Pro Hockey Rumors

Red Wings fans are warranted in their concern between the pipes next season, writes Jesse Granger, Sean McIndoe and Scott Wheeler at The Athletic. Detroit’s current goaltending situation checks in as the worst in the league in their ranking of NHL goaltending outlooks, with Granger believing there’s strong regression potential for journeyman Cam Talbot, who’s projected to be … [Read more...] about The Athletic: Red Wings Have Worst Current Goaltending, Brightest Future

Last month was busy on the buyout front. Cam Atkinson, Adam Boqvist, Jack Campbell, Nate Schmidt, Jeff Skinner and Ryan Suter were all cut loose from their former teams and became UFAs and have since landed deals for this season. Few would have been surprised to see Red Wings defenseman Justin Holl added to that list. Holl, 32, landed a three-year, $10.2MM contract with the … [Read more...] about Red Wings May Reconsider Justin Holl Buyout Next Offseason

The Red Wings may have the third-most projected cap space in the league three weeks into free agency (PuckPedia), but that’s an artificially high number. That’s because left winger Lucas Raymond and right-shot defenseman Moritz Seider, each the top RFAs remaining at their respective positions, still need new deals and could take up almost all of their $17.65MM left to spend. In … [Read more...] about Latest On Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider

Saturday: The team officially confirmed Veleno’s re-signing and the $2.275MM AAV. Friday: The Detroit Red Wings have signed centerman Joe Veleno to a two-year contract, shares Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman (Twitter link). The deal will carry an annual average value of $2.275MM and settles negotiations with a multi-year deal before Veleno was set for salary arbitration. Veleno … [Read more...] about Red Wings Sign Joe Veleno To Two-Year Contract

After inking his entry-level deal on Thursday, Red Wings prospect Michael Brandsegg-Nygard told Nitten’s Wegard Bakkehaug that no decision has been made regarding where he’ll play next season. The 18-year-old acknowledged that breaking camp with Detroit isn’t realistic but he is eligible to play with AHL Grand Rapids or play with SHL Skelleftea.  Brandsegg-Nygard suggested his … [Read more...] about Michael Brandsegg-Nygard Unsure Of Where He’ll Play Next Season