Going into last night’s game, the Red Wings were coming off of a couple of days of rest after their worst loss of the season- ready to redeem themselves. Whether it was being well-rested, motivated to not lose in a blowout, or anything in between- the Red Wings played a much better game than their
Jeff Blashill won’t be fired during this season. That much was made abundantly clear when he still had his job after the Red Wings allowed 11 goals on Sunday; the most the NHL has seen any team allow in a game since “Lose Yourself” by Eminem was topping the Billboard charts. As the team continues
None of this was supposed to happen. The Detroit Red Wings weren’t supposed to be this good this season. Certainly not good enough to get everyone’s hopes up about returning to the playoffs for the first time in six years. Yet, somehow, they were. And because the Wings raised everyone’s hopes, their recent six-week skid
NHL Power Rankings: Competition for Avalanche in West; Bruins keep climbing – NBC 26. Detroit Red Wings (LW: 24). The young talent and salary cap situation makes it look like this team is close to taking a big step, but their actual play on the ice lately makes it seem like they are still pretty
The Detroit Red Wings seem to be learning how to persevere. They head into a weekend series against the Ottawa Senators having responded to a disaster with a measure of redemption. As they round into the last month of the season, at least they’re signaling they’re ready to keep competing, as demonstrated with Wednesday’s 5-4 overtime
Thursday night, the Detroit Red Wings went toe-to-toe with the Rangers, but New York came away with the extra point in overtime. Let’s extract eight observations from the latest Detroit defeat. #1: Fourth straight loss. The Red Wings have now lost four in a row. They have just two in their last ten. It’s full
The Detroit Red Wings performed respectably, which was a step forward after their prior outing. They kept Wednesday’s game at Little Caesars Arena against the playoff-positioned New York Rangers competitive, losing, 5-4, in overtime. The Wings needed to redeem themselves after the embarrassment of losing 11-2 in their previous outing and were aided by regaining the
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Detroit — The Red Wings were better, but that much needed victory proved elusive. After getting embarrassed over the weekend in Pittsburgh, and with rumors about coach Jeff Blashill’s job security building, the Wings came out Wednesday and took the New York Rangers into overtime before losing 5-4. Andrew Copp (Ann Arbor/Michigan) converted a two-on-one
Did you miss Danny? He’s back 🙂 First Period “Their goaltending has gone sideways the last…6 or 7 weeks.” THANKS TNT WE KNOW. And how do we know? Because shortly after them saying that, the Rangers scored. Ryan Reaves unassisted and it’s 1-0 Rangers. Well, he was kind of assisted by Hronek’s poor play. But
In a game that saw momentum shift plenty of times, ultimately the New York Rangers came out on top in overtime, securing a 5-4 win. First period The first period featured plenty of action (but not much goaltending). At first, it seemed as though the Red Wings were in for another rough night, as the
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Al Sobotka, who maintained the ice, drove the Zamboni, twirled octopi over his head and was a master of the barbeques for the Detroit Red Wings, is no longer with the organization. A source confirmed to the Free Press on Wednesday that Sobotka and the Wings have parted ways. A team spokesman declined to comment. Don McLean, a
Detroit — Jonatan Berggren has had a promising rookie season in the American League, but that doesn’t guarantee the forward a late-season promotion to the Red Wings. Coach Jeff Blashill acknowledged Berggren has shown promise and development in Grand Rapids, but it might be best to let Berggren stay with the Griffins, who are in a battle