The 2021 NHL Draft Lottery is just 24 hours away, and the Red Wings find themselves in a familiar spot: a top-ten slot. With next year’s draft led by elite talent like Shane Wright, the question must be asked: Will Detroit have similar odds next year when there are game changers, like Wright, sitting at
Detroit — The Red Wings haven’t been particularly fortunate when it comes to the NHL Draft Lottery. Is Wednesday going to be different? They’ll get another opportunity in what has become one of the most intriguing evenings of the offseason for Wings fans. By virtue of season records, the Wings have the sixth-best odds — 7.6% — of upsetting the field
As a rebuilding franchise, the Detroit Red Wings have amassed an impressive prospect pool over the last few years. Steve Yzerman has drafted 23 players since rejoining the organization and is set to bring in at least 12 more through the 2021 NHL Draft. While Detroit’s prospect pipeline has grown in quantity since Yzerman’s arrival,
Red Wings sign Wyatt Newpower to entry-level contract – NHL Newpower, 23, skated in 24 games as a first-year pro with the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters in 2020-21, producing 10 points (3-7-10) to tie for 10th on the team in scoring, along with 14 penalty minutes and a team-leading plus-10 rating. The 6-foot-3, 194-pound
Detroit Red Wings newcomer Jakub Vrana is showing off his offensive touch at the 2021 IIHF World Championship. The trade deadline acquisition helped set up the tying goal and scored in the shootout as the Czech Republic rallied to defeat Denmark, 2-1, Monday in Latvia and push the Czechs into the quarterfinals. Vrana has two goals and
DALLAS, TEXAS – APRIL 19: Thomas Greiss #29 of the Detroit Red Wings blocks a shot on goal against the Dallas Stars in the second period at American Airlines Center on April 19, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) The Expansion Draft: A Look at Detroit Red Wings Defensemen by Chris Giles
Bolts 2 at Canes 1 (Series 1-0 TB) Knights 1 at Avs 7 (Series 1-0 COL) Habs at Leafs (Game 7) 7:00PM – CNBC, CBC, SN, TVAS I’ve got a lot of schadenfreude riding on this one. Isles at Bruins (Boston leads 1-0) 7:30PM – NBCSN, SN1, TVAS, TVAS2 Isles are going to have to
Jan 28, 2021; Dallas, Texas, USA; Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser (65) in action during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Detroit Red Wings at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Red Wings: Colorado’s Success Should Give Detroit Hope by Nate Brown The 2021 Expansion Draft will take
Detroit — Red Wings fans who strolled from the barbecue or lawn chair Monday had another chance to gaze at the Red Wings’ future. Moritz Seider was playing for Germany in the world championships against Team USA — and didn’t look out of place as a 20-year-old defenseman. Team USA won the game 2-0 — which included a
Back in November of last year, the Red Wings team here at THW submitted our Christmas wish-lists for the Red Wings’ 2020-21 season. For the most part, everybody got what they wanted as the team from Detroit improved their play on the ice and they improved their long-term outlook with moves that were made off
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
As the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs come to a close we wanted to take a closer look at the eliminated teams to see what the Red Wings could learn from their mistakes, team build, and other takeaways to avoid the same pitfalls when they one day return to the playoffs. We did
Prospect Spotlight: Berggren returns from injury with historic SHL season – NHL “Detroit was my favorite team growing up,” Berggren said after he was drafted. “They had all the Swedes on the roster. I’m excited.” This summer, Berggren will enjoy his first offseason since 2019 without needing to rehab an injury. The winger, who turns
During my teenage years rooting for the Red Wings, few teams stoked the flame of hatred within my young heart like the Colorado Avalanche. The intense rivalry spanned my high school years and forever cemented my distaste of the organization. Yet the teenage version of myself would be horrified of what I write next: The
Whether fans like it or not, Steve Yzerman saw enough in Jeff Blashill to bring him back for another two seasons: they will be the two faces of the organization heading forward. How did the duo fair in their campaign to improve the rebuilding Wings in 2020-21? Steve Yzerman 2020 Draft One of the more
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How Detroit Red Wings’ 1997 Stanley Cup run really began 25 years ago today- Freep Another season was over. Another dream dead and buried, this time by an Avalanche. The 1995-96 Red Wings, arguably the greatest team in regular-season history, proved once again they were just that: a great regular-season team. Not a great playoff
General manager Steve Yzerman isin his third offseason trying to improve theDetroit Red Wings, who have not advanced to the playoffs since 2016. Yzerman knows firsthand how hard it is to make the postseason, much less be a championship contender. It took Yzerman 14 years as a player to skate a lap with the Stanley Cup for the
After its eighth consecutive loss on February 5th, the Detroit Red Wings looked all but assured a high chance at getting a high lottery pick. But after gaining players back from Covid Protocol, the Red Wings saw improvement in their overall record as the season wore on. While it showed improvement from the year prior,
Minnesota 2 at Vegas 6: Bye Wild Leafs at Habs (Toronto leads 3-2) 7:30PM – NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS If Montreal wins this every other series will have started by the time they settle the series and Isles/Bruins will have already played two. Isles at Bruins (Game 1) 8:00PM – NBC, SN360, TVAS2 With either