Wings have more holes to fill with departure of assistant coach MacLean
On Monday, TSN.ca reported that the Ottawa Senators have hired Red Wings assistant coach Paul MacLean and will introduce him at a press conference on Tuesday.
MacLean becomes the 9th head coach of the Senators ...
“The Wings are too old” argument has never been a good argument
One of my favorite argument against the Red Wings was they're too old and their success is coming to an end because of it. This is an argument that critics of the team have...
Draper doesn’t see himself playing for any other team besides the Wings
There was a special participant at the Lions' player organized workouts today at Detroit Country Day high school and that participant was longtime Red Wing Kris Draper.
Draper took part in conditioning drills with Lions...
Red Wings’ Lidstrom named a finalist for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award
The honors for Red Wings captain and unrestricted free agent Nicklas Lidstrom keep on piling up. Today, along with Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara and Phoenix forward Shane Doan was nominated for the Mark Messier...
Red Wings broadcaster Mickey Redmond is going to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Red Wings' broadcaster (and former player) Mickey Redmond is headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Only he is being inducted in a way he probably didn't think he would when he began his NHL...
Don’t expect the Wings to decide on the futures of Osgood/Draper anytime soon
Going into this off-season the Wings certainly have their fair share of roster decisions to make. Two of those decisions have to do with two longtime Red Wings in goaltender Chris Osgood and forward...
Lidstrom working out… A sign of a return next season?
A big question going into this off-season for the Detroit Red Wings is whether or not team captain Nicklas Lidstrom will return for a 20th season with the team.
Now a sign of...
Rafalski officially calls it a career, Holland unlikely to pursue RFA’s
Red Wings veteran defenseman officially announced his retirement today during an 11 AM ET press conference from the Joe Louis Arena.
Rafalski will leave 6 million dollars on the table with one year left in...
Red Wings can’t confirm Rafalski retirement rumors
Reports started circulating today that veteran Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski will retire and an announcement will be made Wednesday. Sportsnet.ca was one of the first news outlets to report on Rafalski's retirement while TSN.ca...
Off-season mode for the Wings… Which free agents will they keep and who will...
NHL free agency doesn't start until July 1st and the Red Wings certainly have some decisions to make regarding some of their own unrestricted and restricted free agents.
First though what is the difference between...
