On May 8, the future will change for two NHL teams. That is the night of the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery, the annual process of determining the order of the first 16 picks in the upcoming draft. Teams that have been rebuilding for a while now know what is at stake that night, and fans
Before Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings make any offseason moves, it’s important to take a step back and examine the organization’s depth. Doing so will illuminate strengths and weaknesses from a positional standpoint. We know the Red Wings need to score more. But how can they do that? Are there internal options on
Carley Johnston sits down with Detroit Red Wings forward, Matt Luff, in an all-new episode of Coffee with Carley, presented by Tim Hortons!
What a performance from former Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi in his playoff debut. In the 10 years since he was drafted by the Wings, Bertuzzi only played in the postseason at lower levels. But the Boston Bruins’ decision to offer a sweet deal for him at this year’s trade deadline proved worth it:
The Detroit Red Wings organization has to be truly happy with Amadeus Lombardi‘s progression during the 2022-23 season. He may not have been with the Red Wings or the Grand Rapids Griffins, but the performance that he put together in the Ontario Hockey League (IOHL) was downright fantastic. The former Detroit Red Wings fourth-round pick
The Detroit Red Wings drafted Jared McIsaac in the second round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, using the 36th overall draft choice to grab him. He was one of the Red Wings’ top prospects at one point, being given a ton of praise for his potential at the NHL level. However, the Detroit Red
Detroit Red Wings captain, Dylan Larkin, hushed his critics this past season by posting a career year offensively. Larkin, 26, posted career-bests across the board offensively this past season and was far and away the Detroit Red Wings’ top forward, and overall player, for that matter. This past season, Larkin tied a career-high 32 goals,
Steve Yzerman pulled a fast one last summer, using some of his draft capital to strengthen the Detroit Red Wings in net. Goaltenders are an especially valuable commodity, and in spending a third-round pick to acquire Ville Husso from the St. Louis Blues, Yzerman avoided getting into a bidding war five days before Husso would
The Detroit Red Wings had a laundry list of issues when Steve Yzerman arrived, but there was nothing more glaring than the backend. The Detroit Red Wings were in dire need of an overhaul on their backend, which included the defense and the goaltending from Detroit to Grand Rapids. And while the process isn’t complete,
Connor Hellebuyck has laid his cards out on the table. After the Jets were eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights in five games, and frankly embarrassed by their performance in an elimination game, the Jets’ starting goaltender seemed to hint that either the team build itself into a contender or he’s gone. When asked about
The Detroit Red Wings are hoping that their team can keep making strides moving forward and be a competitor. There were glimpses of a competing team in 2022-23; the Red Wings just need to see their competitive window open up. One of the Detroit Red Wings players that the team has to be thinking can
Detroit — Give Jake Walman all the credit. Walman was still recovering from offseason shoulder surgery when the Red Wings began this season, and the way the defense was constructed, there sure didn’t seem like much of a chance for Walman to skate himself into ample playing time. There were a lot of veterans ahead
The Detroit Red Wings have a decision to make regarding forward Pius Suter in the coming months; it doesn’t seem nearly as apparent as it once did. Suter, 26, is a pending unrestricted free agent this summer and, for the better part of the 2022-23 season, seemed like a player that would be looking for
The contract was the biggest one handed out by general manager Steve Yzerman his four offseasons as Detroit Red Wings general manager, and with that came significant expectations. Expectations that, one year later, are leading Andrew Copp into the offseason with a mission: “To prove that I’m a top-six player.” Those were Copp’s words in