We’ve been wondering and arguing among ourselves about this all season long, but especially more since Evgeny Svechnikov last played for the Red Wings in a March 4th loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. That game was not particularly fantastic for anybody, but Svechnikov put up an assist and earned his fourth point in his fourth
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Show Caption Hide Caption Jeff Blashill: Surging Anthony Mantha, Dylan Larkin good for Red Wings Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill, March 15, 2021. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press We’ve been filling out a lot of NCAA hoops brackets over the past couple days (all on our off-hours, honest!) and it got us to pondering
Today is about scoring goals and keeping them out of the net, as this date in National Hockey League history had provided multiple 50-goal scorers and some great goaltending. Plus, one of the all-time greats had multiple memories, and there were some big moments during the early years of the league. The THW time machine
Time: 7:30 PM ETPlace: Little Caesars ArenaTV: FS-D, FS-CRRadio: 97.1 FM The Ticket // 1270 AMHurricanes Blog: Canes Country The Wings really did Carolina a solid last week by sticking it to Tampa and then floundering against the Canes on Sunday (you could just feel that short-handed goal coming.) Thanks to Detroit, Carolina is the
Show Caption Hide Caption Anthony Mantha: Why “I’ve been playing way better” lately for Red Wings Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha, March 15, 2021. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press At last, Anthony Mantha seems to be emerging from the malaise that defined his first half of the season. The Detroit Red Wings forward takes a
Red Wings’ Anthony Mantha in ‘confident groove’ – mlive.com Generating shots is more difficult than it looks because they don’t want to simply skate across the blue line and unload a long-range, low-percentage shot that will not lead to a second or third opportunity. They must shoot more while in prime scoring areas. “First off,
With a pick likely in the top three in the 2021 NHL draft, the Detroit Red Wings will have a wide range of top talent to select from. Three players near the upper echelon of this years elite talent are currently playing with the Michigan Wolverines, are any of them possible picks for Detroit? Owen
To play against Dino Ciccarelli was to hate him. There can be no higher compliment paid to a player who made his living in the kitchens of opponents. However, even though Ciccarelli knew exactly which buttons to press as one of the most infamous so-called shift disturbers of all time, there was an art to
The Detroit Red Wings have not had many bright spots so far this season. Outside of a Bobby Ryan “resurgence” and Troy Stecher becoming one of the most underappreciated defensemen in the league, there hasn’t been a lot for this team to hold its hat on. However, the one positional group that has caught my
With the stink of Matt Patricia slowly fading away from Ford Field and the Detroit Lions, there is no doubt who the least popular coach in all of Detroit sports is. Since 2015, Jeff Blashill has been the man behind the bench for the Detroit Red Wings. Through 428 games, he has a record of
Detroit — Is Anthony Mantha about to go on one of his hot streaks? The Red Wings have been waiting for one of Mantha’s goal-scoring binges all season. Signs seem to point toward one coming. Sunday’s goal with 10 seconds left in the Wings’ 2-1 loss to Carolina, was Mantha’s third goal in five games and second
The Detroit News Ted Kulfan talks about how Jeff Blashill is “coaching for his Red Wings career” in the second half of the season and Scotty Bowman discusses his longtime friend and Red Wings statistician Adam Mitchell, who died of a heart attack a year ago. Here’s the highlights from episode 47 of OctoPulse: ►:45: How Jeff Blashill
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, Devin Little and Patrick Brown are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off
March 15 has been a good date in National Hockey League history for defensemen and an even better one for goaltenders. Numerous members of the Hockey Hall of Fame made memories on this date along the way. It’s time for our daily trip back through the years to relive the best moments from this date.
Vladislav Namestnikov’s offense catching up to defense for Red Wings “There’s different ways to contribute,” Namestnikov said. “Obviously if it’s not going in for you (offensively), there’s other ways (to help). Defense is a very important part of the game, and if it’s (the puck) not going in, you can focus more on the defensive
We had an audio glitch around the 6 minute mark, and I had to use a small section of the backup audio. Here’s what we have for you this time (all time locations are without the ads because they are put in after we upload the episode) 00:00 – Introduction to our guest, who covers
Feb 27, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Detroit Red Wings forward Evgeny Svechnikov (37) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Ian Mitchell (51) fight for the puck during the third period at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Red Wings Offense Stifled in 2-1 Loss to Carolina by Alex Faber The Detroit Red Wings
What follows is a presser from the Griffins about a recent Wings selection already making a name for himself in the organization. Sebrango’s ELC is eligible to slide (automatically extend one year) provided he doesn’t play in 7 games with the Wings this season. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday signed
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — If Tampa Bay isn’t the best team in the division, Carolina might be. The Red Wings had a good look at both teams this past week, and Carolina looked awfully good Sunday, defeating the Red Wings 2-1, and moving into the Central Division lead. Anthony Mantha scored with 9.4 seconds
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