Hello, friends! A lot to talk about today. Let’s start by saying happy birthday to Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman, who turns 60 today. The IIHF Men’s Worlds begin today. We’ve got five Red Wings players who will be participating: Team Sweden: Lucas Raymond, Erik Gustafsson, Simon Edvinsson Team Austria: Marco Kasper Team Germany: Moritz Seider The tournament starts with Austria … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Men’s Worlds and Red Wings Trade Speculation
Red Wings Get Pick No. 13 in 2025 NHL Draft
In a somewhat confusing fashion, the NHL revealed it’s lottery picks for the 2025 Draft live on ESPN this evening. The Red Wings will have the 13th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The odds were not in Detroit’s favor, obviously. Here were their chances via Tankathon: Pick no. 2: 5.1% chance Pick no. 3: 0.1% chance Pick no. 4: 0.1% chance Pick no. 12: 85.7% chance Pick no. 13: … [Read more...] about Red Wings Get Pick No. 13 in 2025 NHL Draft
Quick Hits: NHL Draft Lottery Tonight, Red Wings Chances
Happy NHL Draft Lottery day to all who celebrate! (getting sick of saying this) Tonight, we’ll find out the draft order for picks 1-15. ESPN will broadcast the lottery at 7 PM ET, and it will be a LIVE drawing this time around. What that means is instead of watching a countdown from 16 to 1 after the lottery balls are drawn behind the curtains, we’ll watch live as the lottery … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: NHL Draft Lottery Tonight, Red Wings Chances
Quick Hits: Red Wings Let The Dust Settle
Red Wings Rumblings Hopefully the dust has settled among Red Wings fans after Steve Yzerman and Todd McLellan’s season-ending press conference earlier this week. You know my rule — no fan policing. If you’re pissed off and seeing red (not in a good way), I understand. I’ll remind you that it’s going to be a long offseason with a lot on the table. Max Bultman recently had an … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Red Wings Let The Dust Settle
What We Learned from Detroit’s End-of-Season Presser
The Red Wings concluded their season-ending press conferences yesterday, as the media heard from head coach Todd McLellan and general manager Steve Yzerman about all things 2024-25. As far as these sessions go, this one had the juice. One of Yzerman’s more famous quotes during a media availability was something along the lines of “I’m trying to answer your question without … [Read more...] about What We Learned from Detroit’s End-of-Season Presser