Blues Bench Bolstered by Wisdom of Ex-Pros Ott, Van Ryn
Whether the St. Louis Blues close the curtain on 2020-21 by hoisting the Stanley Cup, or by abruptly clearing out their lockers in stunned silence, three of the team’s MVP…
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Canadiens: Looking Back at the 2017 Trade Deadline Acquisitions
The 2016-17 season was an interesting one for the Montreal Canadiens. After a solid start turned into a second-half collapse in 2015-16, the team went into the offseason with a…
Blues Continue to Add Grit to Coaching Staff
A week after the St. Louis Blues hired Darryl Sydor and Steve Ott, they hired another man who donned a sweater with the blue note on the front in his NHL…
Steve Ott Retires & Joins Blues as Assistant Coach
After 848 games, veteran forward Steve Ott has retired from the NHL, the team announced Thursday. After a long playing career split between the Dallas Stars, Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis…
Role Players Key for Canadiens
At the National Hockey League trade deadline, Marc Bergevin put blinders on and decided to stay away from adding offensive players. He would have liked to add more offense but…
The Grind Line: Red Wings’ Trade Deadline Grades
For the first time since the 1990-91 season, the Detroit Red Wings are likely to miss the playoffs. Currently, the team sits in the basement of the Eastern Conference standing,…
Red Wings Trade Ott to Canadiens
The Detroit Red Wings have traded veteran forward Steve Ott to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick in 2018, the Red Wings announced early Wednesday morning. The…
5 Red Wings Most Likely to Be Traded
This is uncharted territory for the Detroit Red Wings. After struggling for most of the season, the Red Wings had already backed themselves into a corner once the calendar turned…
Preview: Tough Ducks January Continues With Red Wings
The Anaheim Ducks continue a critical month of January on Wednesday night at Honda Center against a beleaguered Detroit Red Wings team. Although Detroit is coming off a gutsy come-from-behind…
Assessing Red Wings’ Offseason Acquisitions
When Pavel Datsyuk decided that he wanted to leave the Detroit Red Wings to finish his career in Russia, it handcuffed the team with his $7.5M cap hit for the…
Former Captains Return to Buffalo
The Buffalo Sabres will meet the Detroit Red Wings for the first time this season on Wednesday evening at KeyBank Center. The meeting marks the return of former Sabres captains Thomas…
Ott Fined, Vanek Downgraded, & More News
Thomas Vanek has surprised naysayers by starting the season on a tear. Despite missing the last two games, he’s tied for the team lead in Detroit with eight points. But…