Author: Andrew Walsh
Yzerplan Reaches Year Five: Expectations of a Detroit Red Wings Playoff Berth
Mike Ilitch bought the Detroit Red Wings in 1982. “I can’t believe the team owners in town,” Ilitch said at the time. “I’d spend every penny to be the best. That’s what sports are all about. That’s what a team owner should be all about. It’s a matter of pride – if you don’t have […]
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With the Signing of Joe Veleno, Detroit Opens Up Another Buyout Window
The Detroit Red Wings have signed Joe Veleno to a two-year contract. The average annual value of this contract is $2.275 million. This signing allows the Red Wings a 48-hour buyout window that allows the team to terminate contracts that are worth more than an average annual value of $4 million. This has led some […]
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Do the Red Wings Have the Roster to Make it Back to the Playoffs?
The maximum salary cap for a team for the 2024-25 season has risen to $88 million, while the salary floor is $65 million. At the time of this writing, the Detroit Red Wings have approximately $17.6 million in salary cap space. What do the Red Wings still need to accomplish regarding their roster for the […]
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Breaking: Detroit Red Wings and Joe Veleno Avoid Arbitration
The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to contract terms with center Joe Veleno. The contract carries a salary cap hit of two years and $2.275 million, according to PuckPedia. This is one of the contracts that needed to be fit under the Red Wings’ salary cap as the team continues to negotiate with forward Lucas […]
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Detroit Red Wings Prospect Pool: Strong System Ranking a Sign of Things to Come
The Detroit Red Wings drafted forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygård with the fifteenth overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NHL entry draft. The Oslo, Norway native has signed his entry-level contract with the Red Wings. MBN is the best wing prospect currently in the Red Wings’ prospect pool. I recently wrote that Brandsegg-Nygård was […]
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Where Does Vladimir Tarasenko Fit in the Red Wings Lineup?
The Detroit Red Wings signed free agent Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract worth an average annual value of $4.75 million. Tarasenko told the assembled media in Detroit that Patrick Kane was one of the reasons that he chose to join the Red Wings. This comes a year after Kane said that the main reason […]
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Detroit Red Wings Sign Vladimir Tarasenko to Two-Year Contract
The Detroit Red Wings have signed right-winger Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $4.75 million. Tarasenko is a defending Stanley Cup champion who scored 23 goals and added 32 assists in 76 games played for the Florida Panthers who helped the team win the Stanley Cup for the first […]
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Breaking: Red Wings Trade Robby Fabbri to Ducks for Goaltender Gage Alexander
The Detroit Red Wings have traded center Robby Fabbri to the Anaheim Ducks for goaltender Gage Alexander and a conditional fourth round draft pick in the 2025 NHL draft. This is now the fourth goalie that the Red Wings have on their roster. The goalie position was something that general manager Steve Yzerman said during […]
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What to Make of Detroit’s First Days of Free Agency?
Leading up to the NHL draft the Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman made a strange trade when it comes to asset management. The Red Wings traded Jake Walman to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for future considerations. This was characterized as a mystifying move by some as Walman could have been traded […]
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A Look at the Type of Player that Steve Yzerman Has Drafted As Red Wings General Manager
The Detroit Red Wings selected Michael Brandsegg-Nygård with the 15th overall pick in the 2024 NHL draft. I wrote that this was a safe pick by general manager Steve Yzerman but MBN is a talented player nonetheless. The Oslo, Norway native is the first player from Norway drafted in the first round of the NHL […]
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