NHL’s ‘national’ schedule is killing passionate division rivalries – Larry Brooks It is instead a feature of the NHL schedule and a league that has made it its business to devalue rivalries in favor of a more universal schedule that has become a significant factor in the wavering passion and diluted intensity across the league’s
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(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) This was a tough week for the Detroit Red Wings, with two losses and a win. Finishing the week with a 4-2-2 record is a solid start to the season. There were a lot of challenges to overcome as injuries to the forward lines are mounting, and Rasmussen served the
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman is known for his patience, but patience does not mean passivity. His offseason makeover proved that he is ready to be more active in building this team into a playoff contender. Whether it’s for the future or for more immediate help, it’s not hard to imagine Yzerman making
Before the start of the 2022-23 season, I noted that Adam Erne was one of the Detroit Red Wings’ biggest bounce-back candidates. So far, he’s well on his way to doing so, as he already has two goals and five points in eight games. Keep in mind, Erne had just 19 points to go along
Red Wings register ‘best win to date’ with team effort – MLive “Really happy, really proud of the guys,” Lalonde said. “This was just a quality win, considering who we have out of the lineup, coming off two games in which we were on the bad end of some scores. Just to come out and
Well, this could be a…WILD ONE. Coming off a pair of rough performances against New Jersey and Boston, the Red Wings take on a Minnesota Wild team that has had some extremely high-scoring games this year. The Wild come into this game as the fifth-highest-scoring team in the NHL. However, they have the fourth-highest goals-against
3 hours ago Stupid Stat of the Day for October 29, 2022; Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota Wild. Stupid Stat of the Day: The Red Wings’ winning percentage is an even .500 in home games against teams from Minnesota played on the 29th of any month.https://t.co/gW5JyJvaN3 pic.twitter.com/Y4qsCrPngU — DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockey96) October 29, 2022
Updates Ville Husso will start tonight in net. This is the first time straying away from the rotation. #LGRW — Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) October 29, 2022 Jordan Oesterle will be in the lineup tonight for the first time this season. #LGRW — Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) October 29, 2022 This is from the Minnesota Wild PR
Time: 7:00pm ET Place: Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI TV: BSDET, BSN Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket Wild Blog: Hockey Wilderness After a first couple weeks to the season, Detroit has had a rough week this week. Back to back drubbings at the hands of the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins has shown
Dylan Larkin took a maintenance day today. Still dealing with a little nagging upper body injury, but is expected to be available tomorrow. #LGRW — Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) October 28, 2022 Derek Lalonde talked a lot today about how much better the 5v5 play was last night compared to Tuesday’s loss to New Jersey. Turnovers
Steve Yzerman spent all 22 of his NHL seasons with the Detroit Red Wing, leading the team to three Stanley Cups and multiple personal awards. Yzerman ranks seventh all-time in the NHL in points (1,755) and second all-time in Red Wings franchise history behind only Gordie Howe. Yzerman was drafted fourth overall by the Red
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced on Friday that Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen would be suspended for two games after high-sticking Boston Bruins forward David Krejci on Thursday night. Rasmussen caught Krejci high along the side of the head with his stick after finishing his check. Krejci was forced to leave the
So I’ll lead with the news from the league The good news about being a fansite is that I don’t have to pretend to have any compunction about thinking this is pure horseshit driven by the relative difference in star power between Michael Rasmussen, David Krejci, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Kyle Burroughs. In case you need
Welcome back to Red Wings Weekly! In this weekly column, we like to 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