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With a little more then a month until the NHL Trade Deadline the Pittsburgh Penguins will be one of the teams to keep an eye on. While this deadline isn’t expected to be a busy one considering how owners across the league are losing money, the new regime of Ron Hextall and Brian Burke will

Clearly, it’s time for the Detroit Red Wings to sell. Not because of their 7-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, but rather because the media said so. No, really. Check out the latest Red Wings news and rumors, including a flurry of content about Detroit’s approach to the trade deadline. Red Wings Trade Candidates On

The Detroit Red Wings are one of the most decorated franchises in National Hockey League history. Throughout the years, a vast collection of top-tier talent has donned the Winged Wheel, which has led to the creation of some legendary line combinations. While each decade of Red Wings’ hockey has produced worthy candidates, I’ve tried to

To the surprise of no one, the Detroit Red Wings are expected to be sellers at this year’s trade deadline. Which Red Wings might be traded in the near future? Let’s take a look at seven players who could garner some interest from playoff-bound teams. Bobby Ryan Contract: $1 million; pending UFA. Summary: I’m not

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, Ian McNaughton, and Patrick Brown are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking

It seems like so long ago, but there was a time when the Detroit Red Wings and its fanbase were very excited about Evgeny Svechnikov. He was a goofy Russian forward that had skill, a contagious smile and a love for chocolate milk and cookies. He and Dylan Larkin, drafted in the first round the

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Jake Virtanen of the Vancouver Canucks is still being talked about as a possible trade piece and one scribe has him linked to a team in the Honda West Division. Bobby Ryan says he’s ready for a trade out of Detroit but would prefer to stay with the Red Wings

A couple years into his tenure as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, Steve Yzerman hasn’t doled out nearly as many no-trade clauses (NTCs) as his predecessor, Ken Holland, who was the king of NTCs. In fact, the Red Wings still have three players under contract with trade stipulations handed out by their former

The 2020-21 season currently hangs in the balance for the Chicago Blackhawks. They’re playing better than anyone could have expected, having won nine of their last 12 games. They’re even currently in a playoff spot, albeit the team has played more games than a number of their opponents in the Discover Central division. March will

So, you want to trade Anthony Mantha…. It wasn’t all that long ago that fans of the Detroit Red Wings were jumping for joy when they found out that general manager Steve Yzerman had inked the power forward to a four-year deal with a cap-hit of $5.7 million. Fast forward to today, and the streaky

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is coaching news as the Montreal Canadiens have made a massive change behind the bench and former Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock had interesting comments regarding why he was relieved of his duties in Toronto. Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley says the team was never close

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

Feb. 23 has been an extremely busy day throughout National Hockey League history. There was a little bit of everything with some major come-from-behind performances, team record being set and plenty of personal milestones getting hit. The THW time machine is fired up so let’s hop in a relive the best moments this date has

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs are dealing with a number of injuries. What is the latest status on some of the big names who are out of action? Meanwhile, there are questions about the Boston Bruins long-term plans at center and whether or not the team should hang on to Jake

A couple years into his tenure as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, Steve Yzerman hasn’t doled out nearly as many no-trade clauses (NTCs) as his predecessor, Ken Holland, who was the king of NTCs. In fact, the Red Wings still have three players under contract with trade stipulations handed out by their former

The Detroit Red Wings are in the midst of a six-game homestand and, to this point, they have won just one out of four games. They will close out this homestand with two games against the Nashville Predators before heading off to Chicago this weekend. In the meantime, there have been some upsetting developments within

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, Ian McNaughton, and Patrick Brown are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking

Some of the greatest players in National Hockey League history hit personal milestones and had huge performances on Feb. 21. Unfortunately, one of those legendary figures left us far too early on this date. There was plenty of action on this night in 2001, including a Hall of Famer playing his former team for the

Hockey players and athletes all over the world are a prideful bunch. They are constantly betting on themselves no matter the circumstances. Losses sting like an ugly break-up. Listening to criticism is like pouring gasoline on an open fire. Obstacles and setbacks, no matter how big they are, look more like detours to them than

Like clockwork, the Detroit Red Wings are remarkably consistent with their daily taxi squad transactions.  On game days, players are recalled from the six-man taxi squad. The next day, they are sent back down – regardless of performance the night before. UPDATE: Forward Mathias Brome has been assigned to the #RedWings taxi squad. — Detroit