On Sunday night, Alex DeBrincat notched his 26th goal of the season, lifting the Red Wings to a 4-3 overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators. In what's becoming his signature move, DeBrincat, blazing down the left wing, took a pass in the neutral zone, cut to the left faceoff dot, and ripped a snapshot just…
Channeling the energy of Red Wings’ head coach Todd McLellan, we’re going to get a bit nitpicky today even though the Wings walked away with a 5-1 win last night against the Vancouver Canucks. Last night marked the 12th time the Wings registered two or fewer shots on goal in the first ten minutes of…
I’m not sure why it was the case, but the Red Wings’ acquisition of defenseman Jeff Petry at 37.5% of his original cap hit for Gustav Lindström and a 2025 conditional 4th round pick set off a frenzy of commentary on the “Yzerplan”. Comments ranged from calling Yzerman’s tenure in Detroit “terrible” to calling Yzerman…
A probabilistic NHL draft strategy, illustrated with Detroit’s 2023 picks, weighs prospect value against the chance a player remains available.
In parts 1 and 2, we laid out where the team currently is and our best options for the head coaching vacancy. Part 3 of this series will focus on the approach to the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Recapping Our Draft Philosophy Fans of this series from last year will be familiar with my approach…
In part 1 of this series, we laid out where the Red Wings currently are with their roster and where they need to go. Part 2 of this series will address the first item that needs to be dealt with prior to the NHL Draft and the start of free agency – selecting a new…
In his opening press conference to the Detroit fans in April 2019, Steve Yzerman stressed patience. After finishing in the bottom-eight for the third consecutive season, Yzerman now enters the offseason with arguably the highest expectations he’s faced since taking over as general manager. While the focus of his first three seasons was geared towards…