Author: Andrew Walsh
Detroit Red Wings and Lucas Raymond Far Apart on Contract
Right-winger Lucas Raymond was one of the most important Detroit Red Wings on the team’s roster for the 2023-24 NHL season. Raymond nearly dragged the Red Wings to a playoff spot, scoring 31 goals and adding 41 assists in 82 games played for the team. In the last 10 games of the 2023-24 season, Raymond […]
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Lalonde Not Worried About Lack of Contract Extension for Seider and Raymond
The Detroit Red Wings missed the 2023-24 Stanley Cup Playoffs on the last day of the regular season. The Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime to eliminate the Red Wings. This was the closest that the Red Wings have come to making it to the playoffs since they last made it seven seasons […]
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Jonatan Berggren Frustrated at not Making Detroit Red Wings Roster
The Detroit Red Wings will continue to lean on aging players as they look to make it back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. 35-year-old Patrick Kane finished the 2023-24 NHL season with 20 goals and added 27 assists in 50 games played for the Red Wings after undergoing […]
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Detroit Red Wings Relying on Aging Stars to Make it Back to Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Detroit Red Wings are looking to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. For this to happen, it will take another star-caliber season from 35-year-old Patrick Kane. After having hip-resurfacing surgery, Kane joined the Red Wings to play with his friend Alex DeBrincat. Kane shocked the NHL world by […]
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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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