Compared to the last two offseasons, Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings don’t have many restricted free agents (RFAs) to sign. In fact, Yzerman only has eight RFAs on his plate this summer. And not all will be getting new contracts. As with every offseason, supply and demand of cap space, roster spots, and
NHL Draft & Prospect Analyst for The Hockey News Tony Ferrari dives into some of the prospects that could be available for the Red Wings to select with 8th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft taking place on July 7th & 8th
Vegas favors Sergei Fedorov as next coach of Detroit Red Wings – Freep Yzerman runs a tight-lipped program, and he hasn’t made any comments on his coaching search since May 2. At that time, he said he was wide-open to candidates, including European ones. No European has been hired as an NHL head coach since
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Helene St. James, Free Press Red Wings beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: We just past the 25th anniversary of the Detroit Red Wings’ first Stanley Cup victory in 42 years. So the guys bring in Wings writer Helene St. James
Detroit — The Red Wings are likely going to be searching for a goaltender to tandem with Alex Nedeljkovic. Sebastian Cossa, the Wings’ second first-round pick last summer, 15th overall — after the Wings moved up from 23rd in a trade with Dallas — continues to get closer to the NHL. But it’s still going
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
The Detroit Red Wings will have a wide variety of top-end prospects available to them in this year’s draft as they look to pick one of their next franchise centerpieces at eighth overall. The 2022 NHL Draft is considered by many to be on the weaker side with a lack of a sure-fire superstar at
A Vegas oddsmaker has a Hall of Fame Stanley Cup champion as the front-runner to be the next coach of the Detroit Red Wings. BetOnline had Sergei Fedorov at 7/2 odds Wednesday, ahead of NHL coaching veterans Peter DeBoer (4/1), Bruce Cassidy (9/2) and Barry Trotz (6/1), among others. Sportsbetting.ag also released odds and likewise favored Fedorov
Armstrong provides answers to offseason questions – NHL What was your evaluation of Nick Leddy, who you acquired from the Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline? Armstrong: I thought he played very well for us. We understand what the salary cap is going to be, it’s locked in stone now. It’s just massaging it
The Detroit Red Wings had a problem scoring the puck this year. We can argue about that, but at the end of the day, the Red Wings were unable to win games because they were unable to score the puck. t’s time to change that. The Red Wings are heading into the off-season in a
The Detroit Red Wings have had a lot of incredible goaltenders throughout franchise history, and some stood out more than others in terms of their play, but also how their setups looked out on the ice. The Hockey Writers’ Red Wings team joined forces to highlight their favorite goaltenders, as well as what made them
It has been over month since the Detroit Red Wings announced that they were moving on from head coach Jeff Blashill on the first day of their offseason. Since that day, speculation has run rampant about who the Red Wings could and should target as their next head coach. Everyone from household names like John
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
Kris Draper, Nicklas Lidstrom, Larry Murphy & Mike Vernon talk through their memories from the 1997 Stanley Cup Final 25 years ago.
An experienced NHL coach who used to coach in the Detroit Red Wings’ system has emerged as a possible coaching candidate: Bruce Cassidy, who was fired by the Boston Bruins Monday. Cassidy coached the Grand Rapids Griffins from 2000-2002, just squeezing in a few months after an affiliation with the Wings was announced in January 2002. Cassidy,
Red Wings Wrap-Up: Raymond bursts onto scene in 2021-22 – NHL “Even from Day 1, whether he was playing in Grand Rapids or he was playing on our team, it didn’t really matter to him,” Larkin said on Oct. 26. “He wanted to play in North America. He wanted to play pro hockey. I think
The Detroit Red Wings chose to not renew head coach, Jeff Blashill’s contract. But, as of June 6th, 2022, the Red Wings just got handed a ‘bean’, can they turn it into a ‘beanstalk’? The Detroit Red Wings are coming off a horendous season this past year. Finishing in the bottom half of the league,
When the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup 25 years ago this month, their journey took them through the Colorado Avalanche. The Wings and Avs were the fiercest of competitors, rivals in superstar power who rose to glory in the late 90s and into the aughts. Now the Colorado Avalanche are back in the
Exactly 25 years have passed since the Red Wings ended a Stanley Cup drought that lasted more than four decades.
[embedded content] Detroit — The noise inside Joe Louis Arena. That’s the one memory that still resonates first and foremost when thinking back to that night, 25 years ago, on June 7, 1997, and the ear-splitting reaction to Steve Yzerman getting the Stanley Cup from commissioner Gary Bettman. Or, wait, the moment the game ended, and