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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, how much of a distraction is the Elias Pettersson contract talk becoming in Vancouver? Meanwhile, are the Detroit Red Wings fielding calls on some of their defensemen? Did the Philadelphia Flyers lose Jamie Drysdale for the rest of the season? Finally, is there any news on the status of a

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled Joseph Woll from the Toronto Marlies. How much trade interest are the goaltenders in Pittsburgh getting? Meanwhile, more trade talk out of Pittsburgh suggests one of their goaltenders will be moved ahead of the trade deadline. The Detroit Red Wings may have pivoted on

With the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline quickly approaching, rumors are swirling, and some have included the Detroit Red Wings. From trade targets to new contracts, it’s been a busy week in Hockeytown. Get caught up on the latest Red Wings news and rumors, including trade deadline speculation, accepted and rejected contract extensions, plus much more.

The Detroit Red Wings? Trade deadline buyers? In this economy?! Yes, it’s entirely possible – the Red Wings could add players at the 2024 NHL Trade deadline, rather than sell off. That said, Steve Yzerman will likely wait and see how the next 6-7 games go before making a final determination on deadline strategy –

With just under three weeks to go until the NHL Trade Deadline, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves in the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. They still have eight games to play between now and then, so much can still happen that will effect their approach to the NHL’s annual trading bonanza.

At long last, the Columbus Blue Jackets will play in an outdoor NHL game. A familiar foe will provide the opposition in what should be one of the largest attended hockey games of all time. The NHL officially announced on Saturday night that the Blue Jackets will host the Detroit Red Wings in a 2025

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman is no stranger to the free agency process. He’s been quite active the last two summers as he continues to reshape the roster for a team that hasn’t made the playoffs since the 2015-16 season. This past July saw the additions of J.T. Compher, Shayne Gostisbehere, Justin Holl,

While the NHL Draft is still a few months away (June 28), it is never too early to take a look at a few players that could pique the interest of Detroit Red Wings fans to consider as the season treks on. As of Jan.15, the team is slotted to pick at the number 18

Over the recent All-Star break, the NHL officially announced that NHL players will be competing in both the 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympic games. The NHL Players Association and the league themselves have come to an agreement with the IIHF that will see the players from the best hockey league in the world finally competing

With under a month to go until the NHL Trade Deadline, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves in the thick of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. They rank sixth in the conference in points-percentage, and with 27 wins through 51 games, they are on pace to soar past the 35 wins they collected

It’s been an interesting year for Detroit Red Wings prospect Jonatan Berggren.  Detroit’s 2018 second-round pick has dominated in the AHL this season—14 goals and 36 points in 33 games—but that hasn’t been enough to warrant a full-time NHL role. When he has been called upon to contribute at the NHL level, he has –

Over the recent All-Star break, the NHL officially announced that NHL players will be competing in both the 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympic games. The NHL Players Association and the league themselves have come to an agreement with the IIHF that will see the players from the best hockey league in the world finally competing

With the March 8, 2024 NHL trade deadline looming, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman will have some interesting decisions to make for an organization that is looking to return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2015-16 season. The team is currently sitting in the second wild card spot in the

Much has changed since the last time we opened up the notebook. Though first place in the American Hockey League’s Central Division is well out of reach at the moment, the Grand Rapids Griffins find themselves in a battle with the Texas Stars for second place in the division. After a slow start to the

Much has been made of the Detroit Red Wings’ expected goals metrics lately. I suppose that is to be expected, though.  As a quick refresher, a team’s expected goals total is derived by weighting all unblocked shot attempts by their probability of being a goal. That probability is determined by shot speed, location, type, and

Before the season began, I put together scoring projections for each Detroit Red Wings player. And since we’re in the midst of a nine-day All-Star break, now is a good time to revisit those projections. As a whole, the Red Wings are exceeding expectations offensively, but falling short defensively – at least when compared to

Following the holiday break, the Detroit Red Wings opted to deploy David Perron on the first line alongside Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond. The results have not been pretty – six goals for, 11 against, and a 35.79 percent expected goals share at even strength.  During the Philadelphia Flyers game on Jan. 25, the Red

The Detroit Red Wings have spent the first half of the 2023-24 season flirting with playoff contention. Because of this, a lot of focus has been placed on the performance of the players on the NHL roster. This, of course, means that less attention has been placed on the Red Wings’ many prospects playing all

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 Devin Little, Logan Horn and Evan Sabourin are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and

Marco Kasper rose in draft conversations throughout his entire draft year, but even his biggest supporters were surprised that he ultimately went eighth overall in the 2022 Draft to the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings had a well-documented need at center going into the draft so they clearly believed that Kasper would be a