Winning It In Motown

The streak of nightmarish hockey continued for the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday night in Buffalo. Back in a playoff spot and in desperate need for points, the Wings put up a real stinker against the Sabres, who just might manage to catch them in the standings if the losing continues. No fight, no guts… No goaltending. Just about everything went wrong for Detroit in this game. Now … [Read more...] about Wings Die by the Blade in Buffalo, 7-3 FINAL

Red Wings Rumblings Griffins fall to Monsters in OT It was a loss for the Griffins last night, but at least they got a point, unlike their NHL counterpart. Goals from prospects Cross Hanas and Elmer Soderblom, and goaltender Sebastian Cossa extends his point streak with a record of 7-0-5 in his last 12 starts. Wings re-sign Tim Gettinger to a one-year extension Gettinger’s time … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Expansion Edition

Is tonight the night the Red Wings buck the losing trend? It would be a good night to do it, as the Wings were gifted three losses from key opponents last night: the Islanders, Devils and Capitals all lost. With a win tonight, it would put Detroit back on track to slide into playoff hockey. We’ve got 18 games left in the season, including tonight’s game. Every point and every … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Wings vs. Sabres

Red Wings Rumblings What a disastrous weekend for the Detroit Red Wings. A shutout loss to the Arizona Coyotes, a hard-fought 5-3 loss against Vegas on Saturday, and the New York Islanders winning last night means the Wings are officially out of a wild card spot at this point. No real news to share, other than we’re awaitng word on Michael Rasmussen’s condition. Ras left the … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Uh-Oh Edition

tl;dr – this was a heartbreaker. Worse than the ass-kickings. Wings played like a real team but it wasn’t enough. Walman is OUT. Holl is IN. Is Walman in the dog yard (Holmstrom throwback for the elders who remember that quote)? Post by Helene says it was a “coach’s decision”. So…dog yard. First Period Wings off to a better start having not given up a goal in the first 4 … [Read more...] about Don’t Bet on Red: Vegas 5 – Wings 3