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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 and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off

Black Friday is that special day of the year where mobs of people pour into their favorite stores to cash in on once in a year-type of deals. Whether it’s a TV or a set of headphones, wish lists are checked off from the east coast to the west as people fill their shopping carts

Welcome back 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

One of the best things about going through a rebuild is seeing the team’s prospect pool get filled up. Like watching an actual pool get filled up, it gets you excited knowing that as it gets deeper and deeper, fun times lay ahead. For the Detroit Red Wings, their pool is already getting to a

The Detroit Red Wings are beginning to emerge from a deep rebuild, and with any luck, will be back in playoff contention within the next few years. Longtime fans can still easily recall the team’s heartbreak prior to its 1997 Stanley Cup championship, not to mention the sustained excellence of the organization from its first

When the trade for Alex Nedeljkovic was announced, the chatter around Detroit wasn’t about how he could form a solid tandem with incumbent goaltender Thomas Greiss. No, the conversation immediately jumped to how “Ned” could be the Red Wings’ starter during the 2021-22 season and well into the future. After watching Greiss, Jonathan Bernier and

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 unit and sound off on

If you are disappointed that Filip Zadina hasn’t been producing, how do you think he feels? This is a player who is always enthusiastic when he scores, and is always visibly frustrated when he blows a quality opportunity. This isn’t a matter of not caring, it’s a matter of psyche at this point. Maybe it’s

It’s no secret that the Detroit Red Wings‘ prospect pool boasts its greatest depth on the blue line. After drafting a total of 13 defensemen over the last three drafts, the Red Wings seem poised for a future where defense will be the strength of the team. The guys on this list are a big

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 to

There are some people out there who will claim not to be surprised by seeing Tyler Bertuzzi rank first among the Detroit Red Wings in terms of goals scored (he currently has nine.) However, if any of you out there claim to not be surprised by who sits in second on that same list with

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

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 to

In this week’s Detroit Red Wings prospects roundup, we’re going to be spending the bulk of our time in Sweden, otherwise known as Hockeytown East. The Swedish Hockey League (SHL) currently features a slew of Red Wings prospects that are doing great things for their respective teams, inspiring hope that they’ll be showcasing their talents

The Detroit Red Wings took on the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo and the Vegas Golden Knights at home. Thanks to some big performances, they managed to sweep the weekend. Here are three takeaways from the matches. Suter on the First Line Leads to Big Bounce Back Dylan Larkin was out for personal reasons against the

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, Patrick Brown and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and

Let’s be honest: the Detroit Red Wings, early on in the 2021-22 season, are still figuring out what they have with the players on their roster and down in the minors. It would probably take an absolute whopper of an opportunity for them to make a move that would shake up their current mix, especially

In this edition of Prospects News and Rumors, Vegas Golden Knights top prospect Peyton Krebs has been traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Jack Eichel, Seth Jarvis scored his first NHL goal against the Chicago Blackhawks and Sebastian Cossa continues to impress in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Edmonton Oil Kings. Krebs Shipped

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Vegas Golden Knights finally get a deal done to acquire Jack Eichel from the Buffalo Sabres, but what other teams were in the conversation, and how close were those potential deals with different teams? In other news, the Montreal Canadiens are noting that Jonathan Drouin is not 100% healthy

Welcome back 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