With the Detroit Red Wings’ 2020-21 season now in the books, the focus now shifts to the offseason and all the decisions that general manager Steve Yzerman has in front of him, starting with the team’s head coach. With his decision now final, let’s take the opportunity to recap this decision, as well as other
Detroit — Jeff Blashill is returning to coach the Red Wings. The team announced Tuesday it will bring back Blashill, 47, for a seventh season. General manager Steve Yzerman said in a press release that Blashill has agreed to a contract extension — the length was not announced — and that assistant coach Dan Bylsma
The news we were expecting early next week and then were expecting the team to drop in a Friday news dump finally gave the announcement on their coaching future. The short version aside from the tweet is that they’ve also parted ways with Dan Bylsma, the special teams coach for yet another year of feckless
The Detroit Red Wings announced on Tuesday the signing of head coach Jeff Blashill to a contract extension. UPDATE: #RedWings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that Jeff Blashill has agreed to a contract extension to remain head coach of the Red Wings. More » https://t.co/IbyyE75PHC pic.twitter.com/TJE1pX1MJO — Detroit Red Wings
After a quarter of a century of consecutive postseason play, the Detroit Red Wings enter their fifth season without a playoff appearance. While no one truly believed the Wings had a chance to make the playoffs in a stacked Discover Central Division this shortened season, there are three players that — thanks to deadline trades
Anthony Mantha wants to be a ‘difference-maker’ for the Washington Capitals – ESPN Added Jensen: “Analysts, people outside the game, love to analyze players down to the bone. Along with positives, they have to find negatives, things he can work on. I think I read something about him having lazy tendencies, and I mean, I
The Detroit Pistons held their exit interviews with the media on Monday, less than 24 hours after the end of their season. The Detroit Red Wings have been silent since their season ended 10 days ago. The lack of any availability since the Wings finished 19-27-10 on May 8 seemingly indicates general manager Steve Yzerman is
The Detroit Red Wings were once the maestros of finding gems in the draft–be it the 1989 haul that set the team up for nearly two decades or unearthing Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg in late rounds. Through the first decade of the new millennium, the Red Wings dealt high picks for premium players and
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
Detroit — It was a strange hockey season for the Red Wings and the rest of the NHL. But you can argue it was even more unusual for the Grand Rapids Griffins, the Wings’ American Hockey League affiliate, and the other teams in the AHL. With the pandemic still raging during the fall, the Griffins didn’t even
A sign hangs in front of the office of Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman: Help wanted. In hockey classified sections across the globe, Yzerman has job listings posted for skilled labor. The Red Wings, with a corps of young defensemen developing in the system, need playmakers. Last season, the Red Wings scored 127 goals, one
The Detroit Red Wings finally got some clarity on their 2021 NHL Draft Lottery odds after the Vancouver Canucks lost in overtime on Sunday night. With the additional point, Vancouver passed Detroit in the standings, resulting in the Red Wings officially finishing with the fifth-worst record this season. Detroit previously held the fifth-worst record after
This was yesterday, but the Freep put up a story about how Yzerman is playing 4D chess with the Blashill decision behind a paywall and I’m not paying for that kind of bucket-carrying. I’m still very much in favor of Yzerman, but pretending that this is some kind of master-stroke level work is silly. Of
Brooke Fletcher catches up with Red Wings forward Joe Veleno about his memorable 2021 season that included his NHL debut.
The Detroit Red Wings slapped the C on hometown favorite Dylan Larkin this season. The 2014 first round draft pick has dazzled since he set foot on the ice at training camp back in 2015. The longest tenured Red Wing on the roster, big things were expected from the captain. While reviews were mixed, Larkin
Feb 25, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Sam Gagner (89) celebrates with goaltender Jonathan Bernier (45) after the game against the Nashville Predators at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Red Wings: Updates on 9 Top Defensemen Drafted Since 2018 by Jeff Hawkins The Detroit Red Wings avoided
The most successful team in the National Hockey League made a lot of noise on this date throughout the years. May 16 also featured plenty of overtime drama, broken records, and raised Stanley Cups. Let’s begin our daily journey back in time to relive all the best moments. Montreal Canadiens Rule the Day When you’ve
Steve Yzerman said he’d be quick about meeting with his coach, Jeff Blashill, after the Detroit Red Wings’ season ended. He did not say he’d be quick about deciding Blashill’s fate. This shouldn’t surprise anyone. Yzerman can’t be rushed. It served him well as a player, where he used his patience to set up his explosive attacks
The nature of an NHL season is trial and error. With fresh faces coming in and the knowledge of what did and didn’t work the season prior, players and coaches are often stuck in a pattern of trying out different things until something sticks. These “things” I’m referring to can be line combinations, styles of
ICYMI 16. Another *secret* award! If you’ve ever read one of my game recaps over at @wingingitmotown you know I am a big fan of true sports crimes. Therefore, I felt we should celebrate the player who spent the most time in the Bad Boy Box™ #DRWAwards Our powerful antihero is… pic.twitter.com/8cJC6l2jHW — supernintendo chalmers