Nick Leddy received a phone call from Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman, who welcomed his latest acquisition to the rebuild. Leddy cost the Wings a 2021 second-round draft pick, but all the ways he potentially can help alleviates that price. Leddy is an offensive defenseman, a left-handed shot who projects to partner with Moritz Seider
Detroit Red Wings expose Dennis Cholowski to expansion draft The NHL on Sunday released the lists of which players teams protected ahead of Wednesday’s expansion draft, and Wings general manager Steve Yzerman left 2016 first-round pick Dennis Cholowski exposed. The headline is definitely hyperbolic, and I don’t think that it’s really a good argument, but
The Detroit Red Wings’ expansion protection list wasn’t as surprising once the Nick Leddy trade was announced. One of the three remaining defenseman–Troy Stecher, Dennis Cholowski, or Gustav Lindstrom was going to be penciled in while the others were exposed. Stecher being out there is a tough blow for the fans who embraced him this
Detroit — Nick Leddy knows he has something to offer the Red Wings, and it’s a valuable asset. “A veteran presence,” said Leddy, 30, who the Wings acquired Friday from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Richard Panik, a second-round draft pick in next week’s draft, and retaining half of Panik’s $2.7 million salary
Detroit Red Wings newly acquired defenseman Nick Leddy speaks with the media following Friday’s (7/16) trade with the New York Islanders.
The Detroit Red Wings have finalized their protection list for the upcoming Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft. Teams had until Saturday at 5 p.m. ET to submit their lists to the league. The lists were revealed Sunday morning. The Expansion Draft will stock Seattle with 30 players. The draft will be broadcast at 8 p.m. ET
Update: Here’s a look at the unprotected list released Sunday. A busy week awaits the Detroit Red Wings. They will find out who they lose in the NHL expansion draft and then, two days later, select additions to the rebuild. The Seattle Kraken begin play this fall, and the roster will be revealed Wednesday night when the
Detroit — After much hand-wringing and speculation, the availabile and protected lists for Wednesday’s expansion draft were released Sunday morning. There were some big and surprising names around the NHL, but for the Red Wings, the list was pretty much as expected. They protected seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender, as expected, leaving off several notable (but
The Detroit Red Wings’ protection list is an indictment on prior first-round draft choices. The NHL on Sunday released the lists of which players teams protected ahead of Wednesday’s expansion draft, and Wings general manager Steve Yzerman left 2016 first-round pick Dennis Cholowski exposed. The protected players are forwards Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi, Robby Fabbri, Jakub
Protection lists for each of the National Hockey League’s teams in the upcoming Seattle Kraken expansion draft were distributed at 10 AM on Sunday and, unsurprisingly, began to leak out almost immediately. #RedWings protection list: Bertuzzi, Erne, Fabbri, Larkin, Rasmussen, Smith, Vrana, Hronek, Leddy, Lindstrom, Greiss. Exposed: Namestnikov, Nielsen, DeKeyser, Stecher. — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli)
Welcome back to our Seattle Expansion Draft Series. If you haven’t read the first article that lays out the rules of the expansion draft, that would be a good starting point, as I’ll only give the very basic rules in each of these follow up articles. Previous articles focusing on Detroit in this series were
There is a rookie tournament in works for this fall in Traverse City but it will be a smaller gathering than usual. Detroit obviously, with Columbus, Dallas, St. Louis and Toronto are expected clubs to participate. — Corey Pronman (@coreypronman) July 17, 2021 Good news. This is always a good time. Flyers acquire Ellis, Golden
A busy week awaits the Detroit Red Wings. They will find out who they lose in the NHL expansion draft and then, two days later, select additions to the rebuild. The Seattle Kraken begin play this fall, and the roster will be revealed Wednesday night when the results of the expansion draft are announced. All teams,
The Detroit Red Wings made their move for defenseman Nick Leddy, acquiring him from the New York Islanders for Richard Panik and a second round pick. The Wings also retained half of Panik’s remaining contract, befuddling many in the fanbase as to what the heck Steve Yzerman is doing in the trade. As goes the
Most of Hockeytown figured that the Detroit Red Wings and their general manager Steve Yzerman would make a move or two ahead of the trade freeze that precedes the Seattle Expansion Draft. On the other side of this deal, most people that follow the New York Islanders figured that their GM, Lou Lamoriello, would find
With the acquisition of Islander’s defenseman Nick Leddy, the upcoming expansion draft just became a little more complicated for the Red Wings. How much does Leddy change Detroit’s protection list? Hronek and Leddy are Locks Heading into the offseason, Filip Hronek was the only real lock for one of the three defensive protection slots. Hronek
The Detroit Red Wings desperately need a goalie to be excited about. Fans know it. The media knows it. GM Steve Yzerman knows it. Heck, even the goalies know it. With two first-round picks in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, it’s not a pipe dream to think the team could make a splash with a
Who Red Wings will protect in expansion draft; who they might lose – mlive.com Analysis: Hronek is an easy call. The Red Wings surely will protect younger players Cholowski and Lindstrom over veterans DeKeyser and Stecher. (Khan’s article and my analysis here were written before the Red Wings acquired Nick Leddy. I’ve added an update
When the Detroit Tigers selected high school pitcher Jackson Jobe with the No. 3 pick on Sunday, it kicked off an unprecedented run of draft for Motor City teams: Thanks to NHL expansion, COVID-19 delays to the seasons and MLB’s attempt to put its draft in the All-Star Game spotlight, Detroit teams will take part in
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman made his first move this offseason less than 24 hours before a roster freeze occurs: UPDATE: The Detroit #RedWings acquired D Nick Leddy from the New York Islanders in exchange for F Richard Panik and the 52nd selection (originally EDM) in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. pic.twitter.com/SNWmaoV14q — Detroit