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For the past several years, Detroit Red Wings fans have looked forward to the trade deadline as the most important and exciting part of the season. The trade deadline has previously served as an opportunity to bolster the organization’s draft pick war chest and prospect pipeline with a postseason berth out of the picture. But

The beautiful thing about going to college as an NHL prospect is that players who go this route develop off the ice just as much as they do on it. Just like their classmates, they learn what it means to be away from family for an extended period of time. While coaches undoubtedly try to

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

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, Patrick Brown, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Dallas Stars are running out of time when it comes to making a decision on both Joe Pavelski and John Klingberg. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers head out on a difficult road trip against the Eastern Conference’s three best teams. How they play will dictate what they do at the

Like the results of an important test or a response from a prospective employer, this is the news hockey fans across “Hockeytown” have been waiting for: Jeff Blashill says Red Wings F Jakub Vrana will start “controlled contact” practices, didn’t want to put timeline on availability to play. Forward Jakub Vrana has missed all of

The daily “NHL Recap” column is your go-to for the top quotes from every game in the NHL. Listen to THW contributors talk hockey every weekday on The Hockey Writers Podcast, available on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts. In this edition of NHL Recap, these are the top quotes from players and coaches following all games played on

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

On the latest edition of the NHL Stat Corner the Buffalo Sabres put up some big numbers on Super Bowl Sunday, while Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs continue to roll. The Edmonton Oilers win in dominating fashion over the San Jose Sharks with a milestone shutout by their goaltender. We wrap up with

The daily “NHL Talk” column is your go-to for the top quotes from every game in the NHL. Listen to THW contributors talk hockey every weekday on The Hockey Writers Podcast, available on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts. In this edition of NHL Talk, these are the top quotes from players and coaches following all games played on

The latest edition of the NHL Stat Corner looks at the Calgary Flames getting back to shutting teams out while the New York Islanders had themselves an outburst a couple of games ago. Then we look at the continued success of the Colorado Avalanche at home and a couple of Winnipeg Jets accomplishing milestones as

When all is said and done and the dust settles, we may look back on the Detroit Red Wings’ 2017 draft class and be amazed at how things worked out. After selecting forward Michael Rasmussen with the ninth overall pick, the Red Wings followed it up by going a bit off the board with their

The daily “NHL Soundbites” column is your go-to for the top quotes from every postgame press conference in the NHL. Also, listen to THW contributors talk hockey every weekday on The Hockey Writers Podcast, available on iHeartRadioand wherever you listen to podcasts. In this edition of NHL Soundbites, these are the top quotes from players and coaches following all

Boston versus Montreal is one of the greatest rivalries in all professional sports, and both cities had big moments on this date in National Hockey League history. Also, we saw a lot of goals scored in a very short period of time, and a handful of goaltenders had memorable nights. It’s time for our daily