As a rebuilding club, the Detroit Red Wings prioritize more than just wins and standings points. They also emphasize player development as an important—if not the most important—benchmark for a season. When he took over as coach of the Red Wings, Derek Lalonde was asked to improve team defense. He did that. But what about
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This past season proved to be challenging at times for starting goaltender Ville Husso. Part of the reason for Husso’s inconsistencies down the stretch was due to the overall workload that comes with being a primary goaltender at the NHL level. Husso, 27, made 56 starts for the Detroit Red Wings in 2022-23, by far
The Detroit Red Wings opted to send down Simon Edvinsson after his nine games in the NHL. He spent most of his season in the AHL after coming to North America from Sweden. He did a good job and eventually earned his call-up. Edvinsson would put on the Detroit Red Wings uniform for nine games before
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there’s talk about who stays and who goes this offseason for the Vancouver Canucks. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres have a tough decision to make when it comes to their goaltending for next season. Finally, who is likely to stay and who might be leaving the Detroit Red Wings this summer?
The Detroit Red Wings have gone through their exit interviews, and the off-season is more than underway. One of the things that Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde spoke about was the 2022-23 season that Lucas Raymond pieced together. In his second season wearing a Detroit Red Wings sweater, Raymond saw a bit of a
The Detroit Red Wings desperately need to find some consistent secondary scoring this offseason; I know it sounds like a broken record, but it’s true. In fact, Detroit really needs to find a top-tier scorer this summer to compliment captain Dylan Larkin who is coming off a career year, but that will likely need to
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. Explore everything hockey with THW’s Hockeypedia pages. In this latest episode of the series, we will
Despite another finish outside of the playoff picture, the Detroit Red Wings saw many improvements in just as many different areas. The Red Wings defended better as a team, both of their special teams experienced a higher rate of success, and they hung around the playoff conversation into March. With continued improvement, it’s not hard
The Detroit Red Wings are building something, which means filling out their lineup with players who will help them as they continue to move toward a higher level of competition. Some of the players they have started to work into their lineup night in and night out are going to help that. Jonatan Berggren made
Playing hockey this time of year is ideal, but playing hockey in the World Championship this time is not the objective. The Detroit Red Wings certainly wish they were playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Still, after failing to participate in the postseason for the seventh straight season, some Detroit Red Wings players will head
It may be early for the Detroit Red Wings faithful to start thinking about how things will shake out for their 2023-24 roster, but fans need to remember that they will get a healthy Michael Rasmussen back. The Detroit Red Wings may not be too fixated on what their lineup and forward core will look
Detroit Red Wings fans have high hopes for Sebastian Cossa. The 15th overall 2021 Draft pick has a big frame (6-foot-6, 209 pounds) to go along with great athleticism. He was selected ahead of Swedish goaltender Jesper Wallstedt, who ended up being selected by the Minnesota Wild five picks later. As with any first-round draft
James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports This seems to be the common summer theme regarding the Detroit Red Wings. Detroit must add a top-tier goal scorer over the offseason to complement captain Dylan Larkin and the current supporting cast. Larkin, 26, lead the Detroit Red Wings with 32 goals and 79 points this past season, but the
The 2023 NHL Draft Lottery odds have been announced, and the Detroit Red Wings officially know where they stand in the hunt for the golden ticket to select Connor Bedard. As things stand, it seems that the first overall pick in this summer’s draft has been decided and has been for quite some time. The