The preseason is in full gear now, as opening night is just two weeks away. The Red Wings managed to split their first two games with the Chicago Blackhawks. Heading back home, we’ll start to see more prominent NHLers lace up. For tonight’s game they take on the New York Islanders, who are going with…
This is episode two of the show, and the guys were joined by Kris Abbot of Odds Shark, and Frank Seravalli of TSN. They discuss @Thomas Chabot’s new 8-year, $64mil extension and what the motivation is for a young player to commit long-term to a re-building team. Kris Abbot joined to discuss a few things:…
The Detroit Red Wings closed out their home-and-home series against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday at United Center, losing 2-1. THE HIGHLIGHTS After dictating the play for most of the first period, the Red Wings broke through on the power play with three of the standouts from the recent Prospect Tournament. Filip Zadina‘s shot deflected…
The Red Wings took the first of a home-and-home matchup versus the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday night. Now, the two original six franchises meet again, only this time, with much different lineups. For the first game, each team deployed some NHL regulars, but mainly featured bubble prospects or AHLers. Things get a little more exciting this…
Red Wings hockey is back! Well, sorta. Preseason hockey can be very hit or miss, depending largely on the lineups being deployed. The Red Wings this year have nine preseason games on the schedule — the first two games being a home-and-home against the long time rival Chicago Blackhawks. The first matchup mainly featured the…
The @Red Wings officially begin their preseason tonight, when the puck drops in Little Caesars Arena against the @Chicago Blackhawks at 7:30pm. Tonight mark’s the return of @Evgeny Svechnikov to the lineup after ACL surgery. NOTES: Svechnikov to play in first game since last year’s preseason; Young forward is coming off ACL surgery as he…
Today was the first episode of “2 Guys and a Goalie,” starring Dustin Nielson, Joaquin Gage, and Matt Kassian and presented by Odds Shark, Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken, and Sports Clips Haircuts, went live. The show focuses on stories, notes, transactions, and everything else happening all around the NHL and the world of hockey. As far…
The excitement has been tempered over the last handful of years. The feeling this time around is different. Ever since the conclusion of a 25 year run of qualifying for the postseason, and the subtle but not-so subtle shift towards a rebuild begun, the same old clichés of what to expect heading into October each…
Captaincy controversy, Prospect Tournament and Training Camp takeaways, and an excellent interview with J.D. Burke before the Pacific Division preview…the Winged Wheel Podcast had their hands full for this one – enjoy! Go to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find out all the ways to listen to the show, keep track of what’s coming up, support the podcast,…
As the team prepares for training camp, news is starting to trickle out. The first bit of news comes from head coach Jeff Blashill: instead of handing out Henrik Zetterberg‘s captaincy to a young, star player, the team will instead proceed with four alternate captains for the 2019-20 season. They will be Dylan Larkin, Justin…
by OddsShark (@OddsShark) The Detroit Red Wings have gone back to the future in 2019 in hopes of rekindling some of their past success that led to making the playoffs in 25 consecutive seasons. Now with a three-year drought, the Red Wings brought back legendary captain Steve Yzerman as their general manager following a successful…
Erasing a two-goal deficit in the third period, the Detroit Red Wings scored four unanswered goals to beat the Dallas Stars 6-5 in the 2019 NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan. It’s a nice confidence booster for the young prospects, a few of whom will have a legitimate shot at making the big club…
