With the news that Jeff Blashill will not be returning behind the bench for the Detroit Red Wings next season, general manager Steve Yzerman has already kicked off the offseason with a focus on bringing change to “Hockeytown”. Naturally, the leads to a level of uncertainty as Yzerman and fans ponder what this team might
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: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
We’ve already established that the Detroit Red Wings plateaued during the 2021-22 campaign after starting out strong. The lack of noteworthy improvement ultimately cost Jeff Blashill his job. But what about individual players? Which Red Wings improved year-over-year? Let’s dive into the data to find out. Methodology Before getting to the good stuff, here’s a
2022 NHL Draft Lottery: What to Know as a Red Wings Fan – WIIM The NHL Draft Lottery will take place at 6:30 pm on ESPN and ESPN+ in the US as well as on the Sportsnet family of networks in Canada. Make sure to come with no expectations as to not feel disappointed when
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: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
Detroit — Steve Yzerman was running a little late for his season-ending Zoom news conference, so he apologized. “Didn’t want to keep everyone waiting,” he said last week. “I appreciate your patience with me.” Ah, the phrase of the times in Detroit sports. Fans are waiting. Patience is appreciated, but tested. The Red Wings just finished
Detroit — The Red Wings haven’t had much luck in the draft lottery, but they’ll get another chance on Tuesday. The NHL Draft Lottery, which hasn’t been kind to the Wings in recent years, takes place at the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey (6:30 p.m./ESPN, ESPN+). By virtue of their 32-40-10 (74 points)
If Steve Yzerman wants an experienced voice behind the Detroit Red Wings‘ bench, Barry Trotz just became a leading candidate. In a surprise move from the New York Islanders, 10 days after the end of the season, general manager Lou Lamoriello fired Trotz with one year left on his contract on Monday. “It would be
With the Detroit Red Wings missing the playoffs this season, Red Wings fans will have to sit through another postseason without their favourite team. Watching the playoffs without any kind of emotional investment is not the same, but you would be hard-pressed to find a hockey fan who fully supports the practice of bandwagon jumping.
Detroit — There’s potentially a new candidate in the Red Wings’ search for a head coach. And it’s a pretty big, somewhat unexpected, name. Coach Barry Trotz was relieved of his duties Monday morning by the New York Islanders, suddenly becoming one of the bigger available names out there as far as head-coaching candidates. Trortz,
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Tony Wolak, Devin Little, Patrick Brown, Kyle Knopp and Delaney Rimer are the muckers who make up
Ten Potential UFA Forwards Who Could Interest GM Steve Yzerman – DetHockeyNow As a rebuilding team, the Red Wings aren’t going to be chasing after older stars like Patrice Bergeron, Evgeni Malkin and Claude Giroux. But the Red Wings need help at center, and they wouldn’t mind another scorer. “So much uncertainty, and then we