In all likelihood the Red Wings again are going to be in the NHL draft lottery. Once they are there, their odds of landing the No.1 pick overall are going to be a little different. The NHL’s Board of Governors has approved changes to the system, according to Canadian sports networks TSN and Sportsnet, which will
Time: 8:00 PM ET Place: Bridgestone Arena TV: NHL Network, FS-D, FS-TN Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket / 1270 AM Preds Blog: On The Forecheck Why to Watch: Actual standings intrigue! This will be the third series of the season against Nashville, after the teams each had a homestand against another in February. Both times
Dennis Cholowski no longer worries about impressing his bosses. He cares how he plays, of course, but he’s determined not to let doubts distract him from his mission to make the Detroit Red Wings. He’ll get another chance Tuesday when the Wings play the first of a mini-series in Nashville against the Predators. It’s been
Dennis Cholowski ‘rolls with the punches’ in effort to stick with Red Wings – MLive I’m cutting a lot of context here, so read the whole thing, but these two stood out to me: From Cholowski “Being up, being down, going through a roller coaster of emotions. I’ve kind of seen it all at this
The Detroit Red Wings lineup carousel continues when MLive’s Ansar Khan tweeted out the practice lines yesterday: #RedWings practice lines:Fabbri-Larkin-ManthaZadina-Namestnikov-GagnerSvechnikov-Rasmussen-RyanHelm-Glendening-ErneBrome-Filppula-Nielsen (extras in gray)DeKeyser-HronekStaal-StecherNemeth-MerrillCholowski-Djoos/BiegaGreissPickardBertuzzi and Bernier not practicing pic.twitter.com/NFUUxA6qj6 — Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) March 22, 2021 The question every rebuilding team’s fan asks at one point is this: What am I rooting for? A rebuild is a divisive
Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay. Sergei Fedorov and Slava Kozlov. Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg. While every forward line consists of three players, what usually happens is the coach spots chemistry between two individuals and then they add a third player to pull the line together. Line-making is an imperfect science that usually takes a
With the trade deadline quickly approaching, rumors of possible moves for the Red Wings have been swirling around the league. With a majority of those rumored to be moved beings members of the starting lines, there will certainly be a multitude of gaps to fill on Detroit’s depth chart. The most obvious candidate to be
Detroit — Dennis Cholowski is taking a different approach this time around. Instead of worrying about and critiquing his every play on the ice, wondering what the Red Wings’ front office and coaching staff are thinking, Cholowski has altered his mindset. “I’m kind of more calm,” Cholowski said during a Monday Zoom chat with media.
You would hardly know Adam Mitchell “made a difference” with the four-time Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings from 1997-2008. By day, the unassuming, mild-mannered Mitchell was a teacher and counselor in the Livonia public school system for more than 50 years. By night though starting in 1984, he would head down to Joe Louis Arena and
Tuesday’s [Griffins] Game Against Chicago Postponed GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The American Hockey League on Sunday announced that the Grand Rapids Griffins’ home game scheduled for this Tuesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. has been postponed due to league COVID-19 protocols affecting the Chicago Wolves. A make-up date has not yet been determined. Well that’s
Coming off one of their better stretches, the Detroit Red Wings next face miniseries against the Nashville Predators and Columbus Blue Jackets. The past week ended on a bit of a dud with a 3-0 loss to the Dallas Stars, but the overall the Wings went 2-1, recording what was just their second two-game winning
Another week of Detroit Red Wings hockey. Another week of trade rumors as April 12 rapidly approaches. The Detroit Free Press’ Helene St. James struck a human chord, writing how at some point, the team will be adding as they once did instead of the outward movement of players: Knowing the franchise will be a
The Detroit Red Wings still have their rough games, but in the midst of it all there have been a lot of positives. Robby Fabbri falls into this category. It’s time to anoint him a member of the Core. Without him, who knows if the positives would be as plentiful. The bump to the Anthony
Detroit — The NHL can administer tough, crushing lessons to a young team still learning how to win. The Red Wings, still in the formative stages of development, found that out yet again Saturday. The Wings have been taking some interesting steps forward since the start of the second half of this shortened season. Baby steps, for
Dennis Cholowski ready to show Red Wings he’s ‘harder to push around’ – MLive “He’s got to play to his strengths, be a great puck-mover, get us out of our zone fast, through the neutral zone fast, be a threat offensively on the rush and on the offensive blue line, a threat on the power
The Detroit Red Wings’ roster is expected to undergo changes over the next three weeks, as general manager Steve Yzerman uses the April 12 trade deadline to fuel the rebuild. Knowing the franchise will be a seller for yet another spring isn’t much fun for the players, even when their names are not part of
Lane Kizziah | Special to Detroit Free Press If you follow college hockey, then you’ve heard about Michigan’s freshman class. Long before stepping foot into Yost Ice Arena, they combined to produce one of the best recruiting classes in the country. Each of the new players came with an accomplished resume and NHL draft hype. So
As the Red Wings surge past the half way point of the season and inch closer to the trade deadline, what have been the high points and positives of another rebuilding season. Along with Octopus Thrower writers Alex Faber and myself, Detroit Jock City’s Bob Heyrman joined to weigh in. Alex Faber – Octopus Thrower
[From the Griffins] CLEVELAND – Givani Smith and Chase Pearson enjoyed their first two-goal games of the campaign to power the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Monsters on Saturday at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Griffins, 3-0 against Cleveland this season, claimed their third straight road game and now have
Detroit head coach Jeff Blashill addresses the media after a 3-0 loss to the Dallas Stars. #MadeToChill