We’re in the dog days of the NHL offseason. Thus, when former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver Chad Johnson praises Pavel Datsyuk, it becomes a major talking point in hockey spaces.
The Detroit Red Wings are still searching for a new general manager as training camp approaches. Detroit moved on from Steve Yzerman shortly after 2026 NHL free agency began.
The Detroit Red Wings came into this off-season full of hope and optimism, but with few moves made and the departure of General Manager/President of Hockey Operations Steve Yzerman, the team doesn't look improved at all heading into the 2026/27 regular season.
Adam Oates retired as one of the greatest playmakers the NHL has ever seen. He accumulated more than 1,079 assists, which is good for ninth all-time. Thanks to Oates centering them, fellow Hall of Famers Brett Hull and Cam Neely both scored 50 goals in 50 games.
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.
The Detroit Red Wings enter the 2026–27 season aiming to end a 10-year playoff drought. The Red Wings were able to add some scoring help by signing Viktor Arvidsson at the start of free agency, but they lost Patrick Kane.
Earlier this summer, I published my top 25 rankings for Detroit Red Wings prospects. There was quite a bit of turnover from the preseason rankings, with several players departing and a new draft class coming in.
Despite the ongoing uncertainty with no general manager in place in Detroit and Simon Edvinsson still unsigned, it’s looking more and more like Dylan Larkin will be in the lineup when the puck drops.
The Detroit Red Wings have not had much succss when it comes to individual NHL awards in recent years, but that could change if several key players take another step forward in 2025-26.
Last season, Detroit Red Wings fans had little to get excited about, but there were some standout performances that give the organization optimism heading into the future, despite their decade long post-season drought.
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.
The Detroit Red Wings entered the 2026 off-season on the back of another very disappointing season, but with the organization having some proven NHL talent and a very intriguing prospect pool, hopes were high that they could improve one way or another over the summer.
About four Connor McDavids and one Quinn Hughes. The Red Wings, as it stands on paper are one of the worst teams in the NHL. This team missed the playoffs last year (despite leading the conference at times) and only incrementally improved by adding Justin Faulk and swapping Patrick Kane for Victor Arvidsson.
The Detroit Red Wings and Steven Stamkos reportedly came closer to a deal than many fans realized. According to a recent report from the Detroit Times, the Red Wings were close to signing the longtime Tampa Bay Lightning captain in 2024, but the deal ultimately fell apart after team owner and CEO Chris Ilitch hesitated to approve the offer.
According to Bob Duff of Detroit Hockey Now, there is growing confidence around the league of what many already believed to be true: that the Detroit Red Wings will be unable to fulfill Dylan Larkin‘s trade request, especially without a General Manager.
As the Detroit Red Wings venture further from the Steve Yzerman era, many details have been revealed about some of the moves Yzerman nearly made. Yesterday, Carlos Monarrez of the Detroit Free Press shared that the Red Wings nearly signed Anthony Mantha, only to have the proposal nixed by owner Chris Ilitch.
From Max Bultman of The Athletic (mailbag): Safe to say, the Detroit Red Wings’ offseason has not gone as planned. With Steve Yzerman now in a different position, the search remains on for a new General Manager.
Although it appears acting GM Shawn Horcoff has some room to work when it comes to trying to add to Detroit’s roster, he isn’t working on their biggest
Anyone who knows anything about the Red Wings will tell you that no matter what direction the team wants to go in, they have a lot to get done. That would be the case regardless of all the drama that transpired this offseason.
There’s an easy way to tell the Steve Yzerman story. He comes back home to Detroit, gets the GM job, spends years trying to rebuild, and it just doesn’t work.
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.
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.
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.