Derek Lalonde

Detroit Red Wings Making a Call Up

The Detroit Red Wings lost Jeff Petry last night and he will be out tomorrow.

What the Austin Watson Signing Means for the Red Wings’ Roster

The Detroit Red Wings have signed winger Austin Watson to a one-year, two-way contract. Going into training camp Watson went to Red Wings’ training camp on a PTO (professional tryout). An Ann Arbor, Michigan native, Watson is a 32 year old winger who uses his 6’4”, 238 lb. frame to bring physical play to the […]

Detroit Red Wings Set Roster for Opening Night

The Detroit Red Wings set their roster to 23 for opening night.

What’s Behind Simon Edvinsson’s Gains in Muscle? Avocados

Training camp has begun for the Detroit Red Wings in Traverse City, Michigan, before the 2024-25 NHL season. Defenseman Moritz Seider signed a new, seven-year contract with an average annual value of $8.55 million. This contract was signed just days after the team signed left-winger Lucas Raymond to an eight-year, $64.6 million contract. These two […]

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 […]

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 […]

What Would It Take for the Detroit Red Wings to Add Steven Stamkos?

The Detroit Red Wings once again did not make the Stanley Cup playoffs. The 2023-24 Red Wings season ended with a win against the Montreal Canadiens in a shootout. The Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers to eliminate the Red Wings prior to the shootout. I have written that the Red Wings’ roster will be […]

Detroit Red Wings Roster to Look Different Going Into 2024-25 Season

The Detroit Red Wings finished the 2023-24 NHL season with a win in a shootout to the Montreal Canadiens. Despite this win, the Red Wings were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs after the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Washington Capitals on the last day of the season. The Capitals have since been eliminated from […]

Yzerman: Red Wings’ Defense Needs to Improve

Steve Yzerman has now been the general manager of the Detroit Red Wings for five years. In that time the Red Wings’ roster has improved. However, the team has failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, most recently on the last day of the 2023-24 NHL season, when the team was eliminated by the Washington […]

Lucas Raymond is Dragging the Red Wings to the Playoffs

The Detroit Red Wings lost their last game against the Pittsburgh Penguins that hurt the chances that the team had to make the Stanley Cup playoffs by a score of 6-5 in overtime. The team would not have been in position to make this playoff push without the recent play of left-winger Lucas Raymond. Raymond […]