RED WINGS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Pavel Datsyuk signs extension to stay in Detroit through 2016-17
Pavel Datsyuk has signed a three-year extension which will keep him with the Detroit Red Wings through 2016-17, as reported by the Detroit News. This news officially ends any speculation that Datsyuk may shift over to the KHL to finish out his career after the 2013-14 campaign. Datsuk will earn $23 million during his three-year extension and will carry an average cap hit of just...
Red Wings overnight report: Damien Brunner intends to make the Wings sweat, contractually speaking
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While the Grand Rapids Griffins attempt to avoid a winner-take-all situation by capitalizing on their 3-games-to-2 lead over the Syracuse Crunch in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Final this evening (7 PM EDT, WOOD TV in Grand Rapids/FoxSportsDetroit.com across Michigan, AHLLive.com everywhere, Time Warner Cable in New York, and WOOD...
Pavel Datsyuk to sign contract to make him a Red Wing for life?
Earlier Monday night, the verified Twitter account belonging to Pavel Datsyuk tweeted out “Big day tomorrow…” And before many could see it, digest it and pump their fist, it was gone.
Luckily @panicstreak, a friend of the program, proved that Pavel Datsyuk’s hands are not completely flawless.
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Unless Datsyuk is having his eyes relazered at Dr. Rahmani’s office...
Red Wings forward Damien Brunner auf Deutsch, take two
Last night's translated article from Sport.ch's Tobias Wust apparently originated from a 10-minute interview that Red Wings free-agent-to-be Damien Brunner gave to Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, and here's a solid translation of their highlighted transcription of the interview (three videos are embeddded in the story, but I'm guessing that you're not going to...
10 Observations on Detroit Red Wings Prospects From Games 4, 5 of Calder Cup Finals
Petr Mrazek had a tough weekend as the Grand Rapids Griffins dropped a pair of games.
Good luck, I am not. I picked up tickets for Games 4 and 5 of the Grand Rapids Griffins’ Calder Cup finals series against the Syracuse Crunch, hoping to see my hometown team celebrate a championship.
Unfortunately, the Griffins lost a ref-aided heartbreaker on Friday night, then turned around...
Possible Detroit Red Wings Offseason Plans
The 2013 Detroit Red Wings team struggled through injuries all year. They had the most missed games because of injury in the entire NHL, and still managed to take Chicago to the brink in round 2.
I’ve generated a few scenarios for the Red Wings offseason and I’ll let you know which one I would do if I was in Kenny Holland’s shoes. Holland has a tough job this summer with...
Do You Want Dan Cleary Back?
from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
Will Daniel Cleary be back for an encore with the Red Wings?
Talks to that end will heat up in the coming days, about three weeks ahead of July 5, when Cleary can become an unrestricted free agent. The Wings want Cleary back, and Cleary has said he wants to come back, but given the money that gets thrown around every summer...
Jeff Blashill assesses Red Wings' top prospects
Grand Rapids Griffins head coach, Jeff Blashill has been on a whirlwind coaching odyssey over the past three seasons. Two years ago he was the head coach at Western Michigan. Last season, he was an assistant coach with the Red Wings. This year hes one game away from coaching the Griffins to the AHLs Calder Cup.
Through it all, it has become apparent that Blashill is an excellent...
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Drew Miller agrees to a 3-year deal with the Wings
DETROIT (AP) -- Drew Miller really didn't want to leave the Detroit Red Wings to find out what he was worth on the market.
Fortunately for him, the Red Wings wanted the defensive-minded, penalty-killing forward back. Miller confirmed Friday he has agreed to a three-year, 4.05 million contract to stay in Detroit.
"I'm really happy the deal got done," he said in...
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Chelios and Osgood mentor Griffins
Being affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings has turned out nicely for the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Detroits top minor league club has a roster filled with premiere Red Wings prospects, an up and coming coaching staff led by head coach, Jeff Blashill, along with assistants, Jim Paek and Spiros Anastas, plus, a few "special assistants" with the last names of Chelios, Osgood...
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Red Wings, Miller: 3 years, $4.05M
Detroit Red Wings forward Drew Miller says he has agreed to a three-year, $4.05 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings.
Miller confirmed the deal was done in a Friday interview with The Associated Press. The agreement keeps the defensive-minded, penalty-killing forward off the market as a free agent next month.
Miller had four goals, including two game-winners, and eight points...
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Drew Miller Reportedly Re-Signs With Detroit Red Wings
One free-agent mystery solved. The Detroit Red Wings have opted to bring back Drew Miller, according to multiple reports, on a three-year, $4.05-million deal (numbers per Chuck Pleiness of the Macomb Daily).
That works out to $1.35 million per season, which puts Miller’s average salary below everyone currently on the Wings roster other than Patrick Eaves, Tomas Tatar (entry level...
Nyquist and Andersson seek Calder Cup win with Griffins
Grand Rapids -- The Red Wings' loss was truly the Grand Rapids Griffins' gain.
After the Wings lost in overtime of Game 7 in the second round to the Chicago Blackhawks, they immediately sent Gustav Nyquist and Joakim Andersson to the Griffins, who were locked in a battle with the Oklahoma City Barons in the American Hockey League's Western Conference Finals.
"They...
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Detroit Red Wings Reportedly ‘Will Make Room’ for Daniel Cleary and Drew Miller
The Detroit Red Wings may have a glut of forwards heading into the 2013-14 season, but it does not appear that will stop them from bring back pending unrestricted free agents Daniel Cleary and Drew Miller. That’s the word from MLive’s Ansar Khan: The Red Wings will head into next season with more players under contract than available roster spots but will make room for Cleary...
Justin Abdelkader: First Arab-American NHL Player
Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader is the first Arab-American to play in the NHL.
Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader is the first Arab-American to play in the NHL. There has been three Arab-Canadians to play in the NHL, but Abdelkader is the first American to play in the league and to also have an Arabic descent.
Justin Abdelkader is the son of Joseph and Sheryl...
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