The Detroit Red Wings acquired defenseman Nick Leddy from the New York Islanders on Friday, in exchange for forward Richard Panik and a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. UPDATE: The Detroit #RedWings acquired D Nick Leddy from the New York Islanders in exchange for F Richard Panik and the 52nd selection (originally
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With the expansion draft looming, Steve Yzerman attempted to take advantage of the Islanders, who were not going to protect defenseman Nick Leddy. In exchange for Leddy, Detroit sends New York the 52nd overall pick in the 2021 draft, as well as Richard Panik. Detroit retains 50% salary on Panik for the remainder of his
While the “Russian Factor” might be a problem for other general managers, Steve Yzerman has a history of ignoring said “issue” in the draft. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the top three Russians in this year’s draft. Daniil Chayka – LD Chayka’s stock has fallen a bit since the beginning of
We’ve been busy bees in this years mock draft — we kept the 6th overall pick and selected center Mason McTavish, we then decided to get a little fancy and pull off a “mockbuster” trade with our friends at Pensburgh and Knights on Ice. Now we’re picking at 30 (technically 29), and we’re taking center
We are getting ready to record Episode 75 of our NHL podcast “Fer Sure: A 200 Foot Podcast.” If you missed the last episode, you can catch up here. For this special NHL Entry Draft preview episode, we will again be featuring Will from the website Scouching and Dylan Galloway, the head scout for Eastern
Kivlenieks ‘died a hero,’ Blue Jackets teammate says at memorial “He saved my (unborn) son. He saved my wife and he saved me,” Merzlikins said. “He saved many lives. … If that wouldn’t have been me, my wife or son, it would’ve been 50 other people. He died a hero. And that’s not me saying
The Detroit Red Wings were one of many teams surprised to see Keith Yandle, Ryan Suter, and Zach Parise hit the market due to buyouts. Certainly, Detroit has needs everywhere on the roster. Would there be any value in signing any of the three to a short term deal, with the possibility of flipping them
The Detroit Red Wings have over $48 million in cap space going into the summer signing period. With money to spend, but a limited number of roster spots available, General Manager Steve Yzerman may entertain offers to take on a bad contract from another team. This worked out with Marc Staal last year. Detroit took
[Nods and hangs up phone, slides folder across the table to official WIIM Draft Master Kyle as we remain seated in front of a podium at the SB Nation official Mock Draft 2021 room. Our commissioner Steph walks up and says those familiar words: “we have a trade to announce.”] Welcome back to the SBN
Detroit Red Wings once pursued Ryan Suter, Zach Parise In the summer of 2012, the Wings were trying to ameliorate the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom. Their top target was defenseman Ryan Suter. General manager Ken Holland, owner Mike Ilitch, coach Mike Babcock and executive advisor Chris Chelios met with Suter at his farm in Madison,
The second round of the 2021 NHL Draft should be an entertaining one for fans of the Detroit Red Wings, as the organization has three picks to play with. At Octopus Thrower, we’ve already taken a look at three potential prospects that’ll likely be available in the second – but let’s look at a few more
Alex wrote today about how the Detroit Red Wings need to avoid defense at #6. Though I see value in the argument, the Red Wings should still have a “best player available” philosophy regardless of their position on the ice. Not one fan will question the notion that Detroit could use a talent infusion nearly
For anyone who reads my writing here, you know that I will often use “analytics” or “advanced stats” in my articles. Often, people have questions, many of which take longer to answer than is efficient to do in comments. So I decided to create a series in which I attempt to explain these concepts to
Dear Red Wings: Ken Holland strikes, Kucherov calls Larionov, and a quiz Nikita Kucherov, who missed the entire regular season due to injury, returned in time for the playoffs to score 32 points in 23 games for Tampa. He was Yzerman’s 2nd-round, 58th overall pick in 2011. And get this: He called fellow Russian Igor
With the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NHL draft, the Detroit Red Wings will have a bevy of top-end prospects to choose from – and they should be avoiding defensemen. High Risk There’s not a lack of defensive talent in the upcoming draft; in fact, one could argue that the strongest position in the
The next three weeks are going to be very busy for Detroit Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman and his management team. They have been carefully examining the Red Wings roster preparing for the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft that will take place Wednesday July 21st at 8 p.m. ET. This draft will be followed by
We’re on to Part 4 of our analysis of this year’s playoff teams and how they are relevant to the Red Wings. If you’re looking for the past writeups, Part 1 covered the first round East and West division eliminations, Part 2 looked at the first round exits in the West and North Divisions, and
Red Wings Wrap-Up: Robby Fabbri becomes key member of Wings’ core It did not take long for Fabbri, who signed a two-year contract on Aug. 24, 2020, to show his knack for notching game-winning goals for the Red Wings. In the second game of the season on Jan. 16 against the eventual Central Division-champion Carolina
The Detroit Red Wings apparently have a lot of interest in Tyler Bertuzzi. After fans digested the news that he was being targeted by Toronto, there’s purportedly more teams interested in his services than just Toronto. Add Los Angeles to the apparent Tyler Bertuzzi Sweepstakes: The portion about Bertuzzi starts at the 45 second mark
The Red Wings have a list of needs, and one of the biggest, for me, is the lack of talent they have down the middle. That’s why we’re taking center Mason McTavish with the 6th overall pick in SB Nation’s mock NHL Draft. McTavish can be considered a hard-working “swiss army knife” style player —