The Detroit Red Wings have been better. There’s no doubt about that. While they’re still in the midst of a rebuild and have some ways to go, seeing Joe Veleno in the lineup means that help is arriving with an infusion of promising younger players. Taken late in the 2018 NHL draft, Veleno fell into
Detroit head coach Jeff Blashill speaks with the media after his Red Wings suffer a razor thin loss to the Blue Jackets in the shootout in Columbus. #MadeToChill
Detroit prospect Joe Veleno, drafted 30th overall in 2018, has been through the gauntlet to get to the NHL. After ups, downs, injuries, and detours, he made his Red Wings debut tonight. He speaks with the media post game. #LGRW
The Detroit Red Wings embarked on their second-to-last week with a new look in the lineup. The highlight of their Tuesday outing against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena was Joe Veleno making his debut. He created a stellar scoring chance in the third period, but the Wings ended up losing 1-0 in a
COLUMBUS, OH – APRIL 27: Goaltender Thomas Greiss #29 of the Detroit Red Wings stops a shot by Oliver Bjorkstrand #28 of the Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period at Nationwide Arena on April 27, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) Detroit Red Wings: Rookie Veleno’s NHL Debut Coming Tonight? Soon?
First Period A bit of a weird start with an almost goal from Columbus, then an almost goal from Detroit, and then a definite goal from Columbus. Bjorkstrand makes it 1-0 Jackets a minute and a half in. OR DOES HE??? The League is reviewing…something. Jeff did not ask. Maybe making sure the Wings previous
Trevor Thompson and Chris Osgood are on Red Wings LIVE to get you ready for Red Wings-Blue Jackets and more importantly, for Joe Veleno’s NHL debut. #LGRW
Detroit — Players and coaches agree this has been an NHL season unlike any other. Big and small changes while playing through a pandemic have made for a different season. When you lose more than win, it makes an already challenging campaign more taxing. And the standings tell the story for the Red Wings. They are 17-25-8 entering Tuesday’s
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