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The Detroit Red Wings will continue on their western swing in Edmonton tonight with a game against the Oilers.  In November, Detroit won the first game of the season series 4-2.  The Oilers  are on a two game winning streak and are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. Game time tonight is 9:00 PM ET

Last year, the Detroit Red Wings mad a blockbuster trade when Anthony Mantha was traded to Washington for Jakub Vrana and two draft picks.  Is General Manager Steve Yzerman ready to once again make a splash before the deadline next Monday? Here are some trades that fans can only dream about prior to the deadline.

With the NHL trade deadline rapidly approaching, fans of the Detroit Red Wings have already started scouring trade boards for possible targets at the deadline. One name that frequents most lists is Arizona Coyotes left-shot defenseman Jakob Chychrun. Is it extremely unlikely that Chychrun ends up with a team still mired in a rebuild like

On a five-game losing streak, it seems as though the wheels are falling off for the Detroit Red Wings. This week was another stretch of poor play. Let’s head to the stock exchange to assess this week’s performances. Trending up Jakub Vrana One of the only positive aspects of Detroit’s recent play has been the

The Detroit Red Wings are entering the final week before the trade deadline with seven impending UFA’s.  Does General manager Steve Yzerman have anything serious up his sleeve?  There is no doubt that Yzerman will be actively seeking to move players that do not currently fit into the Yzerplan, but how busy will he be?

Nick Leddy is the one trade chip that Detroit Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman must trade.  Leddy was acquired from the New York Islanders last summer for a 2nd round pick and Yzerman doesn’t trade draft picks very often.  In order for Yzerman to deal Leddy, the return will likely match what Yzerman dealt for the

The Red Wings seem to be running on empty down the stretch, as we inch closer to April and the end of the NHL’s regular season. The Winged Wheelers have dropped 8 of their last 10 and are struggling to stay competitive, especially against quality opponents. The fanbase has grown frustrated with these performances —

Saturday night, the Detroit Red Wings lost their fifth game in a row with a lifeless 3-0 loss against the Calgary Flames. Let’s extract eight observations from the latest loss from the Red Wings. #1: Different formula, same result. Well, at least Detroit’s opponent didn’t scored more than five goals – right? Well, they still

Mar 12, 2022; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm (28) screens in front of Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss (29) during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports Grueling western swing leads Red Wings into Calgary by Chris Giles 8 observations from Detroit’s 3-0 loss to the

The Detroit Red Wings will begin a grueling stretch beginning in Western Canada tonight.  The Red Wings will start the trek in Calgary followed by games in Edmonton, Vancouver, and Seattle.  The team will be without Tyler Bertuzzi for the first three games of the trip.  If Bertuzzi is still with the Red Wings by

After a stretch against some of the best teams in the NHL, the Detroit Red Wings are three games below .500 – and the team kicks off a four-game road trip out west against the Calgary Flames. The thing is, Detroit’s last few losses haven’t just been tough – they’ve been disastrous. The team is

It’s just over halfway through the first period. The Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild are tied up 1-1. Minnesota’s Joel Eriksson Ek harmlessly tossed the puck into the offensive zone. Never afraid to play the puck, Detroit’s starting goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic takes a whack at the puck to keep it away from the

Jan 15, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Robby Fabbri (14) and right wing Lucas Raymond (23) talk before a face off during the second period against the St. Louis Blues at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Red Wings: Jakub Vrana making immediate impact in return by Alex Faber

While the results haven’t gone the Detroit Red Wings way yet, it is clear that Jakub Vrana is already making an impact in the lineup. Before the season even started, Vrana was knocked out of the lineup due to a shoulder injury. The subsequent surgery knocked him out until early March. Vrana’s absence was a

The Red Wings hosted the Wild Thursday night in what would be redemption from Tuesday’s atrociously humbling loss to the Coyotes. In what would be a well-played and thrilling game, Detroit fell 6-5 in the shootout. Coming into this contest, there were a good amount of changes made to the Red Wings lines. Robby Fabbri

The Detroit Red Wings look to get back in the win column after a humiliating loss against the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday.  With Jakub Vrana and Olli Juolevi in the lineup tonight, the Red Wings will likely come out flying on all cylinders in an attempt to salvage a season that is quickly slipping away.

There have been quite a few embarrassing losses over the course of the grueling rebuild in Detroit, but you’d be hard pressed to find one much more shameful than the 9-2 defeat at the hands of the Coyotes on Tuesday. What is arguably the worst team in the league marched into LCA and burned the

The Detroit Red Wings special teams have endured yet another difficult season. Last year, many fans believed that the futility of the power play and penalty killing units could be blamed on assistant coach Dan Bylsma.  As a result of poor performances, the Red Wings and Bylsma parted ways last summer. Alex Tanguay was brought

After an immensely disappointing loss to the Coyotes and a rather rocky season, what do things look like for head coach Jeff Blashill? When the second goaltender switch of the game happened, eyes turned to Blashill and his leadership behind the bench. This was the second time this season that he started a goalie, pulled

The Red Wings hosted the Arizona Coyotes at LCA on Tuesday evening in what was anticipated to be an easy matchup after coming back from a rough Florida road trip. Proving this false, the Coyotes took home a whopping 9-2 victory over Detroit- here are some of the key takeaways. 1. Lots of roster adjustments