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Yzerman’s Options: The Red Wings’ Free Agency Outlookreport this adAnother season has come and gone, and the Detroit Red Wings find themselves on the outside of the playoff dance yet again. After more than two decades of dominance, the team has fallen on hard times, resulting in three straight seasons without playoff hockey in the Motor City. Luckily, the team has been busy … [Read more...] about Yzerman’s Options: The Red Wings’ Free Agency Outlook

Yzerman’s Options: The Red Wings’ Free Agency Outlookreport this adAnother season has come and gone, and the Detroit Red Wings find themselves on the outside of the playoff dance yet again. After more than two decades of dominance, the team has fallen on hard times, resulting in three straight seasons without playoff hockey in the Motor City. Luckily, the team has been busy … [Read more...] about Yzerman’s Options: The Red Wings’ Free Agency Outlook

Yzerman’s Options: The Red Wings’ Free Agency Outlookreport this adAnother season has come and gone, and the Detroit Red Wings find themselves on the outside of the playoff dance yet again. After more than two decades of dominance, the team has fallen on hard times, resulting in three straight seasons without playoff hockey in the Motor City. Luckily, the team has been busy … [Read more...] about Yzerman’s Options: The Red Wings’ Free Agency Outlook

NHL Rumors: Holland, Yzerman, Penguins, Morereport this adIn today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are updates in Detroit where the team made big changes. Steve Yzerman was hired as the new GM, but Ken Holland will be sticking around. What’s their plan both short-term and long-term? There are also reports the Pittsburgh Penguins might look at moving Kris Letang and/or Phil Kessel. … [Read more...] about NHL Rumors: Holland, Yzerman, Penguins, More

NHL News & Notes: Yzerman, Oshie & Morereport this adIn today’s News & Notes, Steve Yzerman has been hired as the new general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, TJ Oshie is injured and won’t be back for a while and Johnny Boychuk is out for 3-4 weeks. Yzerman Named Red Wings General Manager The Red Wings would announce Friday that Yzerman accepted a job with the team … [Read more...] about NHL News & Notes: Yzerman, Oshie & More

Red Wings Rebuild: Grading the Young GunsWhile the Detroit Red Wings finished with the fourth-worst record in the NHL, the organization did take a huge step forward in their rebuild during the 2018-19 season. Detroit’s young core was tasked with stepping into a leadership role with Henrik Zetterberg no longer able to play and several veterans nearing the end of their … [Read more...] about Red Wings Rebuild: Grading the Young Guns

The Grind Line: 6 Red Wings Draft Options at No. 6report this adMuch to the dismay of many Detroit Red Wings fans, the organization will once again have the sixth-overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. Any dreams of choosing franchise cornerstones Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko have been dashed. However, there’s still a handful of talented prospects beyond the likely top two and … [Read more...] about The Grind Line: 6 Red Wings Draft Options at No. 6

The Grind Line: Red Wings 2018-19 Season Closing ThoughtsWhat’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. Rachel Anderson and Tony Wolak are the muckers who makeup THW’s forechecking unit and sound off on Red Wings … [Read more...] about The Grind Line: Red Wings 2018-19 Season Closing Thoughts

Rebuilding Red Wings Counting on Larkin, Mantha & BertuzziDETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings ended a third straight season without a post-season bid, counting on a core of players 24 years old and younger to end the post-season drought next year. Dylan Larkin, Andreas Athanasiou, and Tyler Bertuzzi each set career highs for scoring and Anthony Mantha matched his highest point … [Read more...] about Rebuilding Red Wings Counting on Larkin, Mantha & Bertuzzi

Red Wings 2019 Draft: Forward or Defense?It’s understandable if Detroit Red Wings fans were conflicted with the team’s recent winning ways. On one hand, it’s great to see the Red Wings find some consistency and add to the win column, especially with a young lineup leading the way. But the positive play also lowered Detroit’s chances of landing the first-overall pick in the … [Read more...] about Red Wings 2019 Draft: Forward or Defense?