Why Givani Smith feels mentally ready for a role with the Detroit Red WingsI didn’t watch this yet, but JJ did, and he says Smith talks about wanting to get a little quicker, turn better in the corners, improve on making plays in the offensive zone. You can watch the full press availability at the
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With the NHL Lottery less than a week away, the Detroit Red Wings are sitting pretty knowing that the Capitals pick is a heckuva lot better with their early entrance. But that doesn’t console Wings fans (yours truly, too) aggravated that Detroit has a 53.7% chance of falling again in the draft. Fair? Nope. But
As the Detroit Red Wings continue to trudge through its difficult rebuild, one of the things that has kept fans watching has been the development of prospects and young players. Let’s take a look at how a few members of Detroit’s young defensive core fared in the 2020-21 season. 2021 Statline Games Played: 56 Goals: 2 Assists: 24
Toronto 4 at Montreal 0: Leafs lead 3-1 Nashville 2 at Carolina 3 (OT): Carolina leads 3-2 Penguins at Islanders (Isles lead 3-2) 6:30PM – NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, MSG+, ATTSN-PT Let’s go Isles! Panthers at Lightning (Bolts lead 3-2) 8:00PM – CNBC, SN360, TVAS2, BSSUN, BSFL This series is gross Vegas at Minnesota (Knights
As always, actions speak louder than words, but I’ll always take the chance to appreciate a step in the right direction. From the Black Girl Hockey website: We welcome collaboration with any interested stakeholder and strongly invite allies to join us, as we cannot continue to bear the burden of disrupting racism alone. However, this
Germany’s defender Moritz Seider (L) and Czech Republic’s forward Dmitrij Jaskin vie during the IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships quarterfinal match between Czech Republic and Germany on May 23, 2019 at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava. (Photo by Vladimir SIMICEK / AFP) (Photo credit should read VLADIMIR SIMICEK/AFP via Getty Images) Detroit Red
The pressure Detroit Red Wings goalie Jonathan Bernier faced came from all angles. Pressure as in opposing skaters taking advantage of underdeveloped defensemen, peppering shot attempt after shot attempt after shot attempt. Take the April 24 start against the Dallas Stars, for example. At the 11:55 mark of the second period, the Stars held a
Germany beats Canada , the score 3-1.One of Germany’s biggest factors wears #53 and was given some extra attention in the post-game analysis by SVT. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/6IVla413t3 — IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) May 24, 2021 Some nice highlights of Seider’s play in yesterday’s win against Canada. Archibald of Oilers suspended for Game 4 against Jets Josh Archibald
The Red Wings were one of the oldest teams in the NHL this year. As the prospects slowly churn through the pipeline, Steve Yzerman has filled the current roster with older NHL veterans to guide the process. Let’s take a look at how a few of those vets turned out this year. Danny DeKeyser 2021
Any Detroit Red Wings fan watching the Edmonton Oilers game Sunday night felt that feeling before. The same fan knows it all too well because the glaring holes were not patched appropriately by the man running the team. That person of course being Ken Holland. Trending on social media was a photo of Holland following
I haven’t had a chance to watch this, but let us know what you think if you do. Trevor Moore, United States author convincing victory over Canada at world championships Trevor Moore scored twice in the second period and the United States bounced back from an opening-game loss in a big way on Sunday, defeating
Save for the massive Anthony Mantha trade at the trade deadline, 2021 was a relatively forgettable season for the Detroit Red Wings. A rebuilding team with plenty of talent just outside of the NHL. Let’s refresh our memory and take a look at a few of the players fans will be hard-pressed to remember a
The Detroit Red Wings gorged on defense during the final six weeks of the 2020-21 season. But there were some early-season stretches, caused by injuries, COVID-19 concerns, underachieving veterans (Anthony Mantha) and underperforming prospects (Mathias Brome …) that made the opening two months tough to digest at times. While even elite teams endure a few
Obviously it’s very unlikely that any current Red Wing will come close to one of these numbers, but who do you think from the Red Wings current roster will finish his career with the most post season games (for Detroit)? They said it: Brind’Amour, Aho, Lajoie on preparing for Game 4 – Canes Country On
The future is brighter for the Detroit Red Wings as Michael Rasmussen, and Filip Zadina took massive steps forward in their development. Joe Veleno got a chance in Detroit near the end while Givani Smith built his early season successes into more ice time late in the year. Here’s a look at how the potential
Though there weren’t any games played, the Detroit Red Wings still had their fair share of news. Head coach Jeff Blashill was awarded an extension, which according to TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, is a two-year deal. The deal was met with mixed reviews by Red Wings fans but the one move that wasn’t debated was the departure
Another year, another missed opportunity for the Detroit Red Wings to compete in the NHL playoffs. That’s five years, for those keeping a scorecard. Another rebuilding year, another season of unwatchable breakouts and poorly executed entries. But for those keeping score, there were fewer and while the 2020-21 offense struggled and the power play was
Luke Glendening Wants to Come Back Too – Detroit News “Wearing the winged wheel has been a dream since I first started playing hockey, and maybe even before,” Glendening said. “I never knew if it was going to be a reality, but it was something I always dreamed of. Every day I come to the
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – MAY 01: Luke Glendening #41 of the Detroit Red Wings battles for the puck against Brayden Point #21 of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period at Little Caesars Arena on May 01, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Detroit Red Wings: Top 5 Greatest Disappointments of 2021
The Detroit Red Wings made small strides this year at improving the on-ice product. The disappointment of a slow re-build has been difficult for the Detroit fan base. On the day of his announcement as General Manager, Steve Yzerman indicated that this rebuild was going to take some time and that there was no quick