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
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It’s official. The Red Wings have their new bench boss. Derek Lalonde is no stranger to the franchise, or GM Steve Yzerman. Before Lalonde was an assistant coach in Tampa, he was the head coach of the Toledo Walleye — the ECHL team entrusted with some of the Red Wings player development. Lalonde is lauded
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
I like him! Well now his jersey can finally go to the rafters in front of a sold-out crowd of 5,000 people. Tampa Bay Lightning working with Ryan McDonagh to find trade fit – Sportsnet McDonagh has four seasons remaining on a cap hit of $6.75M, with a full no-trade clause. So he controls his
The Detroit Red Wings announced on Thursday evening that Derek Lalonde will be the team’s next head coach. 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 pic.twitter.com/y8RQzxn98G — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 30,
“I’m thrilled to be named head coach of the Red Wings,” said Lalonde. “I’d like to thank Chris Ilitch and the entire Ilitch family, as well as Steve Yzerman and the Red Wings management team for entrusting me with the opportunity to lead this historic franchise. I’m ready to get to work with our group.
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NHL. Each week we ask questions of the most plugged-in Detroit Red Wings fans and fans across the country. If you’re not familiar with how this works, we’ll ask question for Red Wings fans and collect the answers to present later with a pretty
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
The Detroit Red Wings announced most of their exhibition schedule for the 2022 preseason on Thursday. 89 days away! 📰 » https://t.co/BgvCzg3irn pic.twitter.com/xikwpPE7eD — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 30, 2022 They will play their traditional eight-game slate against a set of familiar teams. The Red Wings will both host and visit the Chicago Blackhawks,
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
The Kevin Fiala trade was the spark that started the fire. After the Minnesota Wild traded the RFA rights to Kevin Fiala to the Los Angeles Kings, the trade market became all the more perplexing. What’s to be done if a player like Matthew Tkachuk wants out? How does a salary cap-strapped team like the
Red Wings Sundqvist: Yzerman “Kind of Terrifying” – DetHockeyNow “I was still nervous talking to him at the end of the season (during exit interviews),” Sundqvist said. “I was super scared. It’s kind of nerve wracking. People are scared when he walks in. But I think that’s how a GM should be. “He has very
The Detroit Red Wings roster, although young, could really turn the corner this off-season. The Detroit Red Wings roster will look quite different come next season. There are 11 players that are currently without a contract heading into free agency. Some of those names are: Filip Zadina, Mitchell Stephens, Danny DeKeyser, Marc Staal, Jake Walman
It’s always a fun day when resident TSN draft expert Bob McKenzie puts out his draft rankings. They’re usually close to the industry consensus on players, which means that what you see may very well be what you get when draft day rolls around. There were a few things that caught the eye of fans,