The Detroit Red Wings announced on Wednesday the hiring of Alex Tanguay as assistant coach. UPDATE: Detroit #RedWings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today that the team has hired Alex Tanguay as an assistant coach. Details: https://t.co/xVqo0eEIc5 pic.twitter.com/6sZfVi1IHj — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 30, 2021 Tanguay replaces Dan Bylsma, whose
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The Detroit Red Wings hired former Iowa Wild assistant coach Alex Tanguay to fill the void left by Dan Bylsma. Tanguay needs no introduction to Wings fans who remember him as part of the Wing killers from Colorado that included Peter Forsberg and Chris Drury. Now it’s time to see if he can help inflict
The Red Wings’ official announcement of the Alex Tanguay hiring is below with some very good background on the hire. The best news out of this is the relative offensive and power play numbers Tanguay’s prior team were able to put up, considering the new guy is here to replace outgoing Dan Bylsma as Jeff
Welcome to Re-Sign or Resign, a new segment covering the pros and cons of Detroit’s pending UFAs. We’ll be taking a closer look at each UFA while going over two schools of thought: re-signing the player, or letting him run free into the sunset. So far, we’ve covered Luke Glendening, Darren Helm, Valtteri Filppula, Marc
Welcome back to our Seattle Expansion Draft Series. If you haven’t read the first article that lays out the rules of the expansion draft, that would be a good starting point, as I’ll only give the very basic rules in each of these follow up articles. If you are interested in Detroit, that was the
“Him and I have talked about making sure that he eliminates any big minuses,” Blashill said. “So make sure on a consistent basis, night to night he’s doing a good job of not giving away any easy chances. And finding a way to push our power play to being better. “It’s just growing as a
The Detroit Red Wings management team have continuously tried to stockpile goalies through the draft in the hopes that one of them will end up developing into an NHL regular. The past seven drafts produced eight goalies and during the most recent season, not one of these selections played a game in the NHL. Seven
Filip Zadina had a very confusing 2020-21 season. The eye test shows that Zadina improved his play this year, but all stats point to the opposite; production and possession metrics both took a dip. However, fans of the Detroit Red Wings shouldn’t be concerned. Next year, Zadina is going to finally begin filling those nets.
Chelios will be a great fit in the studio. He’s just the right level of unbridled to attract plenty of new fans. He and Messier will make a great combo. In addition, we’ll be seeing Ray Ferraro, Brian Boucher, Kevin Weekes, and Leah Hextall in roles. ESPN is looking more and more promising as a
Readying for the Stanley Cup Final last night, I found myself going through old videos on Youtube of Detroit Red Wings glory. It’s incredible that next season will mark the 25th anniversary of the 1997 Stanley Cup win. This of course got me to watch highlights from 1998. And then again from 2002. And obviously
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With three draft picks in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, the Detroit Red Wings are going to have plenty of prospects to consider and target. Without knowing the philosophy Steve Yzerman will be using during the draft, it’s hard to truly guess what the selections will be, but let’s look at three
The talk surrounding the Detroit Red Wings’ sixth overall pick often asks one of two questions: Will they use that pick on Swedish goaltender Jesper Wallstedt? How might Steve Yzerman surprise everyone this time? With a plethora of potential high end talent likely to fall (take your pick in what has been described as an
For the next three seasons, $47.25 million of [the San Jose Sharks’] cap will be tied to players ages 30 or older. Evander Kane will make $7M per year until 2025-26. Logan Couture will be 37 when his contract ends, making $8M per year until the 2027-28 season. Erik Karlsson, who was signed to a
The Vegas Golden Knights been eliminated for barely 24 hours before the Alec Martinez would look good on the Detroit Red Wings blue line thoughts began: The Red Wings could be a suitor for pending UFA Alec Martinez, who scored the tying goal for Vegas last night. Jeff Blashill recruited Martinez to Miami and also
Penguins Should Target the Red Wings for Offseason Trade – THW The biggest benefit of this trade would be to just get Pettersson off the books. If it’s a mid-level prospect or a mid-round draft pick, it’s likely not going to matter a whole hell of a lot to the Penguins. Considering the Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings currently have one of the deepest prospect pools in the NHL, but there’s a glaring absence of goaltending talent in the pipeline. Steve Yzerman will likely address the organizational need with at least one of his 12 picks in the upcoming draft. Although there’s talk of swinging early on a Jesper
Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings will likely be looking to improve the pipeline a high-ceiling prospect at six, but with their next draft pick at 22, a safe prospect might be the way to go. Let’s take a look at a few of the safer options that’ll be available late in the first.
The hardest part about trying to predict the Detroit Red Wing’s pick at 6th overall is getting a read of Steve Yzerman. He illustrated just how little he cares about projected draft order with the selection of Moritz Seider at 6th overall in the 2020 draft; a player typically projected as a mid-to-late first rounder.
Welcome to Re-Sign or Resign, a new segment covering the pros and cons of Detroit’s pending UFAs. We’ll be taking a closer look at each UFA while going over two schools of thought: re-signing the player, or letting him run free into the sunset. So far, we’ve covered Luke Glendening, Darren Helm, Valtteri Filppula, Marc