Detroit — If the Red Wings had simply finished the season around mid-February, being above the playoff cutline and having games in hand, and playing good hockey in many areas, coach Derek Lalonde would have been just fine with it. “We’d probably be talking about me spending my coach of the year bonus already on
Now that it’s the offseason for the Detroit Red Wings, we can turn our focus to the cornerstone of rebuilding – the draft. With five top-50 picks in the 2023 NHL Draft, the Red Wings have a fantastic opportunity to upgrade their prospect pipeline. To kick things off, we’ll conduct a two-round mock draft. No
TAMPA, FLA. — Dylan Larkin brought it up. So did Moritz Seider and Derek Lalonde. The five-game losing streak that ended the Detroit Red Wings’ season with a 35-37-10 record benefitted their draft lottery odds, but that was scant balm for the guys who had just lost, 5-0, unable to muster even a single goal.
When Jeff Blashill manned the Detroit Red Wings bench, he was given a pretty long leash by general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman. Taking charge of personnel decisions was what Red Wings fans were most excited about with the hiring of Steve Yzerman, and by that time, their patience had been running thin for the most
TAMPA, FLA. — Losing their last five games did at least help the Detroit Red Wings’ draft lottery odds. They finish the 2022-23 season with a 35-37-10 record, in 24th place. That gives the Wings a 5% chance to pick first overall in June’s draft, and 5.4% chance to pick second. Teams can not move
Mickey Redmond and Ken Daniels put a bow on the 2022-23 Red Wings season. #LGRW
Pius Suter reflects on a season that ends with five straight losses. #LGRW
We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after his Red Wings lose their season finale 5-0 to the Lightning. #LGRW
TAMPA, Fla. — This was how the Detroit Red Wings’ season ended: With a resounding message that they need help scoring. They put the 82nd game in the books on Thursday at Amalie Arena, falling 5-0 to an opponent trying to regain some mojo going into the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning ended a four-game slide
That’s it for another Red Wings hockey season. Game 82, the regular season finale, took place Thursday in Tampa Bay with the Wings falling to the Lightning 5-0. In a game befitting the regular season finale, with one team (the Wings) headed for the offseason and the other (Tampa) headed to the first-round of the
Unfortunately, this will be the final postgame article of the 2022-23 season. Although the Detroit Red Wings took us on a roller coaster ride of a season, the reality is this organization missed the playoffs for the seventh straight season. Many of us are expecting a big offseason from general manager Steve Yzerman and the
There were specific areas coach Derek Lalonde wanted to see the Red Wings improve upon during his first season with the team. For the most part, the Wings did get better in some important departments as the season came to a close Thursday in Tampa. The Wings will not be involved in the NHL playoffs
TAMPA, FLA. — Fittingly, Derek Lalonde finished his first year as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings where he earned the job. Thursday’s finale against the Tampa Bay Lightning, where Lalonde served as an assistant for four years, closed the season on what has been a rewarding and turbulent first foray into the challenge
Times weren’t always so tough in Detroit sports. It has been a decade since the city last saw a team advance in the playoffs — when the Tigers beat the A’s in the 2013 ALDS, after Justin Verlander threw eight shutout innings and struck out 10 in win-or-go-home Game 5. (No need to talk about