Winning It In Motown

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

Red Wings Rumblings The Red Wings have been bitten by the injury bug yet again. At practice yesterday, we learned that Elmer Soderblom and Erik Gustafsson could miss the remainder of the road trip. Gustafsson’s injury sounds a little more serious and he could likely be sidelined for an extended period according to head coach Todd McLellan. We can expect a call-up from Grand … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Injury Bug Edition

Red Wings Rumblings Ugly loss last night in Washington. I don’t really feel like diving into what went wrong, but I’ll leave it at this – You can’t score one goal and expect to win a game against a team like the Capitals. Hard to pull off! For any team! I will say that they played pretty well until the third period when everything collapsed The Wings are off until Saturday when … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Goalie of the Year Edition