Simon Edvinsson

Red Wings Re-Sign Jake Walman

Wednesday morning, NHL insider and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Red Wings and Jake Walman have avoided arbitration, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $1.05 million. The two parties seemed far apart yesterday after Friedman reported the two sides’ filings, the Red Wings offering a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level […]

Red Wings and Walman Far Apart Heading into Arbitration

At this point in the NHL offseason, most teams have the majority of their roster work complete, but Detroit still has two restricted free agents in Jake Walman and Filip Zadina, who remain unsigned two weeks into August. After the Boston Bruins signed forward Pavel Zacha yesterday, Walman is the only remaining player with a […]

Red Wings: Top 3 Rookie Roster Candidates

The Detroit Red Wings have several rookies who will be pushing for roster spots on the Red Wings Opening Night Roster. Over the last several drafts, the Red Wings have stockpiled a plethora of prospects who are close to making the jump to professional hockey in North America. Here is a look at the three players […]

Detroit Strongly Represented at the Upcoming WJC

After the 2022 World Junior Under-20 Championship was initially canceled back in December, there was uncertainty about when and if the tournament would resume. Only a few months later, the IIHF announced the tournament would take place August 9th-20th at Rogers Place in Edmonton. With many picks over the past few seasons, the Red Wings […]

Detroit Red Wings: Updated Top 10 Prospects

The NHL Entry Draft landed the Detroit Red Wings nine more pieces to an already full compliment of Detroit Red Wings prospects. The prospect pool for Detroit is now loaded with promising players from all parts of the globe. Here is an updated version of the Top 10 Detroit prospects after the July 2022 NHL […]

How Detroit’s Revamped Defense Stands in the Eastern Conference

After the 2021-22 season, Steve Yzerman made it clear in his end-of-season press conference that improvement needed to happen, especially defensively. The Red Wings allowed 310 goals against, good for 31st in the NHL and only seven fewer than the last place Montreal Canadiens. With an abundance of cap space in the modern NHL, this […]

Analysis: Predicting Detroit’s AHL Lineup

Predicting a minor league lineup in July is a bit premature, but with the NHL roster almost set, Detroit’s roster in Grand Rapids is taking shape. The Detroit Red Wings continue to stockpile prospects in Grand Rapids (AHL). Several are transitioning to professional hockey, while others are adapting to the smaller North American ice surface […]

Breaking: Red Wings Sign Olli Maatta to a One-Year Deal

On Wednesday afternoon, NHL insider Darren Dreger of TSN reported that the Red Wings had signed free agent defenseman Olli Maatta to a one-year contract worth $2.25 million. Maatta is an interesting case study. Once viewed as a bonafide top-four defenseman in Pittsburgh, Maatta started to struggle, partly due to injury, and was traded to […]

Detroit Red Wings: How Good is Albert Johansson?

In 2019, Detroit Red Wings’ new General Manager, Steve Yzerman, decided to load up on defensemen in the first two rounds of his first draft with Detroit. After selecting Moritz Seider and Antti Tuomisto with his first two picks and forward Robert Mastrosimone with pick #54, Yzerman selected Swedish defenseman Albert Johansson with pick #60. […]

Three Red Wings Prospects Named to Sweden’s Preliminary World Junior Roster

On Tuesday, Team Sweden released its 23-man preliminary IIHF World Junior U20 roster for the upcoming makeup tournament that will be held again in Edmonton and Red Deer in August. Amongst the players named to the roster, Red Wings prospects Simon Edvinsson, Theodor Niederbach, and William Wallinder could be representing their home country in a […]