Red Wings: Making Sense of Tyler Bertuzzi’s New Contract
Maneuvering to sign young stars in the NHL has become somewhat of an art form since the salary-cap era began. There’s the need to appease the team’s future without rattling…
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The Grind Line: Red Wings’ Most Important Offseason Move
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Troy Stecher is a Great Signing for the Red Wings
This past weekend, the Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Troy Stecher to a 2-year, $1.7 million AAV contract. Previously a member of the Vancouver Canucks, Stecher was not qualified by…
Red Wings Sign Thomas Greiss to 2-Year Deal
Veteran goaltender Thomas Greiss has signed a two-year contract worth $7.2 million ($3.6 million cap hit) with the Detroit Red Wings. With 282 regular-season games of experience, the 34-year-old Greiss…
Red Wings Sign Bobby Ryan to 1-Year Deal
The Detroit Red Wings signed winger Bobby Ryan to a one-year, $1 million deal at the open of free agency. The 33-year-old has the distinction of being the first player…
Red Wings Gain Options With Staal Trade
News broke late Saturday night that the Detroit Red Wings had acquired veteran defenseman Marc Staal and a draft pick from the New York Rangers for future considerations. Staal has…
Grading the Red Wings’ Moves in 2019-20
The 2019-20 season marked the first full year for the Detroit Red Wings with general manager Steve Yzerman at the helm. While it was unrealistic to expect Yzerman to turn…
Red Wings’ Timashov Waiver Claim Is Risk-Free Move
The Detroit Red Wings had a relatively quiet trade deadline, aside from their two transactions with Ken Holland and the Edmonton Oilers. However, they did make an under-the-radar acquisition, picking…
The Grind Line: Grading the Red Wings’ Trade Deadline Moves
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Oilers Acquire Athanasiou
Edmonton Oilers general Ken Holland has spent a lot of time calling his former office in Detroit. After acquiring defenseman Mike Green from the Red Wings this morning, he has…
Recent Red Wings Trades Hint at Yzerman’s Deadline Plans
When he assumed the role of general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, Steve Yzerman preached patience. He wasn’t coming in to make sweeping changes just to catapult the team…
Red Wings: Grading Steve Yzerman’s Trades So Far
General manager Steve Yzerman’s fateful homecoming to the Detroit Red Wings has brought with it the winds of change. Yzerman, not one to idly sit by, has made a variety…