The Tampa Bay Lightning are heading into the offseason with limited cap space, and it could result in veteran forward Alex Killorn heading elsewhere. If the 33-year-old does hit the market, he will receive a lot of interest, as he is one of the top pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) forwards this year. With that,
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Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Offseason Trade Targets series for the Detroit Red Wings. During it, we will be looking at a handful of players from each NHL team who the Red Wings should consider pursuing this summer. In this latest edition of the series, we will be focusing on the Toronto Maple Leafs.
When the ping pong balls bounced out of favor for the Detroit Red Wings in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes, all hope for acquiring a generational talent was not necessarily lost. During this time last year, hockey scouts and analysts would speak the name of Russian superstars, Matvei Michkov in the same breath as Bedard, so
The Detroit Red Wings season is over, and the attention is on the off-season. General Manager (GM) Steve Yzerman is surely no stranger to making big off-season moves. He’s known to pull the trigger on trades and free agents, even moving up/down the draft order. The Detroit Red Wings had a big upgrade in their
The Detroit Red Wings have to be thrilled with the output of their German defender to this point in his career. Moritz Seider has done an impeccable job settling in. Even after a rough second season with the Red Wings, there’s plenty of reason to believe he is rising to stardom. Seider has not missed
Before the Detroit Red Wings 2022-23 season came to an end forward Alex Chiasson started to really get things going in terms of offense in his last-minute chance with the Red Wings. Bob Heyrman suggested that the Red Wings should consider bringing Chiasson back for 2023-24 on a contract extension. The Detroit Red Wings brought
Goaltending was one of the least consistent aspects of the Detroit Red Wings 2022-23 season. There would be stretches of three to four games of good goaltending followed by even longer stretches of average to below average. Related: Red Wings’ 3 Missing Pieces To Contend For The Stanley Cup Steve Yzerman has a decision to
It’s official, the Detroit Red Wings will select ninth overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, losing out on the draft lottery once again. The draft lottery took place last Monday night, and Detroit stayed put at ninth overall rather than falling one or two places, which many fans see as a win in itself.
The results of the NHL draft lottery are in. The Detroit Red Wings’ top pick will be ninth overall, marking their seventh-straight top-10 pick since their playoff streak ended in 2017. This will be the first time they hold the ninth pick since they drafted Michael Rasmussen at ninth overall in 2017. Explore everything hockey
The Detroit Red Wings have invested a lot of time into forward Filip Zadina. He was the team’s first-round pick from 2018, selecting the Czech forward with the sixth overall pick. Since then, there has been a lot of hope and faith in what Zadina can bring to the table. After all, the Detroit Red
There is no reason for Semyon Varlamov to re-sign with the New York Islanders this summer. He is now the clear backup to Ilya Sorokin, but the veteran still has lots to give. For the last two seasons, there’s been talk about him being traded, but nothing came of it. Instead, the Islanders kept him
Over and over again, the Detroit Red Wings have entered the draft lottery, and over and over again, they have left with no good fortune to show for it. Surely, nabbing a number 1 or 2 overall pick in any given year would help to accelerate the rebuilding process, thus pushing the Yzerplan forward. They
The Detroit Red Wings are heading into the 2023 NHL Offseason with the expectation of improving their roster. They will be looking to break their seven-year playoff drought, but for that to occur, changes will need to be made. One specific need they have is a top-four, right-shot defenseman. After trading Filip Hronek to the
The Detroit Red Wings now know where they will pick during the 2023 NHL Draft that will take place later this summer. The 2023 NHL Draft Lottery left the team with the ninth overall pick in this summer’s draft. While the Detroit Red Wings will not be getting Connor Bedard, there are still plenty of