Despite plenty of noise in recent months surrounding potential acquisitions in Jakob Chychrun and Erik Karlsson, it felt less and less likely that the Edmonton Oilers were going to do anything as the trade deadline inched closer and closer. Fans were growing very frustrated, as this felt like a year to really make a push
Kanata, Ontario — What do you do now if you’re Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman? The Wings appeared squarely in a race for a wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference heading into Ottawa, and with a definite chance to build that momentum. Two convincing losses later, capped by an ugly 6-1 loss Tuesday,
The Edmonton Oilers made what many believed was their big move ahead of this season’s NHL Trade Deadline when they added Mattias Ekholm to their blue line. GM Ken Holland paid a heavy price to add what feels like the perfect fit for their defense, sending Tyson Barrie, Reid Shaefer, a first and another pick
The Detroit Red Wings got their teeth kicked in a bit by the Senators in their back-to-back matchups in Ottawa. They lost big in the opener of the two games and then got pummeled in the second go-round. This could cause a drastic switch-up in the Detroit Red Wings trade deadline plans. Now, as little
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The Detroit Red Wings got pummeled by the Ottawa Senators in each of the last two nights resulting in no points from the back-to-back match-ups between the two teams. The Red Wings, who, about 72 hours ago and even less, were viewed as ready to make a playoff push, are trending downward. It might be
Kanata, Ontario − The Red Wings will want to forget about this little series in Ottawa. The Wings’ chase for the playoffs hit a roadblock in Canada’s capital city, with the Senators completing a sweep of the two-game, back-to-back series Tuesday 6-1. The Wings (28-24-8, 64 points) dropped their third consecutive game and failed to
Mickey Redmond says, for the last 48 hours, the Red Wings defense surprisingly disappeared. #LGRW
Coach Derek Lalonde calls out the Red Wings’ special teams after a 6-1 loss in Ottawa on Tuesday. #LGRW
We hear from David Perron after his Red Wings get routed by the Senators for the second straight night. #LGRW
Call the game what it is — a low point for the Detroit Red Wings this season. Wings fans had hope for about 30 seconds in this game and then it all unraveled rapidly and put them back in a place they were hoping to never see again. (hope is not a strategy) Detroit is
If that was the Detroit Red Wings’ version of playoff hockey, it doesn’t bode well for their wild-card chase. They were beaten up two straight nights by the Ottawa Senators., losing 6-1 Tuesday at Canadian Tire Centre after losing by a four-goal margin 24 hours earlier. The Wings came into the mini-series full of hope
The Detroit Red Wings were pummeled for the second time in two nights by the Ottawa Senators. The term must-win is often overused, but Tuesday night in Ottawa felt like a must-win situation for the Detroit Red Wings. With Friday’s trade deadline looming, Detroit needed to prove to their general manager they deserve to be
The Boston Bruins made a big splash last week when they acquired Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway from the Washington Capitals. However, with the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline still a few days away (March 3), we should not rule out the possibility of them making another notable move. The Bruins were heavily linked to Ivan