players, coaches, managers, and more. Listen to The Hockey Writers Podcast on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts, every weekday (Monday to Friday), for THW contributors discussing the hottest topics around the NHL and hockey world. Click here to follow The Hockey Writers Podcast on your favourite audio

The 2022 Trade Deadline is fast approaching and the Edmonton Oilers are looking around the league at possible trade partners and players that could fit their needs. Of the teams they are supposedly linked to, they should stay away from a deal with one of the league’s best general managers in Steve Yzerman of the

The NHL’s Trade Deadline is set for March 21 as the Pittsburgh Penguins are still trying to upgrade their forward group. Meanwhile, the Detroit Red Wings have made it known they’re open for business. Two teams heading in opposite directions with the Penguins gearing up for what could be another Stanley Cup playoff run, while

Welcome back to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the 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, feel

The Detroit Red Wings enter the week before the trade deadline with a variety of options available to them as the deadline approaches. Their playoff chances are all but gone, but that doesn’t mean their trade deadline strategy is as cut and dry as other teams that are locks to miss the playoffs. While they

Despite their recent struggles, this could be the last year the Detroit Red Wings are sellers at the trade deadline. A return to the postseason is on the horizon, with 2022-23 being a realistic possibility. But in the meantime, which Red Wings might be traded in the near future? Let’s take a look at three

When you talk about the best prospect pools in the NHL, at some point in the conversation the Los Angeles Kings and the Detroit Red Wings will both come up. Both teams have a deep pool of prospects, and while the Kings managed to win the second overall selection in the 2020 draft, both teams

Welcome back to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the 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, feel

The Detroit Red Wings made a move to bolster their defensive depth on Sunday, claiming defenseman Olli Juolevi off of waivers. Drafted fifth overall in 2016, the Finnish defenseman was originally drafted by the Vancouver Canucks, and spent this season with the Florida Panthers. In 33 career games in the NHL, he has just three

The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets are getting closer to full health, with some regulars expected back this week. St. Louis brought up two players from the minors to give their fourth line a jolt, and two veteran defensemen were put on waivers. Let’s take a look at all the latest roster and

Both players placed on waivers on Saturday were claimed, one ending up on the team he started the season with. The Arizona Coyotes signed another forward to a contract extension, and we finally got an update on Josh Archibald’s status after he missed all of last season. Check out all the roster and lineup news

On the latest edition of NHL Stats News, we look at the stars once again shining for the Pittsburgh Penguins, a historic night with a couple of overtime hat tricks, and more goals and points by the scoring leaders of the Edmonton Oilers. Then we go to the Minnesota Wild and some impressive feats, more

The latest edition of NHL Stats News where I give you all the latest stats and milestones from around the NHL over the past couple of days. We start with the crazy game the Winnipeg Jets won against the Montreal Canadiens, then to the rookies dominating for the Detroit Red Wings, and more streaks from

Welcome back to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the 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, feel

In this edition of NHL Talk, these are the top storylines with quotes from players, coaches, managers, and more. Listen to The Hockey Writers Podcast on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts, every weekday (Monday to Friday), for THW contributors discussing the hottest topics around the NHL and hockey world. Click here to follow The Hockey Writers Podcast on your favourite audio