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Well, we’re back here again.  Another year down. DetroitHockey.Net turns 27 today. For the first time in awhile, I can say that the last year for the site has been about what I expected.  Last year I mentioned that I was going to be stripping down the site.  DH.N would become just the blog.  That

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

55 mins ago The Detroit Red Wings traded for defenseman Jeff Petry on Tuesday. UPDATE: The #RedWings today acquired defenseman Jeff Petry from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional 4th round pick in 2025. pic.twitter.com/S7VfVJpa8f — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 15, 2023 Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional fourth-round draft

The Detroit Red Wings sent out a survey on Monday that included a lot of standard questions. Things about how many games you listened to, watched, or attended.  Asking how you got tickets for the games you may have gone to.  Why you’re a Red Wings fan, how you became a fan, and how you

The long-rumored deal is done: On Sunday night, the Detroit Red Wings acquired forward Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators, immediately signing him to a four-year contract extension. UPDATE: The #RedWings have signed Alex DeBrincat to a 4-year extension with an AAV of $7,875,000. pic.twitter.com/F3aiEpzqO1 — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 10, 2023 Heading to

15 mins ago Former Detroit Red Wings first round draft pick Filip Zadina’s contract was terminated by the team on Friday.  It was a rare move allowable under the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the NHLPA because both sides agreed to it. Detroit general manager Steve Yzerman said earlier in the week that

3 hours ago The Detroit Red Wings announced the signing of free agent forward Christian Fischer on Sunday morning. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed forward Christian Fischer to a one-year contract with an AAV of $1,125,000. pic.twitter.com/dT4zywwokD — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 2, 2023 The deal, originally rumored on Saturday, is for one year

The Detroit Red Wings announced their 2023 Development Camp rosters on Saturday but, for the second consecutive year, didn’t include jersey numbers. For a jersey geek like me, that won’t do, so, for the second year in a row, I started going through photos and videos posted to social media, and then George Malik saved

I’ve been looking at the Red Wings’ free agent signings today mostly in a vacuum, one signing at a time.  With the day done, I want to look at them as a whole.  My initial thought is that some of my negativity might be unwarranted. I’ll break the signings down into a couple groups. The

51 mins ago The Detroit Red Wings announced the signing of defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to a one-year contract carrying a cap hit of $4,125,000 earlier today. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere to a one-year contract with an AAV of $4,125,000. pic.twitter.com/3M7NAguMcZ — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 2, 2023 This move makes

23 mins ago The Detroit Red Wings, thought to be done with the first day of NHL free agency, announced the signing of forward J.T. Compher to a five-year, $5.1 million deal. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed forward J.T. Compher to a five-year contract with an AAV of $5,100,000. pic.twitter.com/27j678Y6iQ — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings)

5 hours ago The second of the Detroit Red Wings’ pair of goaltending moves today was the signing of Alex Lyon to a two-year, $9o0,00o contract. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed goaltender Alex Lyon to a two-year contract with an AAV of $900,000. pic.twitter.com/h3ww7eOoLF — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023 I like this

16 hours ago The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Daniel Sprong on Saturday. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed forward Daniel Sprong to a one-year contract with an AAV of $2,000,000. pic.twitter.com/toVdzYgwjE — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023 The deal is for one year at $2 million dollars. Sprong had been set to become

33 mins ago The Detroit Red Wings’ made a pair of moves to shore up their goaltending on Saturday, the first being the signing of veteran James Reimer to a one-year, $1.5 million deal that was confirmed by the goalie’s agent. James Reimer signs with @DetroitRedWings for 1 year, 1.5 AAV pic.twitter.com/X5tJ1qcb0A — Ray Petkau

21 hours ago The Detroit Red Wings’ first official move of the 2023 NHL free agency season was to sign defenseman Justin Holl to a three-year deal with a salary cap hit of $3.4 million. UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed defenseman Justin Holl to a three-year contract with an AAV of $3,400,000. pic.twitter.com/2ECVEfT2LY — Detroit

With NHL free agency opening in less than an hour, I’m having a hard time looking at the available players, the holes in the Red Wings’ lineup, and seeing a clear path for the team. Detroit needs one or two more defensemen (depending on whether they want to count on any rookies making the roster

58 mins ago The Detroit Red Wings re-signed pending unrestricted free agent forward Matt Luff to a one year, two-way deal this morning. UPDATE: The #RedWings today re-signed forward Matt Luff to a one-year, two-way contract. pic.twitter.com/3fY0UPQtDw — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023 The deal is reportedly worth $775,000 at the NHL level

A day after acquiring him from the Edmonton Oilers along with forward Klim Kostin, the Detroit Red Wings waived forward Kailer Yamamoto for the purposes of a buyout. Kailer Yamamoto will be bought out by the Red Wings. Detroit strongly considered keeping him but couldn’t make moves to make it work. Given tight cap, Yamamoto

I’ve said previously that I’m not a huge draft guy.  There are certainly players who catch my eye and, as such, make me think they’d be someone I’d want on my team if I were running a team.  Especially by the late rounds, though, it’s just too much of a crapshoot to keep my interest

2 hours ago During the second round of the NHL Entry Draft on Thursday, the Detroit Red Wings acquired forwards Kailer Yamamoto and Klim Kostin from the Edmonton Oilers for future considerations. UPDATE: The #RedWings today have acquired F Klim Kostin and F Kailer Yamamoto form the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for future considerations. pic.twitter.com/qiNleqsASi