Detroit — Once learning of the Red Wings’ interest in him, signing with the Wings was an easy decision for new defenseman Ben Chiarot. This wasn’t a case of returning home, but close to home. There are plenty of relatives across the bridge in Windsor. Chiarot grew up in Hamilton, Ontario and currently is living in
[embedded content] The extra ten days makes a world of difference. “Breakfast Sandwich” Wysh had a number of these on his timeline but none so funny as the Coyotes sporting the ad of a company that sponsored the arena they just got kicked out of. In the meantime I’m just riding down this slippery slope
The Detroit Red Wings busy off-season could’ve taken away a job or two from a deserving prospect. But can one sneak through? The Detroit Red Wings just went out in free agency and made a plethora of moves as they look to take a step forward in their rebuild. However, they didn’t really make any
The Detroit Red Wings have had quite the offseason, improving their team’s future in the draft with the addition of prospects like Marco Kasper, Dmitri Buchelnikov, and Dylan James. However, they also significantly improved the present of the team with the extensive moves they made in free agency, adding difference makers at all positions with
The NHL is a business first and a professional sport second. Hockey players train their entire lives to make it to the best league in the world and work even harder to stay. Everyone dreams of hoisting the Stanley Cup at some point in their career, while others play their entire careers with one organization
The 2022-23 season is poised to be something of a turning point for the Detroit Red Wings. Since Steve Yzerman took over as general manager (GM) back in the Spring of 2019, the team has languished at the bottom of the standings. This has allowed them to build up one of the NHL’s top prospect
In another solid move by Steve Yzerman, the Detroit Red Wings picked up left wing David Perron in free agency this summer; what can we expect from him? Steve Yzerman wasted no time signing free agent forward David Perron to a two-year contract this offseason, addressing the team’s lack of scoring depth. The team already
The Detroit Red Wings have had a big offseason but still have over $8 million of cap space with all of their restricted free agents (RFA) signed. Therefore, general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman is in a position to add to his roster with ease. He should therefore consider making a late-summer move to help strengthen
Somewhere out there is a person upset that Larkin is throwing the ball at the Wings’ logo and I’m glad I haven’t seen them yet. X-Factors For Most Teams Entering The 2022-23 NHL Season The Red Wings gave up a league-high 4.33 goals-per-game from February 24 on and made a couple of additions to help
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has a difficult decision to make in the coming weeks, and perhaps months; re-sign or trade forward Tyler Bertuzzi? The NHL isn’t like the NFL, where an organization can use the franchise tag to maintain a player if negotiations stall. If the Detroit Red Wings fail to come
Former Detroit Red Wings forward Evgeny Svechnikov is getting another opportunity to stick at the NHL level. This time it’s with the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks signed former Red Wings forward Svechnikov to a one-year, two-way deal worth $750,000. That money decreases to $350,000 if he is assigned to the Sharks AHL affiliate San
JohnnySoze shared this last night but I wanted to feature it. Kasper is #24 in the clip. Watch how well he forechecks on this play to prevent the opposition from breaking out behind him while also leaving himself the path to the net-front. Hey I know that guy. 2022 NHL free agency: Which players are
It’s finally here. The Detroit Red Wings prospects tournament kicks off in just a couple of weeks on September 15th. Detroit’s first game will be on September 16th. The five-team event will also include top prospects from Toronto, Columbus, St. Louis, and Dallas. Following that, the Red Wings training camp begins on September 22nd. The
The Detroit Red Wings have several players who are heading into the final year of their contracts. As a result, we may see the Red Wings have a fairly different roster during the 2023-24 season. Of the nine players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents (UFA) next summer, these three most likely will not stick
NHL offseason grades: Rebuilding Red Wings get aggressive; Blackhawks decide to bottom out – USA Today Detroit Red Wings: A- They were aggressive, with forwards Andrew Copp and David Perron, plus goalie Ville Husso their best pickups. They appeared to overpay for defenseman Ben Chiarot (four years, $19 million) after a down season. New coach
Out of all of the Detroit Red Wings prospects competing at the 2022 World Junior Championship (WJC) this August, one stood out above the rest. Wearing red, white, and blue to represent the United States, Carter Mazur was easily one of the best players in the tournament. Although his team was eliminated earlier than anticipated,
The Detroit Red Wings have had an extremely eventful summer, but general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman still has a good amount of cap space to work with. As a result, he will be in a position where he could make more additions to his roster before the start of the 2022-23 campaign. When looking at
Detroit Red Wings star defenseman Moritz Seider is ranked as the league’s eleventh best defender on NHL Network’s latest list. Seider, 21, is coming off an impressive rookie campaign and is already being recognized as one of the NHL’s top defenders. Seider won the Calder Trophy, awarded to the league’s top rookie for his stellar
According to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, the New York Rangers are actively looking to trade “frustrated” defenseman Nils Lundkvist: The Rangers are engaged in an accelerated effort to trade Nils Lundkvist after being notified that the 22-year-old Swedish defenseman is unlikely to report to camp in the absence of a deal, The
Hopefully, a new deal can serve as a fresh start for Detroit Red Wings forward Filip Zadina. The Detroit Red Wings used the no. 6 overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Level Draft on the 22-year-old forward but haven’t gotten the return they expected on their investment. If you recall, Zadina had been widely