Winning It In Motown

Red Wings Rumblings Another loss, and another step closer to being eliminated from playoff contention. Detroit is 3-7-0 in their last 10 games. Despite a three-goal rally in the third period, Ottawa took down the Wings 4-3 a Little Caesars Arena last night. Tough to win games when you don’t score in the first two period and your goaltending/defense isn’t good enough to keep it … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Decisions to Make for Augustine

Red Wings Rumblings Hey gang, good news/bad news. The good news is that this road trip is almost over for the Red Wings. The bad news is that the trip has gone pretty poorly! I guess this isn’t “news” but it got your attention didn’t it? With 11 games left, the Wings are three points from the second wild card spot in the east. Unfortunately, Montreal has a game in hand with … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Another Brutal March

After last night’s ugly-but-we’ll-take-it win over the Utah Hockey Club, the Detroit Red Wings face a daunting task tonight with a visit to Denver to play the Colorado Avalanche. Not much news from the Red Wings yet today, as teams don’t generally hold morning skates on back-to-back games. However, a curious Reddit post seems to indicate that Sebastian Cossa may be coming up … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Red Wings at Avalanche

The flickering flame that is the Red Wings’ playoff hopes remained lit on Monday night, as Detroit won in its first-ever visit to Utah by a 5-1 score. If you missed tonight’s game and think you know how it went based on that score, I can assure you that you do not. Both teams combined for one of the sloppiest games of the season, and the goals that ended up deciding the game … [Read more...] about Game Notes: Red Wings Find a Way Past Utah, 5-1

Of late, everything that could go wrong for the Red Wings has, as the repeat of last year’s March struggles has all but extinguished the team’s chances of breaking out of the current playoff drought. On ice, good team efforts haven’t always been rewarded with two points, and bad efforts are becoming too common for this time of year. You’ll win a handful of games every year … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Red Wings at Utah