Detroit — Few things in life excite NHL fans like the trade deadline. Maybe not as much these days, as the salary cap has put a crimp into just how much playoff contending teams can do and has definitely limited their options. But for fans of teams who are dreaming of the playoffs, Monday’s 3 p.m. trade
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Losing Bobby Ryan for the rest of the season is a double blow for the Detroit Red Wings. Ryan had been an outstanding veteran leader and a top-six forward with a knack for offense. For the man tasked with stoking the rebuild — general manager Steve Yzerman — Ryan had been a moveable piece to flip at
Already reeling, the Detroit Red Wings revealed another piece of bad news Friday: Bobby Ryan is done for the season. That was the message delivered by coach Jeff Blashill after an energetic practice in preparation for Saturday’s game at the Carolina Hurricanes. The Wings are coming off a 7-1 loss to Nashville on Thursday, which
Detroit — Bobby Ryan’s season with the Red Wings appears to be over. Coach Jeff Blashill confirmed Friday that Ryan is getting a second opinion on an upper-body injury, with the expectation Ryan will need surgery. “We expect him to be done for the season,” Blashill said on Zoom call after Friday’s practice. Ryan has been
Call it what you want — déjà vu, Groundhog Day, a glitch in the Matrix — the results are the same. The Detroit Red Wings get roughed up against a team, regroup and have a hard-nosed practice, come out with determination for the next series, only to get roughed up again. The team’s inconsistency has
Akil Baddoo’s debut would be a great story even if the Detroit Tigers were the defending champs and the other big four teams here had made recent deep playoff runs, too. Not many longshot prospects hit the first big-league pitch they ever see over the fence and follow that up with a grand slam and
The Detroit Red Wings have been here before. Too many times, in fact. They head into a series against the Carolina Hurricanes smarting from a rout that had one veteran wondering when the Wings will learn. They know they need to work hard to have a chance — and yet another night ended so disastrously.
Detroit — The Red Wings have played better for several weeks now, since being routed in Nashville on March 25, exactly two weeks ago. The Wings had looked better defensively and didn’t have many bad stretches within the game. They were playing smart hockey and weren’t letting deficits spiral out of control when they were
With a month to go in the season, the Detroit Red Wings endured another rout. Several mistakes cost them Thursday at Little Caesars Arena, just as they seemed to be building a bit of steam. It was close for the first 30 minutes or so, but then the Wings deteriorated, left to rue a 7-1 loss
Detroit — The Red Wings have played better for several weeks now, since being routed in Nashville on March 25, exactly two weeks ago. The Wings had looked better defensively and didn’t have many bad stretches within the game. But Thursday at Little Caesars Arena, the Predators routed the Wings again. All the Wings’ bad habits
Stephen Whyno and Larry Lage | Associated Press His smile covered by a light blue surgical mask, Jacob Trouba’s eyes shined as the needle went into his left arm. The New York Rangers gave players, coaches and staff a day off this week so they could get vaccinated against COVID-19. “We’re very fortunate to be able
Detroit — They were separate incidents, although similar in nature, and both showed a positive development regarding this Red Wings team. There is a bond, a tightness, a willingness to stick up for a teammate. And in the world of professional hockey, that is something important. The first incident occurred against the Florida Panthers on
Mr. Hockey broke a pair of Stanley Cup playoff records on this date, 29 years apart. Also, three franchises won their first-ever postseason games and plenty of new records were set on this date. The THW time machine is fired up and ready to take us on our daily trip through the decades to relive
Jeff Blashill predicts a quiet trade deadline. Sam Gagner wouldn’t mind if it is. The Detroit Red Wings know they could lose players as contenders are under pressure to shore up before Monday’s noon deadline. But this year’s market comes amid a pandemic that’s left teams operating under a flat salary cap, and before largely
Welcome to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the Red Wings’ most-recent week of play, identify any players and/or trends that stood out, and then look ahead and find out what the next week may have in store for the team from Hockeytown. As always, feel free
Detroit — Sam Gagner’s future with the Red Wings is uncertain, especially with Monday’s trade deadline approaching. But Gagner, an unrestricted free agent in July, has made it known he would like to stay and contribute for one clear reason. “This team isn’t as far off as people might think,” Gagner said. Now, that might not
This has been a unique NHL season because of the pandemic. A shorter, compressed season with games being canceled and rosters being decimated because of positive virus cases. A division of all Canadian teams. So, it probably stands to reason that when it hits 3 p.m. (EST) on Monday and the trade deadline ends, it’s likely
Thomas Greiss is playing his best hockey of the season, just in time for the Detroit Red Wings. The trade deadline is Monday, and the Wings have multiple players, including goaltender Jonathan Bernier, who should draw interest. Bernier has been the team’s MVP, while Greiss struggled through February and March, especially. But Greiss has strung
Detroit – This Red Wings team didn’t look anything like the one that played Nashville last time. But it still wasn’t good enough against a red-hot Nashville team. The Predators defeated the Wings 3-2 in a shootout, the Wings’ first shootout this season, winning the shootout 2-0. Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi scored against goaltender
The Detroit Red Wings built two leads, got good goaltending, and paced a hot opponent to a tight contest. Their Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators at Little Caesars Arena ended with their first shootout of the season. They fell, 3-2, when neither Dylan Larkin nor Filip Zadina could convert on their chances and Ryan