Game Day Updates Before you read all the stuff below about Joe Veleno, it’s important to note that he may or may not play tonight. Blashill says Veleno will play center to start out — Max Bultman (@m_bultman) April 26, 2021 #RedWings Blashill said Veleno not quite cleared to play yet but could be cleared
Joe Reedy | Associated Press The National Hockey League is coming to TNT. The league and Turner Sports on Tuesday announced a seven-year agreement that begins next season. The deal means NBC’s run of covering the league ends after after this season’s playoffs. NBC has broadcast games since 2005 and is in the final season of
Some Detroit Red Wings fans are holding out hope rookie center Joseph Veleno will be a late addition to the lineup tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Others are optimistic about him making his debut Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Everyone agrees, though, by the weekend, Veleno will have taken his first NHL shift. “Hopefully,
There’s potential for excitement as the Detroit Red Wings wrap up the season. There are six games remaining on the schedule, starting Tuesday at the Columbus Blue Jackets. While he has yet to be cleared, the hope is Joe Veleno, a first-round pick from 2018, will make his NHL debut before the Wings run out
How Detroit Red Wings would deal with a goaltending crisis – Freep “I would say it’s probably a close race between myself, LJ Scarpace, and Jeff Salajko, who is the worst goalie of the three,” Blashill said. “Jeff Salajko claims he’s got health reasons why he can’t put the pads on ever, yet he works
Digging for positives in mostly bad performances has kept Detroit Red Wings fans watching during this rough season. Although the Red Wings lost three of their four games against the Stars in their four game mini-series, there were a few bright spots in the matchups. Red Wings Goaltending Looks Safe Next Year Thomas Greiss and
Detroit — The NHL debut of Joe Veleno is getting closer. Maybe Tuesday in Columbus, or the next game in Carolina. Soon, it appears, Veleno will get into the Red Wings’ lineup. Veleno, one of the Wings’ 2018 first-round picks (Filip Zadina was the other) can’t wait. The center was involved Monday in his first full practice, after
Dealing with injuries is part of life in the NHL, but there is one position that makes coping way more difficult than others. Over the weekend, news emerged that the Ottawa Senators had forward Artem Anisimov dress in goaltending gear after losing scheduled starter Anton Forsberg to injury during pregame warmups and losing scheduled backup
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 Devin Little, Patrick Brown, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and
Considering how much time and space the Detroit Red Wings’ defense granted the Dallas Stars skaters to operate Saturday, goalie Jonathan Bernier must have felt besieged from the beginning of the deflating 2-1 overtime defeat. The Red Wings goalie, who faced 41 shots on goal (SOG) after 40 minutes, finished with 50 saves, the sixth-most
It all started with Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s shocking move to trade winger Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals. The question of whether or not the Red Wings’ rebuild is as far along as Yzerman hoped started popping up as people witnessed a “core” piece of Detroit’s roster get dealt away during
We are now using Zoom to record, and we have been recording our own audio as well, but this time, I’m just using the Zoom tracks, and it sound pretty similar. Please excuse my blown out voice in the beginning, I accidentally had the automatic level control set for my microphone, and it started way
After rough start, goaltending emerging as strength for Red Wings – Detroit News But the Wings decided to keep Bernier — who returned to health just before the deadline after missing several weeks with a lower body injury — and it’s likely the organization will sign him to a new contract at some point. Stillman
The Detroit Red Wings head into the penultimate week of their season buoyed by top-notch goaltending. Four games are on the slate, starting with Tuesday at the Columbus Blue Jackets, followed by Thursday at the Carolina Hurricanes and then a pair of weekend matinees against the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The variety
The list of Detroit Red Wings not playing out the season is staggering. Dylan Larkin. Tyler Bertuzzi. Frans Nielsen. Robby Fabbri. Bobby Ryan. It’s bookending what started as a season with many of the same names on the injured list. Though they can “play for pride,” a game where Jonathan Bernier made 50 saves and
This is SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NHL. Each week, SB Nation sends out questions to the most plugged in Detroit Red Wings fans, and fans across the country. Sign up here to join Reacts. According to the latest SB Nation Reacts survey, 91 percent of Red Wings fans believe the
The Red Wing’s prospect pipeline is one of the deepest in the league, with talent developing in a variety of leagues. Some of these prospects are extremely close to not only making the roster, but becoming a mainstay of the Detroit Red Wings. In the 2020-21 season, we have seen Taro Hirose, Givani Smith, Evgeny
Detroit — There was a belief the Red Wings’ goaltending would be a consistent area of strength before the season began. And, after some minor blips and downturns — and an injury — that level of consistency has arrived. It’s getting to the point where the Red Wings are likely expecting Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss
‘Great culture guy’ Luke Glendening making Wings pleased he wasn’t traded – Detroit News Glendening, for his part, wasn’t consuming himself on social media with all the trade rumors. “You can only control things you can control. I believe there is a plan for my life and I’m still here and I’m excited to be
When he spoke after the trade deadline, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman touched on the subject of his free agents. Eight players are eligible to become unrestricted free agents this summer. Yzerman said he “has interest in talking to some of them” but declined to name them. That prompted a question from Marco