Detroit — The Red Wings have been active Saturday in unrestricted free agency, attempting to fill stated holes. The Wings signed goaltenders James Reimer, to a one-year contract worth $1.5 million, and Alex Lyon to a two-year contract worth $1.8 million ($900,000 salary cap hit). The Wings then signed defenseman Justin Holl to a three-year
Detroit — The Red Wings have gotten their first player in free agency. The Wings signed goaltender James Reimer to a one-year contract worth $1.5 million, his representation confirmed. Reimer, 35, was 12-21-8 with a 3.48 goals-against average and .890 save percentage in 43 games with San Jose. Reimer was a fourth-round pick of Toronto
With NHL free agency opening in less than an hour, I’m having a hard time looking at the available players, the holes in the Red Wings’ lineup, and seeing a clear path for the team. Detroit needs one or two more defensemen (depending on whether they want to count on any rookies making the roster
58 mins ago The Detroit Red Wings re-signed pending unrestricted free agent forward Matt Luff to a one year, two-way deal this morning. UPDATE: The #RedWings today re-signed forward Matt Luff to a one-year, two-way contract. pic.twitter.com/3fY0UPQtDw — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023 The deal is reportedly worth $775,000 at the NHL level
Ahead of last year’s free agency, Steve Yzerman said he had a “beautiful list” of targets for the Detroit Red Wings. Asked what adjective he would use this year, Yzerman smiled. “We have a list this year, yeah,” he said Thursday after wrapping up the second day of the NHL draft. Free agency begins Saturday
The Detroit Red Wings entered the 2023 NHL Draft with 10 picks, including five through the first two rounds. There was much chatter heading into the draft about how Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman would use those picks. Would the Red Wings use one or more of their early picks to add talent to
All the sights and sounds of the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville, where the Red Wings selected 11 new prospects. Nate Danielson (Rd 1, Pick 9) Axel Sandin Pellikka (Rd 1, Pick 17) Trey Augustine (Rd 2, Pick 41) Andrew Gibson (Rd 2, Pick 42) Brady Cleveland (Rd 2, Pick 47) Noah Dower-Nilsson (Rd 3,
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Tyler Bertuzzi will be testing free agency. Meanwhile, is William Nylander asking for more than the Toronto Maple Leafs are willing to pay? Did the Detroit Red Wings want Klim Kostin and take Kailer Yamamoto to get him? Finally, the Winnipeg Jets are planning to buy out Blake Wheeler’s contract.
Detroit — The Red Wings have to get better in a variety of spots to become the competitive team they want to be. General manager Steve Yzerman has an opportunity Saturday to upgrade the roster, and he will do so carefully and judiciously. NHL unrestricted free agency begins at noon Saturday, but with a free
One day after the Edmonton Oilers executed a trade with the Detroit Red Wings to send Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin over in exchange for future considerations, Detroit bought Yamamoto out of the final year of his contract. That contract had one year remaining at a $3.1 million annual average value, and he would have
A day after acquiring him from the Edmonton Oilers along with forward Klim Kostin, the Detroit Red Wings waived forward Kailer Yamamoto for the purposes of a buyout. Kailer Yamamoto will be bought out by the Red Wings. Detroit strongly considered keeping him but couldn’t make moves to make it work. Given tight cap, Yamamoto
Detroit — You wonder if Kailer Yamamoto even got a Red Wings jersey. Acquired by the Wings Thursday from Edmonton along with Klim Kostin for future considerations, Yamamoto has been bought out by the team and will become an unrestricted free agent. NHL free agency begins Saturday at noon. The key piece in Thursday’s trade,
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week, Tony Wolak, Devin Little and Matthew Zator are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and
Steve Yzerman hinted Kailer Yamamoto would not be long for the Detroit Red Wings, and executed that plan a day after acquiring the former first-round pick. Yamamoto was placed on waivers Friday for the purpose of buying out the 24-year-old forward, whose contract runs through next season at a $3.1 million salary cap hit. Yzerman