Detroit — The Colorado Avalanche, Auston Matthews and Cale Makar grabbed most of the NHL headlines last season. They might again this season. They’re that good. But, as usual, there’s going to be plenty of competition around them in a league that is becoming known for its parity. Colorado denied Tampa a third consecutive Stanley
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Elmer Söderblom said his parents are hoping to arrive this week from Sweden, in time to see him play. It’s still not entirely clear whether that will be in Detroit or Grand Rapids. With the luxury of not starting the season until Friday, and with two spare forwards, the Red Wings coaching staff is evaluating
Detroit — Red Wings fans who were excited to hear about Elmer Soderblom and Joe Veleno making the opening-night 23-man roster before Monday’s deadline, brace yourselves. Soderblom and Veleno might be in Grand Rapids before you know it. After Tuesday’s practice, coach Derek Lalonde talked about how the coaching staff continues to evaluate the lineup
Derek Lalonde emphatically put Monday afternoon’s roster finalization in its place. “Everyone makes such a big deal on this day of who made the team,” the first-year head coach of the Detroit Red Wings said. “I don’t understand, I’ve never understood, the black-and-white ‘making the team.’ ” It is a big deal for the bean
Detroit — The Red Wings have decided to keep forwards Elmer Soderblom and Joe Veleno. The two young players appeared to be facing somewhat long odds at the start of training camp, but both had impressive performances during the exhibition season which forced management’s and the coaching staff’s thinking. The Red Wings assigned forwards Givani
Monday was a busy day across the NHL, with 23-man rosters due by 5 p.m. The paperwork has to be in the day before the league opens the season, and while the Detroit Red Wings don’t open till Friday, there are two games Tuesday. The Wings got to 23 by assigning multiple players, including Givani
Jake Walman needed a new number to wear, because the No. 8 he briefly wore last season with the Detroit Red Wings had been given to a newcomer. He liked his birth year, so he googled “Red Wings” and “96” to see what that would look like. The results came up with page after page
Having needed the bodies, the Detroit Red Wings took care of some business Sunday and reduced their roster — including assigning Simon Edvinsson to the minors. The Wings went 3-5 in preseason games, and got plenty of looks at young hopefuls. They were able to utilize two of them to get a look at a lineup
Detroit — The Red Wings are opening the regular season on Friday at Little Caesars Arena against Montreal. By 5 p.m. Monday, the Wings need to settle on the 23-man roster that’ll face the Canadiens. They took a major step toward settling on that roster Sunday by trimming 15 players. Notably, forward Jonatan Berggren and
Derek Lalonde laughed when asked if he knew where he would have Simon Edvinsson playing when the Detroit Red Wings begin their season. It will, ultimately, be up to general manager Steve Yzerman, the man responsible for finalizing the 23-man roster due Monday. Edvinsson, Elmer Söderblom and Joe Veleno lead the brigade of bright young
Next up, the real season. The games that don’t count ended Saturday for the Red Wings, with a 5-1 loss in Toronto. Pius Suter opened the scoring with a first-period goal, set up by Adam Erne and Gustav Lindstrom. But Toronto answered with five unanswered goals, with Auston Matthews (both power play) and William Nylander
The Detroit Red Wings got through their eighth and last preseason game with a mostly minor-league lineup. It was the opposite for the home team, as the Toronto Maple Leafs fielded many of their stars Saturday at Scotiabank Arena — and those stars provided the offense that left the Wings with a 5-1 loss. The Wings’
Detroit – There isn’t much time left for the young players who are looking to impress the Red Wings management and coaching staff. Only one game left now, Saturday in Toronto. Friday’s game against the Maple Leafs — more like their minor-league team, the Marlies, given the lineup — was one of the final chances,
Digging out of a hole against a lineup heavy on AHLers isn’t an ideal way to impress the home crowd, but the Detroit Red Wings put in the work with help from a pair of young players angling for jobs. Their Friday matchup at Little Caesars Arena against the Toronto Maple Leafs was the penultimate