Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. We’re now a couple of days away from the NHL trade deadline, and the rumor mill is humming along. Here’s what you may have missed over the last 24 hours… Red Wings Rumblings Red Wings interested in Bryan Rust The Athletic’s Josh Yohe says the Wings made a significant push to acquire Bryan Rust from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Rust, a … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Ignition Edition
Griffins handed first regulation loss since Jan. 12
The point streak is over for the Grand Rapids Griffins. Monday night, the Cleveland Monsters handed the Red Wings affiliate a 5-3 loss, which was GR’s first regulation loss since January 12th, and one point shy of trying the franchise record point streak of 19 games. Jonatan Berggren continued his hot streak, though: he now has eight points (3-5–8) in the last six games. Some … [Read more...] about Griffins handed first regulation loss since Jan. 12
Trade Deadline: Potential moves for Red Wings
The NHL trade deadline is set for this Friday at 3PM ET, and we can expect a lot of activity across the league. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman will have a big decision to make: Move for depth, or sit idle and trust what he has. We probably won’t know what Yzerman will do until, well, he does it. So I figured why not do some speculation based on some of the more … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline: Potential moves for Red Wings
Dylan Larkin sidelined two weeks with lower-body injury
Well, it’s probably the worst possible news we could get on the Monday before the NHL trade deadline. The Red Wings announced that captain Dylan Larkin will be out for a couple of weeks with an injury: Larkin left Saturday’s blowout loss to the Florida Panthers late in the game. Larkin has 54 points through 55 games this season. This means that the Wings, who currently hold a … [Read more...] about Dylan Larkin sidelined two weeks with lower-body injury
The Red Wings Fan Guide to Watching Your Team Get Good
Once upon a time in 2019, I wrote an article with advice for Red Wings fans on how to cope with watching our team get bad. If I could find it, I would link it. Let’s all agree it was depressingly delightful. Now with the surge of success, I decided it was time to finally write a new chapter of the story. Let’s talk about where we are now, a place where even the most skeptical … [Read more...] about The Red Wings Fan Guide to Watching Your Team Get Good