Detroit — Watching Friday’s Red Wings game in New Jersey, after Tyler Bertuzzi scored his 30th goal in the waning seconds, it was difficult to tell who was more excited. Bertuzzi, or the Wings’ bench? “That was a lot of fun,” Bertuzzi said Tuesday, during an end-of-season media Zoom call. “Just to see the reaction,
Jeff Blashill was the only NHL coach the Detroit Red Wings core knew, and seeing him let go was emotional. Blashill was in his first year in 2015 when he put Dylan Larkin on the team. In 2016, the two celebrated the Wings making the playoffs for what was the 25th consecutive season. But after
Detroit — Dylan Larkin has only had one coach in his seven-year NHL career: Jeff Blashill. So, when Larkin got the news Saturday that Blashill would not be retained by Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman, it stung. “It’s a tough feeling. You don’t want to see anyone get fired or lose their job,” Larkin said
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
Tyler Bertuzzi meets with the media to discuss the 2021-22 season.
“Jeff Blashill is a good hockey coach,” Yzerman said. “He ran a really good program. I can certainly attest to our program for the last three years because it’s been dictated by me. Under the circumstance where I’m trying to rebuild this team … I say this sincerely, Jeff did an outstanding job leading this
Steve Yzerman has time. He intends to take it. Maybe not so much with finding a new coach, but absolutely with building out his roster. This is how it goes when you captained the team that broke a 42-year drought in Hockeytown. This is how it goes when you help re-establish a city to its
Steve Yzerman plans to conduct a wide-open search for a new coach as he looks for someone who can push the team towards greater competitiveness. Yzerman is poised to put his biggest imprint on the Detroit Red Wings since he was named general manager in April 2019 as he searches for a new coach. Jeff
The Detroit Red Wings season has come to a close. While sixteen teams remain playing in the playoffs, the Red Wings front office will begin taking a look at the NHL entry draft as well as preparing for what I’d expect to be, a busy off-season. When starting free agency, the first thing you should
The 313: All eyes are on Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman as he makes his next big move, hiring Jeff Blashill’s replacement. #LGRW
Detroit — There will be changes to the Red Wings’ roster by the time next season begins in October. Don’t be surprised if some of those changes involve the additions of top prospects, defenseman Simon Edvinsson and forward Jonatan Berggren, each of whom had outstanding seasons outside of the NHL. General manager Steve Yzerman spoke
Steve Yzerman doesn’t need a hockey history lesson. He has seen and done just about everything there is to see and do in the game But since we’re talking about the future here, and since the Red Wings’ general manager was openly soliciting job referrals from the media Monday during his postseason wrap-up session, let’s
Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman held court with the media Monday to talk about the coaching change and more. #LGRW
General manager Steve Yzerman defended his former coach even as he explained why the Detroit Red Wings had to move forward. Yzerman spoke Monday for the first time since announcing the day after the season ended that the Wings would not be renewing Jeff Blashill’s contract. “Ultimately to take that decision, I felt our team