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Detroit Red Wings starting goaltender Ville Husso is off to a tremendous start in his first season with the franchise. Husso isn’t only posting gaudy numbers; with his shutout of the Nashville Predators this past Wednesday, the 27-year-old netminder joined some elite company. Husso is the first Red Wings goaltender to record three shutouts in

San Jose defenseman Erik Karlsson is a tremendous talent. As the lifeless Sharks trek towards a rebuild, general manager Mike Grier says he will listen to trade offers for the offensive-minded play-making defender. The Sharks are off to a 6-11-3 start to the season. Despite being an elite weapon on the backend, Karlsson doesn’t fit

Boy, it sure seems like Detroit Red Wings general manager, Steve Yzerman, has struck gold again. Yzerman took a flier in free agency this past summer as he made a conscious effort to inject the Red Wings roster with some much-needed depth scoring. Dominik Kubalik currently leads the Red Wings with nine goals and ranks

Detroit Red Wings veteran defenseman Filip Hronek is playing with a ton of confidence of late. I want to think part of this is due to the terrific handle-bar mustache he’s been sporting this season. Over the past six games, Hronek has recorded six points, two goals, and four assists. In Detroit’s, 7-4 victory over

Detroit Red Wings rookie forward Elmer Soderblom burst onto the scene to begin the season quickly making an impact offensively and showcasing his enormous size. The Detroit Red Wings drafted the 6-foot-8 Soderblom with the 159th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Level Draft. It quickly felt like another one

After a slow start to the season, Red Wings forward Pius Suter has stepped up his play to help fill some of the gaps left by missing players and take advantage of the opportunity that has presented itself to him. In the first nine games of the season, Suter was only able to notch one

A winless week for the Red Wings (0-2-1) is not a good sign. A young team is going to be inconsistent and have high highs and low lows. The 8-2 loss to New York is terrible but more of a lesson to be learned than a bad omen—that is, if you relax for five minutes,

A top Detroit Red Wings forward prospect, Jonatan Berggren, will have an opportunity to prove to the organization that he belongs in the NHL during the team’s upcoming west coast road trip. The ultra-talented playmaking forward made his Red Wings debut this past Thursday in Detroit, and the early reviews of his play leave us

The NHL has suspended rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky for his dangerous, dirty hit on Detroit Red Wings forward Matt Luff Tuesday night. Luff was off balance facing the benches, a few feet away from the boards, as he failed to send the puck deep into Montreal’s zone. His numbers pointed directly toward Montreal forward Juraj Slafkovsky;

Four games against stiff competition for the Detroit Red Wings this week. A 3-1 record is an amazing result for this team. Except for one period against Buffalo, the Red Wings looked tight in their own zone. Solid forward play coming back, defense with tight gaps to the forwards, and engaging in quality defensive zone

The Detroit Red Wings are on a three-game win streak, and in those three games, Dominik Kubalik has four points, including two goals. On Sunday night in New York against the Rangers, the Red Wings got off to a slow start and found themselves in a 2-0 hole. After storming back, the game went to

The Detroit Red Wings continue their stellar play despite being short-handed, playing on back-to-back afternoons, and having to travel. Detroit dominated the state of New York over the weekend. The Red Wings beat the physical New York Islanders Saturday afternoon to the tune of 3-0. Ville Husso continued his hot streak in goal, elevating his

If there were ever a perfect time to call up forward Jonatan Berggren, it would be right now. The Detroit Red Wings continue to be stricken by injury, the latest being Filip Zadina. Zadina blocked a shot on Saturday from Ryan Pulock, who possesses an absolute cannon during Detroit’s 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders.

The season started with alternating goalies. This was likely an effort by coach Derek Lalonde to give Alex Nedeljkovic and Ville Husso a fair shot at the top goalie spot for the Red Wings this season. The first two games were wins, with Husso shutting out Montreal and Alex Nedeljkovic picking up the win in

Second-year Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider is off to a slow start offensively, but his value extends far beyond his offensive abilities. Expectations had been sky-high heading into the 2022-23 season for the reigning Calder Trophy winner, awarded to the league’s top rookie. Seider became the sixth Red Wing ever to win the award. It

I wanted to discuss a few specific items regarding the Detroit Red Wings following the conclusion of the first month of the 2022-23 regular season. Recently, I was able to catch up with former Octopus Thrower editor Nate Brown. Brown currently writes for Detroit Hockey Now. Let’s jump right into things. Enjoy.  What is your

The Detroit Red Wings will celebrate the 1997 Stanley Cup-winning team this Thursday against the Washington Capitals and will follow that by commemorating the 1998 cup-winning team Saturday afternoon when the franchise squares off with the New York Islanders. The Detroit Red Wings alumni players, coaches, front office members, and support staff expected to attend

The Red Wings misfortunes appear to be turning around under Derek Lalonde. The first month of the Detroit Red Wings‘ season has been an absolute success. While the team’s 4-3-2 record may indicate them being middle of the pack, the team has shown great strides to being not only a team of the future, but

After a busy off-season for the Red Wings, it appears that some of the moves they made may be hurting them more than helping. The Detroit Red Wings went into the season with two very talented goalies. Goalie number one, based upon longevity with the club, was Alex Nedeljkovic. Alex Nedeljkovic showed a lot of

Let’s face it; goaltending has not been a strong point for the Red Wings over the past few years. Detroit has had some great goaltenders in the past. Names like Chris Osgood, Mike Vernon, Dominik Hasek, Manny Legace, and many others bring up some great memories of the past. The last couple of seasons have