One of the greatest goal-scorers in the history of the National Hockey League laced up his skates one final time on this date. Plus, Jan. 9 was a big night for memorable shutouts, and we had plenty of moments from the early years of the league. Let’s take our daily trip back through the years
Having Alex Nedeljkovic in the minors seems to be just what he needed to boost his confidence — but it’s a different story for another veteran. Nedeljkovic was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins for conditioning on Jan. 4, having gone almost a month since his last start with the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and
The Detroit Red Wings played the long game with Jonatan Berggren. It’s been quite some time since he was drafted back in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The former second-rounder from Sweden took his time to get to Detroit. Surely, no one is complaining. The Detroit Red Wings chose to let the 22-year-old winger take
Detroit — Alex Nedeljkovic wanted to get some work in, needed to get work in, and the Grand Rapids Griffins schedule supplied him with that opportunity. The Red Wings goaltender only played two games in the last month, and had been supplanted as Ville Husso’s back up by Magnus Hellberg. So when general manager Steve
With veteran reinforcements on the near horizon, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman trimmed a rookie from the roster. The Wings on Sunday assigned Elmer Söderblom to the Grand Rapids Griffins, his second stint this season with the AHL affiliate. He was a healthy scratch Friday, indicating that although Derek Lalonde said last week
Berggren making strong case to stay with Red Wings – Detroit News Whatever line Berggren has been on, he’s produced offense. “Now we’re just going to ask him for consistency in it,” Lalonde said. “We’re seeing it now and hopefully he can keep building on it.” Lalonde’s job is to do the thing where you
General manager Steve Yzerman solved one roster crunch with a bold move, but Jakub Vrana’s expendability may only be the beginning. That is the subject of this Detroit Red Wings mailbag, with reader Michael S. writing to ask, “What are the Wings going to do when the others come back?” In 10 days or so,
The Detroit Red Wings have been shuffling their roster around over the past week. Partially due to the return of players from Injured Reserve (IR) and the management of goalies with three on the roster. This meant someone had to go down to the Grand Rapids Griffins’ AHL roster. The Detroit Red Wings opted to
The losses are beginning to pile up for the Red Wings. Maybe a little frustration, also, for a team that seems to play well enough just to lose these days. Toronto sent the Wings (16-15-7) to their third consecutive loss Saturday, 4-1. It was the Wings’ fourth loss in five games, and they only have
We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after his Red Wings on Saturday drop their third straight, 4-1 in Toronto. #LGRW
Wings vs. Leafs on a Saturday night. What could go wrong? Toronto gets a power play within the first minute as William Nylander takes a dive trying to fight off Moritz Seider in the Wings’ zone. The Leaf’s PP puts on great pressure for the first minute, but Dylan Larkin and Filip Hronek work to
Their third game in four nights yielded no better result than their first two. The Detroit Red Wings‘ losing streak grew to three as they fell, 4-1, to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena. The Wings have lost nine straight against the Leafs, all in regulation. Unlike the previous two games this
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