It may only be preseason, but the Detroit Red Wings put on a show for the fans attending Little Caesars Arena’s first hockey game by beating the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Saturday night. The Red Wings also got their first win of the preseason, after losing to Boston, Pittsburgh and Chicago. Obviously, the wins don’t…
On Tuesday night, the Detroit Red Wings signed 24-year-old Robbie Russo to a two-way, two-year extension, per MLive.com’s Ansar Khan. #RedWings signed D Robbie Russo to 2 year deal. 2 way, 650K NHL and 125K and 250k AHL @griffinshockey — Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) September 5, 2017 Russo played 19 games with the Red Wings last…
We’re in the doldrums of the NHL offseason. The expansion draft, free agency and development camps have come and gone, and now it’s the waiting period before training camps and the preseason begin. Until then, we get to debate “discussion-inducing” lists.
The Detroit Red Wings have some work to do on their special teams. They were an atrocious 15.1 percent on the power play (27th in the league) and 80.9 percent on the penalty kill (16th). The team also had trouble scoring at five on five — 1.8 goals per game — and that inability to score…
Last week, the Detroit Red Wings agreed to a four-year, $21.2-million contract with Tomas Tatar. Now, the focus shifts to Andreas Athanasiou, the team’s final restricted free agent. According to Cap Friendly, the Red Wings are about $3 million over the $75 million salary cap. This doesn’t account for Johan Franzen’s cap hit, which will…
The Detroit Red Wings had a forgettable 2016-17 season. They missed the playoffs for the first time in 26 seasons and recorded their lowest point total (79) since the 1990-91 season (76), the first season that started the 25-year playoff streak. The team had a plethora of problems, one of which was its inability to…
The expansion draft is done, the entry draft is over and the Detroit Red Wings made a couple of depth free agent signings to fill out the roster. With training camp a couple of months away, there’s plenty of time to speculate what the 2017-18 opening night roster will look like. Our own Brock Seguin…
