Things have gradually improved since Steve Yzerman returned to the Detroit Red Wings. The term to focus on is ‘gradually.’ I don’t believe things have progressed as quickly as many fans originally thought when the news broke that Yzerman would be taking over the reins of the organization from Ken Holland. The term often used
Detroit — It’s been a crazy, busy summer around the NHL, as was expected. Now, maybe it hasn’t reached the levels that some predicted. The movement has been steady, although maybe not as intense as some expected. But many big names have switched teams — and some still may this summer — as general managers
Three Detroit Red Wings prospects will compete this week at the 2023 World Junior Summer Showcase at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth beginning Saturday at 1 p.m. Team Sweden, which features defensemen Axel Sandin Pellikka (2023 first rounder) and Anton Johansson (2022 fourth rounder), will open against Team USA Blue. At 4 p.m., South Lyon’s
Former Detroit Red Wings coach Wayne Maxner, who guided the team for parts of two seasons in the early 1980s before Mike Ilitch bought the franchise in 1982, died on Thursday at age 80 in Clinton, Ontario. Maxner coached the Red Wings from 1980-1982 with a career record of 34-68-26 in 129 games, a winning
The Detroit Red Wings’ prospect pool has evolved quite a bit since Steve Yzerman and Kris Draper began calling the shots in their roles as general manager and director of amateur scouting, respectively. Their pool has been considered one of the deepest since the turn of the decade, and that remained true as they approached
By most accounts, Marco Kasper has an NHL-ready game and could be ready for action with the Detroit Red Wings as soon as 2023-24. Despite that, his road to the big leagues anytime soon became quite murky over the last few weeks. General manager Steve Yzerman has not been in the business of clearing the
The Detroit Red Wings are getting ready for the 2023-24 season, and that will require their forward core to make some tough decisions. One of the players that will need to find a home in the 2023-24 Red Wings forward core is Elmer Söderblom. The 6-foot-8, 246-pound winger debuted for the Detroit Red Wings in
It isn’t hyperbolic to state that Moritz Seider is the most important member of the Detroit Red Wings as they enter the next stage of their rebuild. One could argue that Dylan Larkin is a bigger key to success, but he’d be a No. 2 center on most Stanley Cup contenders—implying that if the Red
The most significant move of the Detroit Red Wings off-season by far was trading for Alex DeBrincat in the blockbuster trade with the Senators. The Red Wings “got their guy,” as it was rumored that the two sides had been nearing a deal for quite some time. It really is excellent for the Detroit Red
If you were to ask me if Simon Edvinsson would make the Detroit Red Wings roster about two months ago, I would have said with the utmost confidence, “100% yes.” Now, after free agency and some shakeup amongst the roster, things may not feel the same. It still seems like the Detroit Red Wings will
The Detroit Red Wings and General Manager (GM) Steve Yzerman have had quite the roller coaster of an offseason. Anticipation led to questions, which then led to surprises and good fortune. For the most part, the dust seems to have settled. The rinks are empty, the beaches are full, and the prices for a tee
The annual Traverse City prospects tournament for the Detroit Red Wings has been announce to start September 14th. This year’s tournament will include the Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Dallas Stars, down a team from last year’s tournament. This year’s tournament is expected to be packed with top-end prospects from all
One of the areas that needed to be addressed by the Detroit Red Wings this off-season was finding a solid backup goaltender. Ville Husso’s first season with the Wings was a good one overall, but when Husso needed a night off, the game usually didn’t end well. Husso also played a lot of games last
The Detroit Red Wings drafted their top goaltending prospect, Sebastian Cossa, with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Level Draft. In fact, general manager Steve Yzerman traded up to assure them of his services. When the trade was announced, many expected (myself included) that the goaltending-needy Red Wings were eying Jesper