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Since the beginning of general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman’s tenure, he has tirelessly worked towards building up the Detroit Red Wings’ defense. His first draft pick as GM was Moritz Seider, an off the board pick that has since developed into the team’s undisputed top defender. Two years later, Yzerman drafted Simon Edvinsson, a towering

The Tampa Bay Lightning are heading into the offseason with limited cap space, and it could result in veteran forward Alex Killorn heading elsewhere. If the 33-year-old does hit the market, he will receive a lot of interest, as he is one of the top pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) forwards this year. With that,

Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Offseason Trade Targets series for the Detroit Red Wings. During it, we will be looking at a handful of players from each NHL team who the Red Wings should consider pursuing this summer. In this latest edition of the series, we will be focusing on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Goaltending was one of the least consistent aspects of the Detroit Red Wings 2022-23 season. There would be stretches of three to four games of good goaltending followed by even longer stretches of average to below average. Related: Red Wings’ 3 Missing Pieces To Contend For The Stanley Cup Steve Yzerman has a decision to

It’s official, the Detroit Red Wings will select ninth overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, losing out on the draft lottery once again. The draft lottery took place last Monday night, and Detroit stayed put at ninth overall rather than falling one or two places, which many fans see as a win in itself.

The results of the NHL draft lottery are in. The Detroit Red Wings’ top pick will be ninth overall, marking their seventh-straight top-10 pick since their playoff streak ended in 2017. This will be the first time they hold the ninth pick since they drafted Michael Rasmussen at ninth overall in 2017. Explore everything hockey

There is no reason for Semyon Varlamov to re-sign with the New York Islanders this summer. He is now the clear backup to Ilya Sorokin, but the veteran still has lots to give. For the last two seasons, there’s been talk about him being traded, but nothing came of it. Instead, the Islanders kept him

The Detroit Red Wings are heading into the 2023 NHL Offseason with the expectation of improving their roster. They will be looking to break their seven-year playoff drought, but for that to occur, changes will need to be made. One specific need they have is a top-four, right-shot defenseman. After trading Filip Hronek to the

With their first pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, the Detroit Red Wings will pick ninth overall. The last time they picked ninth overall was 2017, the year Michael Rasmussen was their top pick. The 2023 draft will forever be known as “the Connor Bedard draft.” The Canadian center is an elite talent that may

The Detroit Red Wings’ 2022-23 season was full of mixed results, and general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman could have a busy offseason because of it. One specific area that we could see the Hockey Hall of Famer focus on is the goaltender position. The Alex Nedeljkovic experiment proved to be a bust, and now Detroit

On Monday night, the Detroit Red Wings were awarded the No. 9 pick as part of the NHL Draft Lottery. Yet again, the ping pong balls did not fall in Detroit’s favor. Related: Red Wings Mock Draft 1.0: Detroit Adds Impact Forwards With the Red Wings’ draft slot secured, we’ll conduct our next two-round mock

As we previously established, the Detroit Red Wings have a few organizational deficiencies that they need to address this offseason. Adding right-handed depth to the blue line is one of those priorities. To do so, they can trade for the next Jake Walman.  Jake Walman seemed like a minor part of the Nick Leddy trade

Pius Suter is one of the Detroit Red Wings’ most notable pending unrestricted free agents (UFA) heading into the 2023 NHL Offseason. Although his offensive production went down this season (24 points in 79 games), he proved to be a valuable part of their roster due to his versatility and strong defensive play. As a

The Minnesota Wild likely want to keep John Klingberg around, but due to the penalties for the Zach Parise and Ryan Suter buyouts, it is not guaranteed that they will be able to afford the 30-year-old. As a result, we could see the 2010 fifth-round pick test the market yet again this offseason. Klingberg put

The 2022 NHL Draft was interesting for the Ottawa Senators. In an attempt to put themselves back in the playoff conversation, the team moved the seventh selection in the draft, alongside that year’s second-round pick and a third-round pick in 2024 to acquire Alex DeBrincat, who was fresh off a 41-goal season for the Chicago

It seems like Detroit Red Wings fans have been waiting for general manager Steve Yzerman to make a big trade for a while now. I’m talking about the kind of trade that puts all other hockey discourse on hold while everyone debates who won the massive deal. To his credit, Yzerman has been active in

James van Riemsdyk‘s time with the Philadelphia Flyers was supposed to end before the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline, but a rumored move ended up not coming to fruition. Yet, with the Flyers under new management and beginning a legitimate rebuild, it is far more likely than not that the 34-year-old winger will be playing elsewhere

It’s no secret that the 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings lacked team toughness. Both Dylan Larkin and Derek Lalonde acknowledged this in their end of season availability. Ben Chiarot was signed as a free agent to help bring grit and toughness to this team. Radko Gudas Florida Panthers (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) Radko Gudas

At this time of the year, the major focus of the hockey world is the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Round 2 is in full swing, with each series having played one or two games already. The New Jersey Devils are facing off against the Carolina Hurricanes and the Toronto Maple Leafs are taking on the Florida

Matt Dumba is one of the top pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) defensemen set to hit the open market. As a result, he should garner plenty of interest this offseason. The Minnesota Wild have limited cap space due to the Ryan Suter and Zach Parise buyout penalties, so it appears more likely than not that