Projecting Red Wings Free Agents’ Next Contracts
Last summer, Ken Holland and the Detroit Red Wings were tasked with signing a handful of restricted free agents, including Anthony Mantha, Tyler Bertuzzi, Andreas Athanasiou, and future captain Dylan…
Thomas Vanek
The Grind Line: Red Wings Power-Play Observations
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…
Vanek Is a Vital Veteran for Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings have been veteran-laden over the past couple of decades, and they added another one when they brought back Thomas Vanek on July 1. It was a…
5 Most Valuable Free Agent Signings…So Far
Free agency is in full swing, and since July 1, there have been over 100 contracts handed out with a total value approaching $500 million. Given the age of most players…
The Grind Line: Red Wings’ Most Impactful Signing
Following a highly profitable 2018 NHL Draft, the Detroit Red Wings took another step in their organizational development with a successful start to the free agency period. Ken Holland inked…
Red Wings Sign Vanek & Bernier
The Detroit Red Wings are double-dipping into free agency early this offseason by signing veteran goaltender Jonathan Bernier and veteran forward Thomas Vanek to contracts. Bernier’s contract will come in…
6 Most Underrated Sabres of All-Time
Every franchise has a handful of players who, in retrospect, were much better than they are given credit for. Maybe they were run out of town during a regime change…
6 UFA Forwards the Devils Should Target
To clinch consecutive playoff berths for the first time since 2008-09 and 2009-10, the New Jersey Devils will need to find more offense. Taylor Hall had the best season of…
Calgary Flames Off-Season UFA Targets
With the Calgary Flames set to miss the playoffs in a season where expectations were high, change is most certainly coming this off-season. Whether it’s changes in the coaching staff…
Vanek and Letestu Finding Their Way
Two of the newest faces on the Columbus Blue Jackets, acquired at the NHL trade deadline, are forwards Thomas Vanek and Mark Letestu. Both were brought in to bolster big…
Canucks 2018 Trade Deadline Wrap Up
It was a slower-than-expected deadline day for the Vancouver Canucks. The team laid rather dormant, making just two trades. Out are winger Thomas Vanek and minor leaguer Philip Holm, and…
Did the Canucks Get Enough for Vanek?
NHL mercenary Thomas Vanek was traded at the deadline (shocker, I know) to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In return, the Vancouver Canucks received 22-year-old Tyler Motte and 34-year-old Jussi Jokinen. It’s…