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Red Wings Rumblings Not much Red Wings news to talk about, other than a trade for one of Detroit’s biggest “boom or bust” prospects: Dmitri Buchelnikov, 20 years old and a former second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, is switching teams. Still not clear when we could see him in North America, but it won’t be any time soon, I reckon. NHL News Filip Hronek got PAID. Source … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Gettin’ Paid Edition

Red Wings Rumblings Necas rumors tied to Detroit By now you may have heard the rumors if you scour social media, but Frank Seravalli reported on Friday that the Red Wings are interested in forward Martin Necas. Necas, 25, is a former first-round pick (12th overall in 2017). He’s racked up 243 points (97-146–243) in 362 career NHL games. No doubt an intriguing idea, but it comes … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Rumor Season Edition

Red Wings Rumblings First up on this glorious Friday — Some accolades for one of Detroit’s brightest young stars: Simon Edvinsson’s trajectory has been consistent, but his time in the NHL has been limited. We all know the story there, let’s manifest that Simon doesn’t suit up for the Griffins again. (no disrespect to the Griffs, of course) Lyon Hungry For More Alex Lyon … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Hungry for More Edition

Red Wings Rumblings Draft Day Scenarios Max Bultman has a fun article out today about Draft scenarios for Detroit. Max goes through some trade possibilities, both trading up and trading down. Trading Up: Red Wings trade pick 15, pick 47 and RHD prospect Anton Johansson to Philadelphia for pick 12 The pick: Detroit selects Tij Iginla, F, Kelowna (WHL) Trading Down: … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Draft Scenario Edition

Hey, gang! Hope your weekend was peaceful. Not much to talk about in Red Wings world to start the week, so we’ll focus on what’s going on around the NHL. We’ll start with the unfortunate news of CapFriendly. Elliotte Friedman broke the news yesterday that the fan-favorite salary cap tracking site/tool has been bought by the Washington Capitals: “It won’t happen until … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Mourning CapFriendly Edition