Jan 16, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) against the Carolina Hurricanes at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bronson-USA TODAY Sports Wings Draft: Brandt Clarke, Yet Another Two-Way Defenseman by Alex Faber Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin’s name has come up from time to time in trade rumors.
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The Detroit Red Wings are set to select sixth overall in the 2021 draft, as well as 22nd by virtue of the Washington Capitals’ pick they acquired in the Anthony Mantha trade. This year’s draft has been characterized by its overall unpredictability due to seasons being shortened or cancelled due to COVID-19, as well as
The Red Wings could be looking to round-out their blue line this season with stellar top-end defenseman. Could Brandt Clarke be that defenseman for Detroit? 2021 Season As Covid-19 forced hockey leagues around the world to postpone or completely skip the 2021 season, dozens of top-prospects scrambled to leagues around the world in an attempt
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, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking
New York Rangers hire Gerard Gallant as head coach – Sportsnet.ca The New York Rangers have hired Gerard Gallant to be the team’s 36th head coach in franchise history, a team source confirmed to NHL.com Gallant was hired by the Rangers. He beat out several candidates, including Goofus, who had his phone on silent and
Among Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s tasks this offseason is deciding whether to re-sign Sam Gagner and Bobby Ryan. Both are veteran forwards and former high draft picks who have tried to reboot their careers as complementary pieces in the Wings’ rebuild. Both have been brought in by Yzerman. Both can be had for similar
When Detroit Red Wings defenseman and now studio analyst Larry Murphy compared the ’97 Cup to his kids, I couldn’t grasp the reference. How could he not have a favorite title? I knew you’re not supposed to have a favorite kid, but how could you not have a favorite Cup? Nearly a quarter century later
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By Stephen Whyno and Tom Canavan | Associated Press Gerard Gallant is set to join one of hockey’s oldest organizations instead of the NHL’s newest franchise after reaching an agreement to coach the New York Rangers. Gallant and the Rangers have a deal for him to be their next coach, a person with direct knowledge of
Detroit — The Red Wings feel good about where they are picking in the NHL Entry Draft. They’ll pick sixth in the first round — and again at No. 22, thanks to the Anthony Mantha trade to Washington — when the draft takes place virtually July 23-24. The Wings have had practice picking sixth, as this will be
It isn’t every day that a top tier defenseman gets permission from his current team to speak with potential suitors. the soon to be 28-year-old Dougie Hamilton has gotten just that and boy does that make things even more interesting: Dougie Hamilton, given permission to speak to other teams by CAR, is a top-end offensive
In last year’s draft, the Detroit Red Wings ran it back to 2008 and introduced Hockeytown to a bunch of Swedish players. Their top pick (fourth overall) was winger Lucas Raymond, pick 32 was defenseman William Wallinder and pick 51 was forward Theodor Niederbach. Fast forward to today, and those three are some of the
Two online passion projects help fans track the Red Wings’ top prospects in Sweden – The Athletic (Paywall) Last September, shortly before the start of the 2020-21 Swedish Hockey League season, Zach Ellenthal went live with a new project — an advanced hockey stats website called Svengelska Hockey, dedicated to Sweden’s top professional league. I
With Owen Power sitting atop most 2021 NHL Mock Drafts, it’s unlikely the Red Wings will get a shot at the talented defender out of U of M. However, Simon Edvinsson (Arguably the second best defenseman in the draft) could very well be available for Detroit at 6th overall. Another Swede Edvinsson bounced between a
When it comes to changing the flow of a hockey game, the presence of an agitator on the ice can make all the difference. When the chips are down, and the ice seems tilted the wrong way, an agitator can make plays that will take the opposition out of the game and focus on their
Detroit — The facts are there, all laid out, with Troy Stecher being an important component in Team Canada rallying at the men’s world championships and winning the tournament June 6 in overtime against Finland. The Red Wings’ defenseman was an alternate captain on Team Canada, played major minutes, and was a big piece of the leadership
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We were fortunate enough to have Ken on WIIM Radio / Fer Sure joint episode a while back, and he’s a great guy to talk to. I haven’t yet heard this episode, but from what I have heard, it’s a great one. Brad, Ryan, and Evan do a great job in general, and I’m sure
In 2016, the Detroit Red Wings were a playoff team with a roster that was worth gambling a bit with the future to improve the present. It was that summer Pavel Datsyuk announced he was leaving with a year left on his contract, leaving then-general manager Ken Holland with a $7.5 million, salary-cap headache. Holland’s