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. If you are interested in Detroit, that was the
Red Wings’ offensive improvement must come mostly from within – mlive.com The improvement must come mostly from within the organization. The Red Wings will look to sign a couple of free-agent forwards, preferably right-handed shooters, but that market surely will be thin when it opens on July 28. Khan does talk about how there are
Over the past two seasons, Jonathan Bernier has been the Detroit Red Wings’ most reliable player. He has provided the goaltending needed for his teammates to have a chance to win games, even as those teammates were prone to defensive lapses and struggled to score. Now Bernier’s contract is expiring, and general manager Steve Yzerman
The Detroit Red Wings plan on making a change behind the bench–but it’s for Dan Bylsma’s position. Bylsma was in charge of forwards and the power play–two spots the Wings sorely underachieved in. While it doesn’t seem fair to blame all of it on Bylsma, it was troubling enough that both Steve Yzerman and Jeff Blashill bid
It is exceptionally rare for an athlete to come along and become something of a human highlight reel in any sport. I’m talking about the ability to make people say, “Wow!” Yet, for 14 seasons, the NHL was treated to such a talent. His name was Pavel Datsyuk, and he played for the Detroit Red
Penguins 3 at Islanders 5: Bye Penguins! Panthers 0 at Lightning 4: Bye Panthers Knights 0 at Wild 3: Hello game seven. Montreal at Toronto (Leafs lead 3-1) 7:00PM – NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS Bye Habs Hurricanes at Predators (Carolina leads 3-2) 9:30PM – NBCSN, SN360, TVAS, BSSO Guess we’ll have to see what channel
The rebuild is in full force for the Detroit Red Wings. Led by captain Dylan Larkin, the Red Wings only have nine current roster players under contract for 2021-22. Changes are coming. [embedded content] Red Wings Under Contract Here are the nine players still under contract, according to spotrac.com: Larkin has two years remaining at
There have been a lot of National Hockey League memories throughout the years on May 27. A storybook championship run continued, back-to-back champions were crowned, with multiple records being broken along the way. Let’s take a look at all the best moments this date has had to offer. Stephane Matteau Becomes A Folk Hero Matteau
Ted Kulfan takes a look at Tyler Bertuzzi’s future after back surgery, Justin Abdelkader’s comeback attempt with Team USA at the world championships, Jimmy Howard’s retirement and how the Penguins could’ve used Jonathan Bernier in goal. Here are the highlights from episode 55 of the The Detroit News/OctoPulse podcast, which includes an interview with possible
Detroit — Michigan hockey will likely be well represented at this summer’s NHL Entry Draft. If there was any more doubt, it was quashed Thursday when three Michigan Wolverines — defenseman Owen Power and forwards Kent Johnson and Matthew Beniers — were ranked in the top six of the final rankings by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau for
It has been a little over a week since Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman fielded questions from the media as the organization began their year-end/exit interviews. The biggest news, of course, was that the Red Wings’ GM had re-signed head coach Jeff Blashill, and a good amount of the questions he answered pertained
Why Givani Smith feels mentally ready for a role with the Detroit Red WingsI didn’t watch this yet, but JJ did, and he says Smith talks about wanting to get a little quicker, turn better in the corners, improve on making plays in the offensive zone. You can watch the full press availability at the
While a primary focus for Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman this offseason is to add forwards who can generate offense, there’s another type of forward who warrants consideration. That the Wings need someone to, as the saying goes, keep the flies off their star players was never more evident than April 20 against the Dallas
With the NHL Lottery less than a week away, the Detroit Red Wings are sitting pretty knowing that the Capitals pick is a heckuva lot better with their early entrance. But that doesn’t console Wings fans (yours truly, too) aggravated that Detroit has a 53.7% chance of falling again in the draft. Fair? Nope. But
As the Detroit Red Wings continue to trudge through its difficult rebuild, one of the things that has kept fans watching has been the development of prospects and young players. Let’s take a look at how a few members of Detroit’s young defensive core fared in the 2020-21 season. 2021 Statline Games Played: 56 Goals: 2 Assists: 24
Toronto 4 at Montreal 0: Leafs lead 3-1 Nashville 2 at Carolina 3 (OT): Carolina leads 3-2 Penguins at Islanders (Isles lead 3-2) 6:30PM – NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS, MSG+, ATTSN-PT Let’s go Isles! Panthers at Lightning (Bolts lead 3-2) 8:00PM – CNBC, SN360, TVAS2, BSSUN, BSFL This series is gross Vegas at Minnesota (Knights
Detroit — Early in any conversation you get the sense Jimmy Howard is happy, content and greatly enjoying retirement. Howard, 37, was an unrestricted free agent last summer but was not brought back by the Red Wings, and he didn’t have his heart set on playing anywhere else. As the pandemic raged on and the NHL season
Carley Johnston and Joe Veleno chat about his first few games in the NHL, some of his top Instagram posts and more in the latest episode of Coffee With Carley, presented by Tim Hortons.
As always, actions speak louder than words, but I’ll always take the chance to appreciate a step in the right direction. From the Black Girl Hockey website: We welcome collaboration with any interested stakeholder and strongly invite allies to join us, as we cannot continue to bear the burden of disrupting racism alone. However, this
Germany’s defender Moritz Seider (L) and Czech Republic’s forward Dmitrij Jaskin vie during the IIHF Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships quarterfinal match between Czech Republic and Germany on May 23, 2019 at the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava. (Photo by Vladimir SIMICEK / AFP) (Photo credit should read VLADIMIR SIMICEK/AFP via Getty Images) Detroit Red