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Detroit — Defenseman Jake Walman talked last month about wanting to be a player the coaching staff and his teammates could count on. Walman wanted to establish himself as a regular, NHL player, someone who was in the lineup consistently and playing meaningful minutes and in every situation. Gradually, over the last several weeks, people
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Dylan Larkin can add “three-time NHL All-Star” to his résumé. The Detroit Red Wings captain was among the selections announced Thursday evening, when initial rosters for next month’s event were revealed. Under a new format, the NHL department of hockey operations selected one player from each NHL team in each division, making up the initial
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Derek Lalonde described the night as “incredibly frustrating.” The Detroit Red Wings were left to explain a 5-1 loss Wednesday after a good start turned into a disappointing finale. The New Jersey Devils built a two-goal lead during man advantages, and from there, the Wings could do little but note that they played well at
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Detroit — The Red Wings returned to the business of playing hockey Wednesday, after days of roster speculation, but the result wasn’t what they were looking for. New Jersey scored two second period power-play goals, sparking the Devils to a convincing 5-1 victory over the Red Wings. Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton scored the first power
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Show Caption Hide Caption Derek Lalonde explains why Detroit Red Wings waived Jakub Vrana Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde, January 4, 2023 in Detroit. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde indicated Jakub Vrana’s absence this season played into the reason to expose him on waivers Tuesday. While ultimately
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Detroit — Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is headed to Grand Rapids to get in some work. The Red Wings assigned Nedeljkovic to their minor-league affiliate Wednesday, after the slumping goaltender made only two starts since Nov. 30, the last one on Dec. 8 (which was also Nedeljkovic’s last appearance). Nedeljkovic, 26, has played in nine games
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The Detroit Red Wings could have opted to waive forward Adam Erne, a pending unrestricted free agent, or Magnus Hellberg, one of three goaltenders on the roster. Instead general manager Steve Yzerman risked losing a top-line winger with a knack for scoring — for nothing. So what gives with the bold decision to expose Jakub Vrana
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Monday night, the NFL world stopped when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed in the first quarter of the game against the Bengals in Cincinnati. Medical personnel had to use CPR and a defibrillator on the field after Hamlin reportedly suffered cardiac arrest. As he was being worked on, Hamlin’s teammates and opponents watched and
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Detroit — Hearing about, and watching the disturbing incident involving Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin, brought back difficult memories for two Red Wings players. Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron were on the St. Louis Blues when Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester had a sudden cardiac arrest on the bench on Feb. 11, 2020. “Scary,” said Sundqvist,
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Detroit — The Red Wings had to make a roster decision to get under the 23-man limit for Wednesday’s game, and it was a stunner. The Wings placed forward Jakub Vrana on waivers Tuesday afternoon, just a little over two weeks after Vrana returned from a two-month stay in the NHL/NHLPA players assistance program. Vrana,
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