WASHINGTON — It wasn’t a decision Derek Lalonde made easily, but it was where the Detroit Red Wings landed. In order to get Jakub Vrana into the lineup for the first time in four months, another forward had to come out for Tuesday’s game against the Washington Capitals. It was Filip Zadina who got the
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Washington, D.C. — Jakub Vrana is back in the Red Wings lineup. Vrana will replace Filip Zadina in the Wings’ lineup Tuesday against Washington — the team that shipped Vrana to the Red Wings for Anthony Mantha at the April 2021 trade deadline. This will be Vrana’s first game back in Washington since the trade
Detroit — Simon Edvinsson knows he wasn’t good enough during training camp in September to make the Red Wings. In Edvinsson’s estimation, it’s simple. “If I had (had) a real good training camp, I would be up there right now,” Edvinsson told The Detroit News. True enough. Edvinsson wasn’t quite good enough, not game to
WASHINGTON — Derek Lalonde suspects his players would like to hear him bring up a certain topic, but Lalonde prefers to let the Detroit Red Wings speak for themselves. “The guys, this is what they have battled for, this is what they wanted — important games late in the season,” Lalonde said Monday. “I’m excited
Ted Kulfan previews the Red Wings’ final game of a successful five-game road trip in Washington and Sweden’s top NHL prospect Leo Carlsson is the interview guest. Detroit heads into Tuesday’s wild-card showdown at Capital One Arena three points behind the Penguins and Islanders for the final playoff position and one point behind the Capitals,
Washington, D.C. – Sure enough, Jakub Vrana had never been in the visitor’s locker room at Capital One Arena before Monday’s Red Wings’ practice. Vrana played the first five seasons of his career in Washington and never ventured down the hallway. “Never,” said Vrana after Monday’s practice. “This is the first time. I’ve never been
Former Detroit Red Wings forward Mathias Brome knows how difficult it is to score goals in the NHL. A highly-touted free agent from Sweden signed by general manager Steve Yzerman for $925,000 in 2020, Brome hit the crossbar in his first game, scored only once in 26 games, was demoted to the taxi squad during
WASHINGTON — Jakub Vrana’s first NHL game in four months appears likely to come against his former team. Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said after Monday’s practice that “we would like to get him in,” Tuesday when the Wings face a crucial test at the Washington Capitals. “We are stuck on who to take
On to the next stop: West Coast to East Coast, with a brief stop to refuel. The Detroit Red Wings are eying Tuesday’s contest against the Capitals in Washington with a great deal of anticipation, and not just because it marks the end of a what has been a long and geographically demanding trip. The
We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after the Red Wings’ winning streak ends at five. #LGRW
We hear from Tyler Bertuzzi after a milestone night for him in a 4-2 Red Wings loss in Seattle. #LGRW
SEATTLE — Half an hour after his teammates had departed, Jakub Vrana was still on the ice, still skating, still shooting pucks. Once again, he was, as his coach termed it, “the 13th forward” for the Detroit Red Wings. It is an unusual situation for a forward as skilled as Vrana to be in, but
At this point, Jordan Eberle has to wonder what his career might have looked like if he played the Detroit Red Wings more often. The Seattle Kraken forward on Saturday night continued his reign of dominance against Detroit, adding two goals to his career ledger as the Wings had a five-game losing streak stopped with
Detroit — It’s not often that a handful of games will change the trajectory of a team’s future, but it appears a five-game winning streak for the Detroit Red Wings has done just that. According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, the Wings’ recent run has lessened their desire to move veteran winger and impending free