Monday’s last-minute NHL Trade Deadline deal may one day be hailed as Detroit Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor. The move, like Beethoven’s recognizable composition, was an inspiration of genius. By holding out until the final moments of the deadline, Yzerman squeezed out as much time as possible before
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Time: 7:30 PM EST Place: Little Caesars Arena TV: BSDET, NBCSCH Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket/1270 AM The Wings get ready to close out their schedule against the Hawks with a two-game homestand against their old little brother. Unfortunately, what looked like would be a competitive series between two bottom-feeder teams hasn’t gone quite like
New Red Wings Jakub Vrana, Richard Panik eager for ‘a new beginning’ in Detroit – Detroit News “But when Steve (Yzerman, the Wings’ general manager) called me, and when somebody wants to give you a chance and wants you in their organization, wants to play for their team, it just gives me excitement to come
Fans and NHL insiders are eager to get another glimpse of the new-look, Anthony Mantha-less Detroit Red Wings. Everyone will get their chance tonight when the Red Wings face the Chicago Blackhawks at Little Caesars Arena. Opening faceoff is 7:30 p.m. Hours after Monday’s trade deadline news broke of Mantha being jettisoned to the Washington
Defenseman Jared McIsaac was drafted out of the QMJHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round of the 2018 draft. After recovering from a major injury, McIsaac will finally see the ice again, this time in Grand Rapids. Will McIsaac get his pro hockey career back on track with the Griffins? From One
From his station, Detroit Red Wings goalie Jonathan Bernier watched Carolina Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck recover a careless power-play turnover by defenseman Dennis Cholowski and skate hard directly toward him. Bernier wasn’t supposed to be in that situation. Most NHL insiders assumed him to be part of GM Steve Yzerman’s master rebuild strategy – the
Erasing the memory of Dmytro Timashov so soon? Rude. So did he originally get the length wrong and somebody had to fix it? Not important. What’s important is that I like the message. List your top 5 favorites! — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 13, 2021 What are your top five? 5. Undressing the Mooterus4.
On the latest 31 Thoughts podcast with Elliotte Freidman and Jeff Marek, Friedman pointed out that the Detroit Red Wings’ trade with Washington reveals a few things for how Steve Yzerman and the braintrust view the rebuild. Wings fans may view this with mixed emotions. A longer timeline to the Red Wings Rebuild Yzerman said it
I always liked the Detroit Red Wings pick of Anthony Mantha. Billed as a player they could build around, he seemed like the next generation of draft picks who would become another pillar for the organization. The hulking sniper was tearing up Quebec Juniors and it was, at the time, exciting to think that he
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 23: Richard Panik #14 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his goal with teammates against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the second period at Capital One Arena on February 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) Will Joe Veleno Play for the Red Wings This Season? by Alex Faber Now
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VANCOUVER, BC – DECEMBER 31: Joe Veleno #9 of Canada skates with the puck against Russia in Group A hockey action of the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship on December, 31, 2018 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) Red Wings Stun Carolina, Complete Series Sweep with 3-1 Win
SUNRISE, FLORIDA – MARCH 30: Filip Zadina #11 of the Detroit Red Wings (C) celebrates his powerplay goal at 7:29 of the second period against Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Florida Panthers and is joined by Filip Hronek #17 (L) and Adam Erne #73 (R) at the BB&T Center on March 30, 2021 in Sunrise,
First Period Pretty good start for the Wings as they have not yet been scored upon in the first five minutes and there have been no whistles. Rasmussen has the first decent chance for the Wings as he makes himself a pest in Holmstrom’s Office. Pretty even game so far with a slight edge to
When the Red Wings traded Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals at the trade deadline on Monday, a lot of the hockey pundits were very happy with the return GM Steve Yzerman got. One point I’ve seen repeated is that in overall terms, Jakub Vrana might actually be better than Anthony Mantha all by himself
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I started mentally putting this post together just as today’s NHL trade deadline passed but held off on actually writing it for a little bit, knowing how trades often aren’t announced until well after the actual deadline. That was somewhat fortuitous, given that the Red Wings’ biggest deadline deal wasn’t officially announced until 45 minutes
I grew up worshipping Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman as a player and can still remember the ovation he received from the Joe crowd during the 1995-96 home opener. Rumors swirled that he would be traded, and while the boos rained down from the rafters for Scotty Bowman, the cheers were resounding for the Captain.
Detroit Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman worked the phones most of Monday, trying to find the right deal before the NHL Trade Deadline. It came down to the final moments but Yzerman made the day’s biggest deal by trading Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals for forwards Richard Panik, Jakub Vrana, a 2021 first-round
Well just when it was looking like we were not going to have a lot to talk about here about the trade deadline, Steve Yzerman pulls off a major deal that sends Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a package of a 1st round pick, a 2nd round pick, forward Jakub Vrana,