It is not everyday that we the entire benches clear in a hockey game. But, tonight in the New York Rangers versus Detroit Red Wings game, we saw just that.
The Detroit Red Wings were 2-1 winners over the New York Rangers on Sunday night in a game they completely controlled from start to finish. What is going to get most of the headlines from this game, however, is what happened after the game ended.
The addition of Mason Appleton in free agency was met with little fanfare. During the first week of the NHL season, Appleton has been instrumental in getting Detroit off to a 3-1 start.
The Florida Panthers could only muster up 21 shots and a single goal, dropping a 4-1 decision to the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. After a scoreless first period, Mason Appleton opened the scoring 2:09 into the second.
The Detroit Red Wings were humbled in their opening game against the Montreal Canadiens. Since then, however, they have found their stride. After two straight wins over the Toronto Maple Leafs, they took on the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Free-agent additions Mason Appleton and James van Riemsdyk made a big impact in the Detroit Red Wings' last game. The duo will look to continue that success when Detroit hosts the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.
Mason Appleton scored with 45 seconds remaining to give the visiting Detroit Red Wings their second win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in three days, 3-2 on Monday afternoon.
Mason Appleton scored with 45 seconds remaining to give visiting Detroit its second win over Toronto in three days, 3-2, on Monday afternoon. Appleton, who was signed as a free agent to a two-year deal this offseason, recorded his first Red Wings' goal.
The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Parker Ford to a two-year, two-way, $1.625MM contract. The deal will carry an $812.5K salary at the NHL level. Ford entered restricted free agency this summer after spending the last three seasons on an entry-level contract.
The Jets lost Mason Appleton to the Red Wings this offseason, and the former Winnipeg forward revealed he is from Wisconsin and feels closer to home now.
The Detroit Red Wings have signed right winger Mason Appleton to a two-year contract with a $2.9 million average annual value. Appleton scored 10 goals
Michigan State alum Mason Appleton is entering a critical time in his life: unrestricted free agency. A seven-year veteran, Appleton has spent nearly his entire NHL career with the Winnipeg Jets — aside from a 49-game stint with the Seattle Kraken, who took him in the expansion draft.
It’s time for another edition of NHL rumours. The conference finals have arrived, but we’re talking about teams that have been eliminated. Some clubs made a run to the second round.
The Winnipeg Jets can close out their series against the St. Louis Blues with a Game 6 win. Up 3-2 in the series, the Jets have followed the lead of star forward Kyle Connor.
After feeling the lowest of the lows from being so close yet so far away from a Stanley Cup win, all we can do is get back on the horse and hope for a better result when June rolls back around.
Mason Appleton was born on January 15th, 1996 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. He is a forward who primarily plays right-wing and has spent his NHL playing career with the Winnipeg Jets on two separate occasions and the Seattle Kraken.
We split our hockey looks yesterday, ending a four-day clean streak and dropping us to 9-1 in our past five days. YB's Griffin Carroll has two new looks for Tuesday night.
In a battle of two teams who needed a win, the Edmonton Oilers came out on top. The Oilers dropped back-to-back games this weekend, starting with an ugly loss in the spotlight against the Toronto Maple Leafs which was followed up by a blown lead in Ottawa against the lowly Senators.
Thank you to Clayton Keller for burying an empty netter to deliver us a much needed win here. Many are saying that was just the jolt we needed to get going on a massive weekend run, and we support those rumors.