Ted Kulfan takes a look at Tyler Bertuzzi’s future after back surgery, Justin Abdelkader’s comeback attempt with Team USA at the world championships, Jimmy Howard’s retirement and how the Penguins could’ve used Jonathan Bernier in goal. Here are the highlights from episode 55 of the The Detroit News/OctoPulse podcast, which includes an interview with possible
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It has been a little over a week since Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman fielded questions from the media as the organization began their year-end/exit interviews. The biggest news, of course, was that the Red Wings’ GM had re-signed head coach Jeff Blashill, and a good amount of the questions he answered pertained
While a primary focus for Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman this offseason is to add forwards who can generate offense, there’s another type of forward who warrants consideration. That the Wings need someone to, as the saying goes, keep the flies off their star players was never more evident than April 20 against the Dallas
Detroit — Early in any conversation you get the sense Jimmy Howard is happy, content and greatly enjoying retirement. Howard, 37, was an unrestricted free agent last summer but was not brought back by the Red Wings, and he didn’t have his heart set on playing anywhere else. As the pandemic raged on and the NHL season
Detroit — All three are forwards, all have been impactful on and off the ice — and all three might have played their last games for the Detroit Red Wings. There are many items on general manager Steve Yzerman’s to-do list this summer, many personnel decisions to be made, including determining the futures of Darren Helm, Valtteri Filppula
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of profiles of the top prospects for the NHL Draft on July 23-24, 2021. Historically, the Detroit Red Wings haven’t had much success with first-round draft picks from the Western Hockey League. Since the first NHL amateur draft in 1963, Detroit has selected more players from
Detroit — Jared McIsaac admits there were some difficult days. How could there not have been for the young defenseman, who turns 21 Thursday, a Red Wings’ 2018 second-round draft pick, who had to endure back-to-back shoulder surgeries (one on each shoulder)? Then, just to accentuate the frustration, he sprained an AC joint in his shoulder
The Boston Bruins potentially have helped the Detroit Red Wings’ rebuild. The Bruins eliminated the Washington Capitals Sunday, ousting them from the first round in five games. The Wings hold the Capitals’ first-round pick in the 2021 draft from the Anthony Mantha trade, and that little nugget just got a bit shinier. The first 16 draft
I moved to Detroit in 1999 and I started working at the Free Press that August, when the paper’s office was located on Fort Street, just a few blocks from our current offices. I was a copy editor in the sports department, where we did the exciting work of journalism in a large, gray, windowless
Detroit — Danny DeKeyser knew this might be a rocky season — and he was right. The veteran Red Wings’ defenseman was returning to the lineup after having back surgery in December 2019. He played eight games early in the 2019-20 regular season, and with that season called off early due to the coronavirus, and the 2020-21
It’s a tired subject – the Detroit Red Wings missed out on the playoffs yet again. We’ve already talked about players that have been traded this season, but what about those ghosts of previous Red Wings seasons who were once beloved in Hockeytown but have since moved on to greener pastures? There are still a
The Detroit Red Wings haven’t had a defensive prospect this exciting in ages. Moritz Seider checks every box: Skill, size, physicality, personality. There’s been so much buzz about him that even those who’ve never seen him are intrigued. “I don’t know him at all,” Wings defenseman Marc Staal said last week during his exit interview
This summer, Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings have several restricted free agents (RFAs) in need of new contracts, including Filip Hronek, Tyler Bertuzzi, and newly acquired Jakub Vrana. When negotiating new deals, Yzerman and each player’s representation will need to consider a handful of variables. Talking points go beyond counting stats and comparables
Today was a big date in National Hockey League history for teams making it to the Stanley Cup Final. Some teams made it for the first time, while others returned for the first time in a long while. Let’s begin our daily voyage back in time to relive all the best moments May 22 has
Detroit — Justin Abdelkader is going to be away from his family, many miles away in Latvia, for about three weeks. But it’s worth it knowing he’s putting on the Team USA sweater again. Abdelkader, the former Muskegon/Michigan State/Red Wings veteran forward, is the captain for Team USA at the men’s world championships. “It’s always an honor
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, the Vancouver Canucks have announced a new deal with head coach Travis Green. Meanwhile, there’s news on John Tavares and the injury he suffered in Thursday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. The Detroit Red Wings might bring back some pending unrestricted free agents and Johnny Gaudreau talks about
Tyler Bertuzzi is confident he’ll be back in front of opponents’ nets come fall, which is great news for the Detroit Red Wings. The winger who combines grit and goal scoring in equal measure was lost to a back injury two weeks into the 2020-21 season, leaving the Wings’ offense shorthanded for most of the
Detroit — This will be a season that Tyler Bertuzzi isn’t going to look favorably on. Bertuzzi was off to one of the best starts of his career when a fluke fall in a late January game in Dallas triggered something in his back. Bertuzzi’s season basically ended several days later, and back surgery occurred on April 30. “I’d
With nearly $50 million in cap space coming up this summer, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has plenty of money to throw around this offseason. Of course, the reason why he has so much space is because a vast majority of this season’s team need new contracts. Among that group are Jakub Vrana
The Detroit Red Wings have a 7.6% chance of getting to make the first pick in the 2021 NHL draft. A date for the draft lottery and odds for the 15 teams that didn’t advance to the playoffs and expansion Seattle were announced Wednesday, when the Vancouver Canucks finally wrapped up the final game of