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(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) In 2019, Steve Yzerman made his return to Detroit after spending eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning as their General Manager. In his time in Tampa, Yzerman rebuilt the Lightning into a playoff and Stanley Cup contender, ending up making a Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 2015 and eventually

The Detroit Red Wings have made some signings during the summer that will beef up their defense core moving forward. One of those moves was to sign defender Justin Holl to a three-year, $10.2 million contract to join the Red Wings’ defense core. Holl comes to Detroit from the Maple Leafs organization, having spent the

I know it sounds unrealistic, but it already seems like a make-or-break year for Detroit Red Wings forward Joe Veleno. Veleno, 23, has become a regular in Detroit’s lineup over the past two seasons, and while he’s shown improvement in some areas of his game from year-to-year, 2023-24 is shaping up to be a crucial

If you’re one of the Detroit Red Wings fans disappointed by Steve Yzerman’s addition of J.T. Compher, read on. You just might be sleeping on what the forward brings to the lineup. Even the most patient fans of the Red Wings entered this offseason with at least some level of elevated expectations. The so-called Yzerplan has

It is not the most exciting notion, but the Detroit Red Wings should consider circling back to Pius Suter. I often find myself with wavering opinions regarding Detroit’s former versatile forward. I feel like Michael Scott from the show ‘The Office’ when he’s describing to Jan what it is like to get a vasectomy and

In a few years, one might look back and say, “Do you remember when Kailer Yamamoto was a Detroit Red Wings forward?” it might end up being a great trivia question. Technically, Yamamoto was a Detroit Red Wing, though that did not last long. The Detroit Red Wings went out and traded for Kailer Yamamoto

The Detroit Red Wings have made several moves this off-season. They were busy in a year when there was not a ton of speculation that the team was going to be on the hunt. But, the Red Wings were able to go out and secure several new faces. Perhaps the biggest move of the summer

When the Detroit Red Wings entered all of their picks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, nearly all of the attention, and rightfully so, went towards first-round pick Marco Kasper. However, the player with the highest offensive upside was taken in the second round. Dmitri Buchelnikov, who is a speedy Russian winger that has success

The Detroit Red Wings lost out on an entire season of Michael Rasmussen after an injury shut things down early. The Red Wings forward took a shot off the knee-cap and found himself on the Injured Reserve (IR) for the remainder of the season. There was some initial hope that he could return if the

Every offseason, General Managers look in every corner and do not leave any stone unturned to improve their organizations. What comes along with that is the criticism by people of said moves. The Detroit Red Wings have certainly been busy this offseason. Detroit Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman is no exception to this notion

Ben Chiarot has fallen out of favor with many fans. Still, the veteran defenseman will get another opportunity to prove his worth playing as a top-four defender this coming season. Last summer, the Detroit Red Wings signed Chiarot to a four-year deal worth $19 million. At the time, it looked like a good deal for

The Detroit Red Wings elected to bring back defenseman Jared McIsaac, signing him to a one-year, two-way contract. McIsaac, 23, will return to the Wings organization after being drafted in the second round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft (36th overall). He will be back in Grand Rapids for his third full season. This past season,

The backup goalie position has become vital to an NHL team’s success. The Stanley Cup champion Las Vegas Golden Knights proved to be a prime example of this during the postseason. The Knights relied on regular season backup goalie Adin Hill to help carry them to Lord Stanley’s Cup. The Detroit Red Wings have been

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has always said he doesn’t pencil any prospect or veteran, for that matter, into the lineup during the off-season but always gives them a fair opportunity to make the roster during training camp and the preseason. We’ve seen this in recent years with Lucas

Over the years, the Detroit Red Wings organization has seemed to find late-round gems in the draft. From Tomas Holmstrom (tenth round, 1994) to Henrik Zetterberg (seventh round, 1999) and Pavel Datsyuk (sixth round, 1998), the Wings have found steady players in the late rounds. Detroit Red Wings General Manager (GM) Steve Yzerman may have

The Detroit Red Wings went out and put a nice cherry on top of their off-season moves. They have shuffled things around and brought in some new faces, but going out and trading for forward Alex DeBrincat is just the cherry on top of it all. While the Detroit Red Wings were rumored as suitors

The Detroit Red Wings have had a busy summer. It may not have felt like a lot, but the last few weeks have been busy. Before June wrapped up, the Red Wings made their draft choices and brought in some new faces to join the organization before jumping into free agency, which was busy early

The Detroit Red Wings have had themselves a big off-season. Even in a year where the free agency class was dull, the Red Wings found ways to get the job done and upgrade their roster. There have been changes, but they feel they are leaving the Red Wings better off moving forward. For the Detroit

The Detroit Red Wings had an ongoing saga with Filip Zadina over the last few years that really started to take a turn as of late. The Red Wings continued to give Zadina chances after selecting him with the sixth overall draft pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The issue is that the Detroit

Off-seasons are filled with the yearly draft, free agency frenzy, and trades. This off-season has been no different for the Detroit Red Wings. A plethora of players have signed contracts with new organizations or have returned to their 2022-23 team, as well as numerous players being traded. It seems with the salary cap increasing from