Winning It In Motown

After returning from a rough California trip that saw the Wings gain one of six points and fall to 7-9-2, the team responded with a late charge Thursday night to conquer the Patrick Roy-coached New York Islanders 2-1 from Little Caesars Arena. After Simon Holmstrom gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead with 5:51 into the first period, the New Yorkers made life difficult for Detroit via … [Read more...] about Red Wings Storm Back Late To Defeat New York Islanders

Howdy, gang! I am going to act like California never happened, sound good? Great! It would be nice for the Red Wings to get a home-ice win against a fellow basement-dwelling team, the New York Islanders (7-7-5). There will be a couple of changes for in Detroit’s lineup — Tyler Motte and Anton Johansson are in, Joe Veleno and Justin Holl are out. Alex Lyon will get the start but … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Islanders vs Red Wings

Alright gang, I’m back from the hiatus nobody noticed I was on. Let’s have a chat about our beloved and beleaguered Detroit Red Wings. Things seem bad now, and there are plenty of hills to keep rolling down from here, and it could still get better. But that’s not the point. The point is, right now it is BAD and fans are SAD and maybe you are looking for something silly to take … [Read more...] about Five Ways to Make Bad Hockey More Fun

Red Wings Rumblings Montgomery Available? The Boston Bruins have officially moved on from head coach Jim Montgomery after a slow start. Of course, the Wings are among the teams who could benefit from a coaching change. As I pointed out in my opinion column yesterday, this is a unique opportunity for Steve Yzerman to go against his ways of making coaching decisions in the … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Decision Edition

Well, well, well… Steve Yzerman has been given a firm shove into a peculiar situation. The Red Wings have been, well, not good at all to start this (still early) season… and I really don’t think a lack of talent has been 100% the issue. It seems like almost every game there is some sort of unprovoked error that can only be pinned on coaching. I kind of let most of it go last … [Read more...] about Yzerman Should Get Bold and Hire Montgomery