One of the first people Oskar Sundqvist talked to after being traded to the Detroit Red Wings was Nicklas Lidstrom, the legendary defenseman turned team executive. One of Sundqvist’s first laughs came when he shared a memory of going up against another former Wings defenseman: Niklas Kronwall. The two Swedes used to battle one another
Steve Yzerman sounded pleased overall with what he was able to do with the Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline. He added a 2023 second-round pick, a 2024 fourth-round pick, and a 2022 seventh-round pick to the rebuild. Yzerman also added a right-shot forward and left-shot defenseman to the current squad, while subtracting defensemen Nick
The pause after Helene’s question about Blashill was fun to behold. Ted Kulfan sounded upset the Wings didn’t do more.Steve confirms that they papered Hirose and Veleno to Grand Rapids and back again today just to make them eligible for the AHL playoffs. Winners and losers from the NHL trade deadline – Yahoo! Montreal Canadiens
Detroit — No surprises, no shockers, the Red Wings did what was expected in the final hours Monday as the NHL trade deadline closed. They dealt defensemen Nick Leddy and Luke Witkowski to the St. Louis Blues, in exchange for forward Oskar Sundqvist, defenseman Jake Walman and a 2023 second-round pick, and sent forward Vladislav Namestnikov to