It’s not often a franchise arrives at a crossroads at the drop of a tweet.
In what was already a high-stakes offseason for the Red Wings, the intensity was cranked to 11 after Elliotte Friedman’s report that Dylan Larkin has requested a trade, later confirmed by Max Bultman . There’s no miscommunication here with multiple sources of that caliber getting the same news.
I’m usually a believer that the team netting the best player in a trade wins the trade, meaning it’s going to be diff...
Elliotte Friedman is reporting that Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has requested a trade:
”Larkin’s involvement in the trade market is massive. He has a full no-trade clause both this season and next, so his control over the situation does not change July 1. He’s a top-line centre in a league desperate for centres, so there’s going to be a ton of interest. His play at the 4 Nations and Olympics was stellar. That’s going to excite potential trade partners.”
Friedman continues…
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It’s official. The city of Detroit is getting a Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team.
According to the official announcement from the PWHL, the new team will begin play for the 2026-27 season. Home games will be hosted by Little Caesars Arena. Additionally, Detroit will host the 2026 PWHL Awards Ceremony, and the 2026 PWHL Draft. The Draft will take place at Fox Theatre.
THE PWHL IS COMING TO DETROIT‼️ @thepwhlofficial @pwhl__detroit pic.twitter.com/KlLLiQ2fty — Det...
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As the calendar flips into another playoffless May this week for the Red Wings, we don’t have any breaking news, or much on the immediate horizon, for that matter. But we do have plenty to talk about stemming from the Red Wings’ locker cleanout media availabilities, as well as the first round of the NHL playoffs.
Let’s get started. And if there are intriguing matters not covered here, drop them in the comments. Maybe we can roll out a mailbag-type article or two while we await the busy se...
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This is the end, my friends. Game 82 of 82.
There’s not much stage-setting to be done here, we all know the deal. This game is so revolting that sometime in the last 10 days the TNT execs pulled the plug on airing it, and are picking up Buffalo vs. Dallas instead. In a different world, this could be a win-and-in scenario for the Red Wings, but they read the tea leaves early and bailed.
Beyond that, they’re passing up the opportunity to spend an entire broadcast talking about the Flor...
Well, this sucks.
The margins in this league are tight. I wrote a post over the weekend fantasizing over the idea that the Islanders could ride their late-season New Coach Bump to a win over Ottawa. Had that happened, and had the Red Wings held on to one of their many one-goal leads over the Devils, we’d be in business right now. Ottawa lost to New Jersey last night, so had the hockey gods felt differently, we could be looking at a two-point gap, with a game in a hand, and some control ov...
I can’t stop thinking about how much I like the New York Islanders.
Such a cool team. The coolest in the New York market, that’s for sure. By a mile. And the fans? Lovely people. Every single one: smart, good-looking, funny. If you haven’t met an Islanders fan, you simply must venture out and find one. They’ll change your life. Need a ride to the airport? Islanders fan. Short some change for your bus fare? Don’t you worry: an Islanders fan is nearby. Just the other day I was tuning up my ...
This is starting to feel pretty familiar. Around this time in each of the past few seasons, we’ve used these posts to detail the intricate dance that needs to unfold for Detroit to keep its playoff hopes alive.
It doesn’t feel worthwhile this year. Not as much because I feel defeated, but because it just feels like the hockey gods have it in for this team. [Larry] Murphy’s Law, or something. Tuesday’s game against Columbus was a solid effort, but everyone saw it coming. Multiple lost 50/5...
Well, it’s panic time.
Plenty of you will tell me I’m too late for that train, but I’ve remained hopeful that the effort level would improve. There’s too much on the line for a team that’s been this close to the postseason for the past several seasons not to see an improved effort. It’s been a defining characteristic of the Todd McLellan era that he’s been able to extract competitiveness from this group.
There was a glimpse on Sunday, as there have been a few — too few — times over t...
Another early one today, and there’s not much to be said that hasn’t been covered in the previous few game day posts. The Red Wings came out with a remarkably poor effort against the worst team in the Eastern Conference, and their backup goalie no less (granted a likely Hall of Famer), to squander an excellent opportunity to advance their playoff chances.
It’s a loss that definitely feels worse than the actual outcome, but we have to look at the standings, and the Red Wings are still aliv...
One down.
With a fanbase collectively pleading for signs of a pulse, the Red Wings mostly delivered in Thursday’s victory over the Flyers. It wasn’t a perfect effort, but they started on time, they played physical, they put the game away late. We’ll take it, gladly.
The reward? Even higher stakes.
Detroit is now tied for the second Wild Card position, with Ottawa holding the tiebreaker by virtue of more regulation wins. The Senators’ win on Thursday was about the only blemish in...
Folks, we did it.
We’re Andy Dufresne at the end of The Shawshank Redemption . We’ve tunnelled out, and we’re finally free. We may not look or smell right for a while, but we’re out. It was hell. But we’re innocent. (Sorry for any spoilers of a 32-year-old film.)
It’s April.
Believe it or not, this was actually the best March the Red Wings have had in the last six years (and the year prior was when COVID hit so… it’s the best in the last seven years):
2020-21: 5-7-1 (11 pts...
Hopefully, your emotions (and eyes) have settled if you watched the entire game against Pittsburgh last night. What an absolute toilet show.
The Detroit Red Wings continue to display their lack of killer instinct in must-win games. It’s almost like they’re fully content with letting March get the best of them. What the hell, guys? Do you even enjoy playing this wonderful sport? You’re staring at the longest streak of playoff-less seasons in the league, and you just…keep laying eggs? Shame...
Just listen to the coach.
Todd McLellan is always good for a money quote, and the best one coming out of Monday’s practice, per MLive , was this:
“You shouldn’t be trying to extract competitiveness or heaviness out of the players at this time.”
That’s exactly it. Out of context, it’s a direct callout to the players. In full context (linked above), it may not have been quite as cutting — he’s answering a question on how to right the ship after a slide, and he talked about how the...
It’s impossible not to overreact this time of year.
Every loss feels like an insurmountable setback, every win a miracle. Unless, of course, the teams around you forget how to lose altogether, in which case winning feels more like treading water.
There’s been quite a lot of panic this week, but I think if you told most Red Wings fans that Detroit would split a two-game slate this week at home against Ottawa and on the road against Buffalo — one of the teams that has outright rejected...
Big game, must win, blahblahblah.
I’m out of cliches, my tank is near empty, and I am simply asking for a win. The Red Wings don’t control their own destiny at this point, and they’re on the road in Buffalo tonight against a team that is, well, playing much better hockey this month. The Sabres are coming off of back-to-back losses (sounds familiar) and are likely going to be pissed off because of that. Or maybe they’re getting complacent at the top of the Atlantic and are about to go on a...
Hey folks, long time, no write. We’re back to the time of year that every game feels like life or death, so given the stakes, we decided to bring back some game day coverage for the home stretch. Here’s hoping it gives the team the boost it needs.
There are no moral victories with what’s on the line, but Detroit’s coming off of one of its most impressive games of the season in terms of offensive chances — missing its captain, no less — on Saturday against Boston. They weren’t able to solv...
The Detroit Red Wings are getting some much-needed help. The team announced before Saturday night’s game in Dallas that forward David Perron has been activated from injured reserve. He is active, and will play on the 2nd line with Marco Kasper and Lucas Raymond.
UPDATE: The #RedWings have activated David Perron from injured reserve. pic.twitter.com/cbxIKdqh2m — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 14, 2026
Perron, who was just acquired from the Ottawa Senators for a c...
Here comes the cavalry… or something like that.
The Red Wings are down bad, man. No other way to put it. Not only did they piss away a very important two points in an epic collapse against the Florida Panthers Tuesday night (90 seconds of absolute hell), the team is now down their top two centers. Both Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp are sidelined with lower-body injuries, and who the hell knows when either of them will return this season, if at all. You would expect to see some names like N...
The Red Wings are bringing in some much-needed help on the backend at the 2025-2026 NHL Trade Deadline. Detroit is sending a 1st and 3rd round pick to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for veteran defenseman Justin Faulk. Along with the draft picks, Detroit is sending Justin Holl and prospect Dmtri Buchelnikov.
UPDATE: The #RedWings have acquired Justin Faulk from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Justin Holl, Dmitiri Buchelnikov, Detroit’s 2026 1st round pick and San Jose’s 2026 3rd ro...
Motion detected from Steve Yzerman’s office.
But maybe not in the way we were expecting. The Red Wings are trading Elmer Soderblom to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for San Jose’s third-round pick in 2026.
UPDATE: The #RedWings have acquired San Jose’s 2026 3rd round pick from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Elmer Soderblom. pic.twitter.com/XYzQe4K23P — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 6, 2026
I’ve got no real opinion of this trade. Soderblom was...
It’s officially NHL trade deadline day for the 2025-2026 season. There were a slew of trades late Thursday, including a move from the Red Wings. Steve Yzerman struck a deal with the Ottawa Senators to bring forward David Perron back to Detroit.
Here is the NHL’s official Trade Tracker for your bookmarking needs.
The prices that contending teams are paying for depth pretty much speak for themselves . What seemed like a buyer’s market earlier this week has been given a firm shove into ...
On the eve of the NHL’s trade deadline, Steve Yzerman made his first move to bolster his team. David Perron, a familiar face, is returning to Detroit from Ottawa for a conditional draft pick .
UPDATE: The #RedWings have acquired David Perron from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/MS7X96BeHu — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 6, 2026
Perron suited up for the Red Wings in 158 games between 2022...
Happy Monday, friends! Been a while.
It’s been a quiet few weeks around Little Caesars Arena, but the hockey world at large has been anything but. With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan officially wrapping up, we are staring down the final stretch of the NHL season. The Red Wings (33-19-6) return to the ice this Thursday.
Red, White, and Golden
Talk about a historic weekend for Team USA Hockey. For the first time ever, both the Men’s and Women’s National Teams secured gold medal...
You will get three more years of Ben Chiarot, and you are gonna like it!!!!
The Red Wings announced a somewhat unexpected contract extension Tuesday morning. Defenseman Ben Chiarot is staying put in Detroit after signing a three-year deal that carries a $3.85 million cap hit. The new deal expires in 2029, when Chiarot is 38 years old.
BENNY! 🗣️ The #RedWings have signed Ben Chiarot to a three-year contract extension with an AAV of $3,850,000. pic.twitter.com/MXrDz66tyU — Detr...