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The Red Wings played a great game in Raleigh last Thursday and looked like the team that we were all happy with earlier in the season. It gave some hope that they might be able to contend in the games over Easter weekend but it was not to be. Over the two games played back

On January 13th, 2021, Dylan Larkin was named the 37th official captain of the Detroit Red Wings. Larkin, the first captain since Henrik Zetterberg, took the ‘promotion’ with great joy based upon his reponse to the offer. Larkin, who grew up a Detroit Red Wings fan, and additionally went and played hockey at the University

The Detroit Red Wings weren’t overly busy at this years NHL trade deadline. Having made only a couple moves, there wasn’t much to say about it at the time. Looking back on the deadline there wasn’t a whole lot that the Red Wings could do that would truly benefit their team. Being in the late

The Detroit Red Wings are coming off a terrific 3-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes yesterday. The win, although in theory was good, did decrease the chances of the Red Wings being able to land the top pick in the NHL entry draft. Getting into what I mean by that: Every year the NHL hosts

MONTREAL, QC – NOVEMBER 02: Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic #39 of the Detroit Red Wings stretches out the pads to make a save during the first period against the Montreal Canadiens at Centre Bell on November 2, 2021 in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) How

The Detroit Red Wings season is coming to a close very soon, and there isn’t much to be grateful for. With expectations being rather high going into the year, finishing in the bottom half of the league is not something to be proud of. Furthermore, I’m assuming that most of the players are not happy with

The Detroit Red Wings never fail to make surprising moves. It was just announced that the Red Wings are signing KHL standout goalie, Magnus Hellberg to a one-year deal. The Detroit Red Wings just announced via. twitter that they are signing KHL goalie, Magnus Hellberg to a one-year deal. Hellberg, 31, spent this past season

Final Ottawa Senators 4 Detroit Red Wings 1 Every team has an achillies heel. The Detroit Red Wings went on to prove last night that the Ottawa Senators are their’s. This was a game that the Detroit Red Wings could have won, but unfortunately they lost for the third time in a row to the

Matchup Ottawa Senators 26-40-6 Detroit Red Wings 28-34-10 Tuesday, April 12th 6:30 PM CNT The Detroit Red Wings are back with yet another game. After fighting back from a deficit against the Blue Jackets, even though ended up losing in overtime, they still fought hard. Tonight, they will look to bounce back with a win

The Detroit Red Wings 2021-22 season is almost over. With only 10 games left to play, and being completly removed from the playoff race, they are looking to finish the season strong. However, I’d argue that they should just tank the rest of the season. The Detroit Red Wings are currently set to finish with

The Detroit Red Wings have had so many ups and downs, and twists and turns this season that it’s been hard to really determine if this season was a success or not. I mean, obviously it wasn’t a success because they didn’t make the playoffs, but on the other hand, they showed so many signs

Since Jakub Vrana has returned to the lineup after being out for much of the season to get surgery on his shoulder, he has been one of the best players on the ice for the Red Wings. Yes, the Red Wings have struggled but that’s even more the reason you have to think about Vrana’s

In honor of FanSided’s 15th anniversary, we are having a look at the 15 best moments from the last 15 years of Detroit Red Wings hockey. It has truly been the best and worst of times during this period for the Red Wings. With so many ups and downs, I take a look at the

The Detroit Red Wings are in rebuild mode and have been for the past couple seasons. When that happens, you tend to be in the position to draft top tier prospects and top tier prospects is what the Red Wings have acquired. In particular, forward, Lucas Raymond. The Detroit Red Wings group of young players

Final Detroit Red Wings 3 Winnipeg Jets 1 Back-to-Back games don’t have an effect a team that is ready. The Red Wings ended their six game losing streak against the Boston Bruins two nights ago and yesterday they beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1. The Detroit Red Wings have been struggling but after getting a win

The Detroit Red Wings head coach, Jeff Blashill, has been one of the worst head coaches the Red Wing have had. What makes him so bad is the scheme in which he chooses to run, but there’s more to it than that. Looking back to when the Red Wings promoted him from Grand Rapids, it

Matchup Detroit Red Wings 27-34-9 Winnipeg Jets 33-27-10 Wed, April 6th 6:30 PM CNT After defeating the Boston Bruins last night 5-3, the Red Wings will undoubtedly look to create a winning streak tonight across the border. The Detroit Red Wings finally got their first win in six games. After a terrible first period, the

Final Boston Bruins 3 Detroit Red Wings 5 The Detroit Red Wings snapped their six game losing streak last night in a 5-3 win against the Boston Bruins. The Detroit Red Wings playoff hopes are all but gone. They looked depleted the past couple games. It was clear that they were upset. I bet they

The Detroit Red Wings are undoubtedly struggling. In the midst of a rebuild, there were hopes at one point in the year that they would actually make the playoffs. That hasn’t quite been the case. But that’s not on the players as much as it is it on Yzerman. When teams are looking to make

Matchup Boston Bruins 43-20-5 Detroit Red Wings 26-34-9 Tuesday, April 5th 6:30 CNT After dropping their last six games, the Red Wings are back at home and looking to upset one of the best teams in hockey- the Boston Bruins. The Detroit Red Wings have been struggling to a point in which it’s become hard