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Detroit Red Wings: Preseason Prospect Rankings
Not even two months removed from the most recent NHL Entry Draft, teams have already been busy gauging their next generation players through development camps, and training regimens. More now than ever, it is important—nay imperative—that teams draft their franchise stars, rather than acquiring them via trade or free agency. As nearly every hockey fan [...]
TweetKris Draper set to announce his retirement
In a summer that has seen the Detroit Red Wings lose the likes of Brian Rafalski and Chris Osgood, the team appears to be on the verge of losing a third player to retirement this offseason. The Red Wings have scheduled a press conference at Joe Louis Arena for 11 a.m. tomorrow morning, during which [...]
TweetEarly reports saying Chris Osgood is returning to Red Wings
For the last two weeks now, Red Wings fans have been somewhat teased by rumors about their team signing a backup goalie for Jimmy Howard. The most prominent idea floating around for those two weeks has been that former Wing Ty Conklin will sign with the team, and the Wings have confirmed they have maintained [...]
TweetWhen will Jakub Kindl really get his chance?
After Brian Rafalski retired in late May, it was clear that the Red Wings wouldn’t be able to replace him through free agency alone. He was a first class offensive defenseman, whose skills were not paralleled by anyone in this year’s free agent class. Though getting free agents was important, it went without saying that [...]
TweetRed Wings resign Joey MacDonald to two year deal
It was announced yesterday that the Detroit Red Wings have signed veteran goaltender Joey MacDonald to a new two year contract. The first year of the deal is two-way, will pay $105,000, and MacDonald will not have to go through re-entry waivers. The second year is one-way, paying $550,000, and he would have to clear [...]
TweetRed Wings still searching for backup goaltender; Is Ty Conklin the leading candidate?
After nearly a week of free agency, the Detroit Red Wings appear close to having their roster set for next season. The acquisitions of free agent defensemen Ian White and Mike Commodore , along with the contract extension given to Jonathan Ericsson will stabilize the blueline, and the resigning of Patrick Eaves and Drew Miller [...]
TweetKen Holland plays it safe, and smart; adds depth to blueline in early free agency
As the first frenzied hours of free agency started to wind down, the Detroit Red Wings were still left with the task of finding a replacement for Brian Rafalski on their blueline. With the Wings’ top choices either taken away before they even hit the market, or asking for inflated contracts, Ken Holland’s hands appeared [...]
TweetDetroit Red Wings resign Eaves, Miller, and Ericsson
As free agency started yesterday afternoon, rumors abounded about which big name defenseman the Wings were going to go after to replace Brian Rafalski. Of equal importance however, was if Detroit would be able to retain key checking forwards, Patrick Eaves, and Drew Miller, and Swedish defenseman Jonathan Ericsson. The first of those questions was [...]
TweetDetroit Red Wings draft recap: Analyzing picks 2-9
After essentially stealing slovakian winger Tomas Jurco with the 35th overall pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings went on to have a successful 8 picks, adding 3 more forwards, and 5 defenseman. The Wings’ management knew they needed to get bigger on the back end, and they did just that [...]
TweetDetroit Red Wings select RW Tomas Jurco with their top pick in the draft
We waited for it for so long, and now it’s over before we even had time to process what happened. Yes, the 2011 NHL Entry Draft started last night at 7 pm EST, and it was every bit as exciting as we expected it to be. As usual, the Detroit Red Wings’ first pick [...]
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