In a recent episode of The Hockey Writers Grind Line, writers Devin Little, Matthew Zator, and Tony Wolak dove into a discussion of new Red Wings starting goalie Ville Husso. Last season was his first with the Red Wing as well as his first as an NHL starter. The question that generated the discussion was
The Detroit Red Wings continue to make a few moves ahead of the season as it approaches. The Red Wings opted to go out and grab Jeff Petry in an off-season trade with the Montreal Canadiens, sending Gustav Lindstrom and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. The Detroit Red Wings opted to
When Steve Yzerman made contact with a possible contract, Shayne Gostisbehere immediately saw a fine opportunity for himself. Gostisbehere, 30, is coming off a six-year deal signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. He was traded to the Arizona Coyotes in the summer of 2021, and to the Carolina Hurricanes at last season’s trade deadline, and this
The Detroit Red Wings are starting to get ready for the 2023-24 season. As part of this comes prospect camp, and the Red Wings are getting ready to ramp things up in Traverse City as they get some of their youngsters on the ice and into the system. For the Detroit Red Wings, their top
Every year at the Traverse City Prospect Tournament, Detroit Red Wings fans are enamored with the limelight-type prospects (i.e. Nate Danielson, Elmer Soderblom, William Wallinder). But along with these kinds of prospects come the invitees that look to stick out to the organizations involved in the tournament. Last year that invitee was forward Riley Piercey
The Detroit Red Wings have a deep prospect pool made up of scorers, grinders, playmakers, offensive and defensive defensemen, and starting-caliber goaltenders. They really don’t have a huge weakness when it comes to youth, so it’s always exciting to follow the progress of the pipeline throughout the season. So in the spirit of that, I
With the moves that general manager Steve Yzerman has made this offseason, the Detroit Red Wings should be in a prime position to be in the playoff hunt for the 2023-24 season. But looking forward to next offseason already, Yzerman’s next big moves should come in the form of extensions for two of the team’s
In some ways, Derek Lalonde was playing with house money in his first season as the head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. The coach he replaced was highly unpopular with the fanbase, his name is on the Stanley Cup twice as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and he was hand-picked by
Detroit — The thought struck Ken Daniels this past winter as the Red Wings were celebrating the reunion of the Stanley Cup-winning 1997 and 1998 teams. As everyone was getting ready to go on the ice, Daniels saw Nicklas Lidstrom and Tomas Holmstrom sitting together and talking. Daniels was thinking about potential people to be
The Detroit Red Wings announced their roster for the 2023 NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City on Thursday. Full 2023 #DRWPT roster. ⤵️ Who are you looking forward to watching?! pic.twitter.com/rLYjDpO9JE — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 24, 2023 Headlining the lineup are 2019 sixth-round pick Elmer Soderblom, who started last season with the Red
Three of the Detroit Red Wings‘ biggest hopes for their future will be part of next month’s prospects tournament. Recent first-round picks Nate Danielson (No. 9 overall, 2023), Marco Kasper (No. 8, 2022) and Sebastian Cossa (No. 15, 2021) are among those on the roster for the Sept. 14-17 event in Traverse City, which serves
Detroit — Red Wings fans will be getting a glimpse of the future, judging by the Wings’ roster in next month’s NHL Prospect Tournament. The Wings released the roster Thursday for the tournament, that’ll run Sept. 14-17 at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. The Wings’ prospects will face Columbus, Dallas and Toronto in a
As one of six players to ever be given exceptional status by Hockey Canada, the expectations bestowed upon Joe Veleno have been more than he has been able to live up to this point of his NHL career. Since being drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2018 Draft, he has failed to live
Justin Holl has played nearly 300 NHL games, but as he joins the Detroit Red Wings, his mindset is that of a newcomer. “I think I always have stuff to prove,” Holl said after inking a three-year, $10.2 million deal that carries a $3.4 million annual average value. The July free-agent signing plugged the hole