Goaltender Sebastian Cossa was excited to hear his coach in Toledo, Dan Watson, was promoted to head coach with the Grand Rapids Griffins, the Wings’ primary minor-league affiliate. Cossa enjoyed playing for Watson with the Walleye, a Wings’ secondary affiliate. “Pretty cool,” Cossa said of his reaction to Watson going to Grand Rapids. “I liked
The Detroit Red Wings added a slew of new faces in the opening days of free agency. General manager (GM) Steve Yzerman added roughly $20 million to the team’s payroll and filled out what should be another competitive roster next season. In total, the Red Wings added four forwards, two defensemen and two goaltenders over
Red Wings prospect Amadeus Lombardi continues to motivate himself to get stronger — throughout development camp and beyond.
Detroit — Filip Zadina and the Red Wings are officially parting ways. The Wings put Zadina on unconditional waivers Thursday for purposes of mutual contract termination. The move erases the annual average value (salary cap hit) of $1.825 million for the next two years on Zadina’s contract, as well as the $4.56 million in actual
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Detroit Red Wings and forward Filip Zadina appear to be parting ways. He is being waived for the purposes of terminating his contract and he’ll become a free agent. Meanwhile, Vladimir Tarasenko has hired new representation and will be starting his UFA process over from scratch. The Red Wings
The Filip Zadina saga is nearing an end point with the Detroit Red Wings. He was placed on waivers Thursday, the second time he has landed there this week, but this time for the purpose of terminating his contract. Zadina signed a three-year, $5,475,000 contract last August. The termination frees the Wings from the $1.825
The Filip Zadina saga is only the latest example of how incredibly hard it is to draft, even in the first round when statistically teams have a better chance of getting a star player. Zadina landed on waivers Thursday for the second time this week, but this time the end point is the termination of
Detroit — Filip Zadina and the Red Wings are officially parting ways. The Wings put Zadina on unconditional waivers Thursday for purposes of mutual contract termination. The move erases the annual average value (salary cap hit) of $1.825 million for the next two years on Zadina’s contract, as well as the $4.56 million in actual
Everyone knew it was going to happen, and it did. With the Tampa Bay Lightning up against the salary cap for the 2023-24 season, they were once again forced to let important players go that were integral parts of their recent playoff success, including winning two Stanley Cups. Related: 2023 NHL Free Agency Tracker Make
Trey Augustine, 18, of South Lyon, Michigan already led Team USA to the world U18 title in Switzerland. Now the 6’1″ prospect aims to lace up the Red Wings’ goalie gloves.
Can 2021 first-round pick, Sebastian Cossa, make the next jump in development for the Detroit Red Wings and become their franchise goalie? It feels like he might have turned a corner in his development. When Detroit Red Wings General Manager (GM) Steve Yzerman traded up with the Dallas Stars in the 2021 draft, there was
The ‘YzerPlan’ is a familiar phrase surrounding the Detroit Red Wings since general manager Steve Yzerman re-joined the organization. The phase is simple and self-explanatory, but is the common expression growing tiresome as fans seemingly become impatient and unforgiving? Anyone who follows the Detroit Red Wings with an open mind understands that when Yzerman took
The five-day affair concluded with a spirited and fast-paced three-on-three tournament, but the real value of Detroit Red Wings development camp is what happens away from the ice. Nearly 50 players participated at Little Caesars Arena, including all 11 selections from the just-completed 2023 NHL draft. Dan Cleary, the assistant director of player development, was
The Detroit Red Wings needed to go out and address their backup goaltending situation. While Alex Nedeljkovic was thought to be a solution, things did not pan out as well as the Red Wings had hoped. On the flip side, Magnus Hellberg was a nice addition on a cheap deal, but the team wanted to