Amid a flurry of moves made on the opening day of free agency, the Detroit Red Wings decided to bring back a veteran forward who’s turned into a serviceable contributor over the last season and a half, as they re-signed Sam Gagner to a one-year contract. Coming over in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers…
Shortly after the deadline to tender restricted free agents passed on Monday, the Detroit Red Wings announced they had extended defenseman Gustav Lindstrom to a two-year contract, which will begin in 2021-22. After concluding his three-year, entry-level contract this past season, Lindstrom, 22, is now signed through the 2022-23 campaign and his new deal will…
With the expansion draft concluded, the league’s trade freeze was lifted at 1 pm ET on Thursday and the Detroit Red Wings didn’t waste any time making a massive move as they acquired goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from the Carolina Hurricanes. In total, the Red Wings sent goaltender Jonathan Bernier’s rights and the 2021 third-round pick…
Making a pretty significant splash before the league-wide trade freeze went into effect on Jul. 17, the Detroit Red Wings took full advantage of the New York Islanders’ expansion draft crisis and acquired veteran defenseman, Nick Leddy. With an abundance of second-round picks in this year’s NHL Draft, the Red Wings sent the 52nd overall…
After being acquired from the Edmonton Oilers in February 2020, forward Sam Gagner was aiming to make a strong first impression with the Detroit Red Wings, unfortunately, the league-wide shutdown that was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic limited him to just six games with his new team. Following months of uncertainty, Gagner decided he didn’t…
The off-season is fully underway, and similar to last summer, the Detroit Red Wings could be fairly active on the trade market over the next couple of months and it appears they might potentially make a giant splash in that department if the right deal comes along. Along with trading former Red Wing Anthony Mantha…
Becoming one of the most notable trades made by general manager Steve Yzerman, forward Robby Fabbri was acquired by the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Jacob de La Rose during the 2019-20 campaign, and when on the ice, he’s been a fairly valuable acquisition. Looking to build off his success from last season, where…
After splitting time between the NHL and AHL last season, forward Filip Zadina transitioned into a full-time player at the highest level of competition this past season, and while he’s not a finished product just yet, the Detroit Red Wings have to be encouraged about his future. With the North American season delayed until January,…
After spending the first three seasons of his NHL career with the Tampa Bay Lightning, forward Adam Erne had his rights traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 2019 where he ultimately signed a one-year, $1.05 million deal, unfortunately, the 26-year-old didn’t make much of an impact and was largely viewed as an afterthought. Despite…
After parting ways with former assistant coach Dan Bylsma at the end of this past season, the Detroit Red Wings have been searching for a new assistant coach ever since this off-season began and the front office has finally located the right person for the job. Making an announcement Wednesday afternoon, general manager Steve Yzerman…
Entering his third season in the NHL, the Detroit Red Wings were hoping for another productive performance from defenseman Filip Hronek, although his 2020-21 season was far from ordinary as he spent last fall with Mountfield HK of the Czech Extraliga. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hronek was provided an opportunity to play in his…
Entering his sixth season in the league, forward Dylan Larkin was aiming to help lead the Detroit Red Wings in a positive direction this past season, and while the organization finished near the bottom of the standings once again, he tried his hardest to make this team as competitive as possible. Starting 2021 off on…
