In today’s NHL rumors rundown, why did the Washington Capitals decide to move on from Jakub Vrana? Meanwhile, was Anthony Mantha in the Detroit Red Wings’ doghouse? The Edmonton Oilers didn’t take any big trade deadline swings, but the Winnipeg Jets did. Why didn’t each team do more? The Toronto Maple Leafs had intense conversations
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It’s already been a busy week for the Detroit Red Wings. First, they traded arguably their best player at the trade deadline. Then, they shocked the powerhouse Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 Monday night, just hours after the Anthony Mantha trade. What’s next? Get caught up on the latest Red Wings news and rumors to find out.
Bill Dow | Special to the Detroit Free Press As part of his series on former Detroit sports figures, Bill Dow caught up with former Detroit Red Wings broadcaster Bruce Martyn. How we remember him For 31 years as the play-by-play voice of Red Wings hockey — from 1964-65 through the 1994-95 Stanley Cup Final —Bruce
Stephen Whyno | Associated Press Washington – Anthony Mantha had a two points in his Washington debut, Alex Ovechkin scored the 728th goal of his NHL career and the Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory. The East Division-leading Capitals went 3 for 3 on the power play as part
The Detroit Red Wings have been a mix of hot and cold this season. In the past three weeks alone the team was outscored 19-4 by the Nashville Predators, swept the Columbus Blue Jackets, were a late power-play goal against away from splitting with the Florida Panthers, and took three out of four games from
Detroit — Just like Anthony Mantha could benefit from a fresh start in Washington, the same could be true for new Red Wing Jakub Vrana. There are lot of similarities between the two. They’re somewhat comparable players and they’ve had similar potholes this season. It’s also why many analysts feel this, ultimately, could be a profitable trade for
Detroit — The Red Wings were the team that drafted Anthony Mantha in the first round in 2013. It’s the only professional organization he’s known and the friends Mantha made in Detroit will likely be lifetime acquaintances. So you can see how Monday’s trade that sent Mantha to Washington for forwards Jakub Vrana and Richard Panik,
Since Anthony Mantha got off to a slow start this season, Red Wings fans have wondered whether or not this would be his last season in Detroit. Well, those fans got their answer ahead of the trade deadline as it was announced that the Red Wings had traded him to the Washington Capitals in a
Less than 24 hours removed from the end of trade deadline day, scribes and analysts are picking their winners and losers. Perhaps it’s not fair to do so without a better understanding of what was really out there for some of the GMs who were active on Monday. For example, could the Buffalo Sabres gotten
Anthony Mantha woke up, checked his phone, and knew what he had to do. The new member of the Washington Capitals detailed a tumultuous trade deadline, reflected on his time with the Detroit Red Wings, and revealed, unsurprisingly, that when one wakes up and see Steve Yzerman’s name on the mobile screen, there’s no lollygagging.
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Tony Wolak, Devin Little, Patrick Brown, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking
The Detroit Red Wings moved forward from the NHL trade deadline with an eye toward a strong finish. They emerged from an emotional, stressful trade deadline having said goodbye to three teammates, anticipating welcoming two new ones, and having put together impressive back-to-back victories against an elite opponent. “You saw this weekend what we’re capable
Few things in sports are as tough to watch as unfulfilled talent, especially when flashes of that talent are so easy to see. Giving up on that promise might be harder still. Yet that’s what Steve Yzerman did Monday afternoon shortly before the NHL trade deadline when the Detroit Red Wings general manager shipped off Anthony
The Detroit Red Wings looked like a team relieved to be past the trade deadline. Their outing against the Carolina Hurricanes Monday at PNC Arena came a mere hours after losing Anthony Mantha in a trade that set the hockey world abuzz. The Wings played loose and confident, and created havoc around the net. Their
One piece that was going to be part of the Red Wings’ rebuild was dealt Monday, but many others remain in Detroit. And some of those young cornerstones of the rebuild gave Wings’ fans plenty of optimism playing against the Carolina Hurricanes later in the evening. Adam Erne and Filip Zadina (power play) scored goals 2
John Wawrow | Associated Press Buffalo, N.Y. — Forward Taylor Hall hopes a fresh start with the Boston Bruins can boost his confidence after three dreadful months with the Buffalo Sabres. The opportunity to join a team making a late-season playoff push should help after the NHL’s 2018 MVP was acquired by the Bruins on Monday. “These
Detroit — General manager Steve Yzerman went big in the final minutes of Monday’s NHL trade deadline. The Wings traded forward Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals for forwards Jakub Vrana and Richard Panik, a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 second-round pick. The move sent shockwaves around the NHL during an otherwise uneventful finish to the trade deadline.
Everyone in the NHL knew this was a buyer’s market. And it has been a while since that could be considered good news for the Red Wings. But to Steve Yzerman’s credit, he wasn’t buying it. He still found a way to sell high amid a depressing year from one of his team’s biggest assets,
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman gets a top grade at the NHL trade deadline, unloading an underachiever and adding to the team’s short-term and longer-term gain without sacrificing flexibility. He found a taker for Anthony Mantha, a superbly skilled but equally frustrating player, in the Washington Capitals, and banked a first-round pick and
Entering Monday’s games, only three teams in the NHL own worse records than the Red Wings. But, as things come into focus following the trade deadline, there appears to be little doubt the Wings are one of the league’s biggest winners. General manager Steve Yzerman made a trio of smaller moves heading into Monday’s deadline, before