Detroit Red Wings once pursued Ryan Suter, Zach Parise In the summer of 2012, the Wings were trying to ameliorate the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom. Their top target was defenseman Ryan Suter. General manager Ken Holland, owner Mike Ilitch, coach Mike Babcock and executive advisor Chris Chelios met with Suter at his farm in Madison,
There’s a little more than a week to go before the first round of the 2021 NHL draft, which promises to be an especially interesting one. Star Michigan defenseman Owen Power is widely viewed as the obvious No. 1 pick, which belongs to the Buffalo Sabres, at least for now, for the second time in
The second round of the 2021 NHL Draft should be an entertaining one for fans of the Detroit Red Wings, as the organization has three picks to play with. At Octopus Thrower, we’ve already taken a look at three potential prospects that’ll likely be available in the second – but let’s look at a few more
Alex wrote today about how the Detroit Red Wings need to avoid defense at #6. Though I see value in the argument, the Red Wings should still have a “best player available” philosophy regardless of their position on the ice. Not one fan will question the notion that Detroit could use a talent infusion nearly
Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series, as The Detroit News breaks down the NHL Entry Draft by position heading into the July 23-24 event. Today: Forwards. Detroit — William Eklund isn’t the biggest player in this draft, but few players in this class have his offensive ability. For that reason, expect Eklund to be picked pretty quickly
Who will the Red Wings take with the No. 6 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft? The Word on Woodward’s Carley Johnston offers her prediction!
For anyone who reads my writing here, you know that I will often use “analytics” or “advanced stats” in my articles. Often, people have questions, many of which take longer to answer than is efficient to do in comments. So I decided to create a series in which I attempt to explain these concepts to
The Detroit Red Wings find themselves in an advantageous situation heading into the Seattle Expansion Draft. While they are poised to lose a player just like every team (except for the Vegas Golden Knights), they are not in danger of losing anything or anyone that they can’t replace fairly easily. Couple this fact with Detroit’s
Detroit — Sergei Fedorov is getting into coaching. The former Red Wing and Hall of Famer was named head coach of CSKA Moscow in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League on Wednesday. Fedorov replaces Igor Nitkin, who had signed a three-year contract in June 2020. The reason for Nitkin’s departure was not immediately given. Fedorov has been working
Dear Red Wings: Ken Holland strikes, Kucherov calls Larionov, and a quiz Nikita Kucherov, who missed the entire regular season due to injury, returned in time for the playoffs to score 32 points in 23 games for Tampa. He was Yzerman’s 2nd-round, 58th overall pick in 2011. And get this: He called fellow Russian Igor
With the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NHL draft, the Detroit Red Wings will have a bevy of top-end prospects to choose from – and they should be avoiding defensemen. High Risk There’s not a lack of defensive talent in the upcoming draft; in fact, one could argue that the strongest position in the
The next three weeks are going to be very busy for Detroit Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman and his management team. They have been carefully examining the Red Wings roster preparing for the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft that will take place Wednesday July 21st at 8 p.m. ET. This draft will be followed by
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series, as The Detroit News breaks down the NHL Entry Draft by positions heading into the July 23-24 event. Today: Defensemen. Detroit — History is about to be made next week in the NHL Entry Draft, thanks to the Hughes brothers. Quinn (No. 7 overall by Vancouver in 2018) and Jack (No. 1
Tuesday’s news out of Minnesota prompted a little trip down Detroit Red Wings memory lane. In the summer of 2012, the Wings were trying to ameliorate the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom. Their top target was defenseman Ryan Suter. General manager Ken Holland, owner Mike Ilitch, coach Mike Babcock and executive advisor Chris Chelios met with Suter
We’re on to Part 4 of our analysis of this year’s playoff teams and how they are relevant to the Red Wings. If you’re looking for the past writeups, Part 1 covered the first round East and West division eliminations, Part 2 looked at the first round exits in the West and North Divisions, and
Red Wings Wrap-Up: Robby Fabbri becomes key member of Wings’ core It did not take long for Fabbri, who signed a two-year contract on Aug. 24, 2020, to show his knack for notching game-winning goals for the Red Wings. In the second game of the season on Jan. 16 against the eventual Central Division-champion Carolina
The Detroit Red Wings apparently have a lot of interest in Tyler Bertuzzi. After fans digested the news that he was being targeted by Toronto, there’s purportedly more teams interested in his services than just Toronto. Add Los Angeles to the apparent Tyler Bertuzzi Sweepstakes: The portion about Bertuzzi starts at the 45 second mark
On this date, the Detroit Red Wings made an addition to their front office that helped change the franchise’s direction. Also, Canada started to build their roster for some of the most memorable hockey games ever played. So, let’s hop aboard the THW time machine and relive all the best moments from July 12. Red
The Red Wings have a list of needs, and one of the biggest, for me, is the lack of talent they have down the middle. That’s why we’re taking center Mason McTavish with the 6th overall pick in SB Nation’s mock NHL Draft. McTavish can be considered a hard-working “swiss army knife” style player —
Novi – Police said Monday they have completed their investigation into the July 4 death of Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks and turned in their findings to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for review. Kivlenieks, 24, died from chest trauma after being accidentally struck in the left side of his chest by a firework shot out