Five points. That's all that came between Alex DeBrincat and accomplishing something no Red Wings player has done in nearly two decades. DeBrincat had 41 goals and 85 points last season.
Two very different versions of Marco Kasper have been witnessed by the Detroit Red Wings. Two seasons, two distinctly different outcomes. Now, the task is to see which one is the real one they can expect to see in the future, because that really matters.
The Detroit Red Wings have revealed their themed games and promotional schedule for the 2026-27 NHL season. There will be three bobbleheads given away — Sergei Fedorov will have his bobblehead night on Oct.
The Detroit Red Wings have major business to address in the coming months, starting with their search for the next general manager and how to handle captain Dylan Larkin.
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
Dylan Larkin requested a trade from the Detroit Red Wings more than two months ago, but his full no-movement clause and Detroit's unwillingness to accept futures have left the sides at a standstill.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
Right now, the future of the Detroit Red Wings is firmly up in the air, as fans are not only waiting on the appointment of a new GM and President of Hockey Operations, but also hoping to resolve the drama involving captain Dylan Larkin.
The Detroit Red Wings are currently stuck in NHL limbo, with a roster that's clearly not good enough to compete for the Stanley Cup Playoffs given their decade-long drought, but one that's also not bad enough for them to acquire multiple top-five draft picks.
Earlier today, the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Youngstown Phantoms announced the hiring of Nathan Paetsch as their new head coach, making him the seventh man in Phantoms history to hold the title.
The Detroit Red Wings are still working through the Dylan Larkin trade saga ahead of the 2026-27 season. Detroit is also on the lookout for a new general manager to lead them through the rest of the decade.
The Edmonton Oilers will likely continue to be linked to scoring wingers as they search for another legitimate top-six option, and one name that makes plenty of sense on paper is Detroit Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat.
There is a lot of controversy surrounding the Detroit Red Wings and that all starts with Dylan Larkin. On June 4, the captain made the team aware that he wanted to be traded and gave them a list of teams he would agree to.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
So, I took a bit of a hiatus. There’s been a Larkin trade request, a Cossa trade, a first-round draft pick, and a change in general managers amidst a slew of rumors, and I didn’t cover any of it.
When the Detroit Red Wings eventually/probably/maybe trade Dylan Larkin, much of the attention will understandably focus on the return package, whether that’s NHL-ready players, prospects, and/or draft picks. Flying under the radar a bit is the downstream impact on the rest of the Red Wings.
The Detroit Red Wings struggled again in 2025/26, and while they've got a bright future with some very exciting young players, their decisions over the next few months could define that future and whether or not they can return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The biggest name left on the NHL summer market has a short list, and the Dylan Larkin trade destinations 2026 picture is finally coming into focus. The Detroit Red Wings captain requested a trade earlier this offseason, and the man who grew up a Red Wings fan has reportedly approved just four teams he would waive his protection to join.
With offseason moves essentially wrapped up, it is fair to start pinpointing the winners and losers of the summer.
Remember when the Detroit Red Wings had one of the longest playoff streaks in NHL history? It feels like just yesterday the Red Wings were the model of consistency, making the playoffs every year and, at their best, competing for the Stanley Cup.
The Detroit Red Wings are hiring a search firm to help find Steve Yzerman’s successor. Chris Ilitch is hiring an outside search firm to find the next general manager, with Shawn Horcoff named the interim GM and running the day-to-day business.
Hockeytown is using an outside source to find the new person to run their hockey operations department.
The Detroit Red Wings’ offseason has already delivered one seismic departure, with Steve Yzerman no longer the general manager. The team is also likely to trade captain Dylan Larkin, who requested a trade, in part because of his relationship with Yzerman and the forward’s impatience over the team’s lack of success.
With former general manager Steve Yzerman no longer at the helm, the Detroit Red Wings have begun searching for their next GM. Yzerman’s legacy in Detroit as a player is legendary, but his tenure in office is murky.
Patrick Kane is back where his NHL career began, and nobody needs to pretend the reunion is anything short of fascinating.
Chicago selected Kane with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft, and he more than lived up to the hype, becoming one of the best players in franchise history.
Following Connor Bedard's five-year contract extension, the young NHL star has made it public that he wants Patrick Kane to sign with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Former center/forward Steve Yzerman won three Stanley Cups in 22 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings (1983-2006), but he wasn't cut out to salvage hockey in Motown.
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