Detroit Red Wings Rumors & News

Winging It In Motown "News hit last night that this was happening, as Datsyuk's agent Barry Greenstin was traveling to Detroit to put the finishing touches on the deal which would likely take Datsyuk to the end of his North American hockey career. Datsyuk still has one year and $6.7M left on his current deal and..." June 18

TSN.ca "The Detroit Red Wings are reportedly very close to a contract extension with star forward Pavel Datsyuk. MLive.com first reported the sides are close to a new deal and TSN Hockey Insider Bob McKenzie added he is hearing it will be for three years. Datsyuk has one year left on a seven-year,..." June 18

Detroit News "Pavel Datsyuk has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Red Wings, he wrote on Twitter on Tuesday morning. “Signed 3 yr. extension. Detroit, glad to be here for 4 more yrs. Thanks to our fans, friends and Ilitch family,” read Datsyuk’s tweet. Datsyuk’s agent, Gary Greenstin, met..." June 18

Detroit News "The energy was something to remember, but Damien Brunner will take something else out of his first Stanley Cup playoffs experience. The games truly are different than the regular season. “I don’t think I’ve ever had as many crosschecks in my back and slashes on my calves,” Brunner said of..." June 18

Detroit News "The Wings have inquired on the rights to Panthers center Stephen Weiss, Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday night on "Hockey Night in Canada." According to Friedman, the Red Wings, Stars and Maple Leafs have asked the Panthers about Weiss, 30, a former Plymouth Whaler who has spent his entire..." June 17

Michigan Live "The Detroit Red Wings might already have their sights set on a possible replacement for Valtteri Filppula should the veteran forward sign with another club next season. Elliotte Friedman of CBC reported that the Red Wings are among the teams that have expressed an interest in negotiating with..." June 17

Pro Hockey Talk "Daniel Cleary could be on his way to unrestricted free agency this summer, his five-year, $14 million contract set to expire. But, as Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports, talks between Cleary and the Red Wings are expected to “heat up in the coming days.” Cleary turns 35 years..." June 15

Detroit News "That’s one down off the Red Wings’ checklist. The Red Wings signed forward Drew Miller, a potential unrestricted free agent, to a three-year contract, according to Miller’s agent, Jason Woolley. The deal is worth $4.05 million. Miller played in 44 games during the regular season with four..." June 15

SportingNews.com "While the NHL, NHL Players Association, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation all say a deal to bring players to the 2013 Sochi Olympics will get done, there are still roadblocks, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon. Two of the big ones: the league's desire..." June 10

Detroit News "Mike Babcock is getting his old job back. According to ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun, Babcock will again coach Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Babcock coached Canada to the gold in the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, defeating the United States in the championship game in..." June 09

Detroit Free Press "Ian White could see the writing on the Red Wings’ wall: He has no future in Detroit. As the Wings prepare for off-season changes, White is one of the guys who won’t be back. The Wings already have six defensemen under contract for 2013-14, plus two restricted free agents who will be re-signed..." June 08

Michigan Live "Drew Miller brings many of the elements the Detroit Red Wings desire in a role player, and they wouldn't have to break the bank to keep him. But, they have a crowded roster. They have some young forwards who no longer can be stashed away in Grand Rapids and some veterans hoping to stick..." June 06

Detroit Free Press "General manager Ken Holland spent the first half of his post-playoffs week juggling an early batch of player exit interviews. Such meetings basically fall into two camps: For young players, it’s “get stronger,” and for older players, it’s “get healed.” Then there are the guys eligible to become..." June 06

NHL.com "All players entering the NHL beginning next season could be required to wear a visor. The NHL's Competition Committee met Tuesday here. Among its recommendations was a proposal that would make visors mandatory for all players entering the League, starting in 2013-14. Under the proposal,..." June 05

TSN.ca "The NHL's Competition Committee has recommended the mandatory wearing of visors be grandfathered in at its meeting in Toronto on Tuesday. The use of shallower nets to be used next season as well as a hybrid icing rule to be tested in preseason were among other recommended rule changes proposed..." June 04

Detroit Free Press "With their season finally over, the Detroit Red Wings — like every pro franchise — can turn their attention to the most important business of any off-season. Selling season tickets. Over the next few months, especially after the 2013-14 schedule is announced, expect to hear plenty about the..." June 03

Michigan Live "Henrik Zetterberg's outlook was so much different Friday, when he stood in the dressing room speaking to the media during locker clean-out day, than it was one year ago. The Detroit Red Wings headed into the 2012 offseason with much uncertainty. They would lose a legend, Nicklas Lidstrom, and..." June 02

Detroit News "Forward Darren Helm played only one game this season because of a back injury, and his future is uncertain. "I live in the real world and we need him at playoff time," coach Mike Babcock said. "We don't know what is going on and where we are today he's no closer today than he was in training..." June 01

Michigan Live "Losing Game 7 against the Chicago Blackhawks was tough enough for Daniel Cleary. But taking off his Detroit Red Wings' sweater – perhaps for the final time – after the season ended Wednesday night at the United Center? Well, that was really difficult. Cleary is among the Red Wings' five..." June 01

Pro Hockey Talk "It was a tough season for Detroit’s Ian White and now it’s likely his time as a Red Wings defenseman is over. Chuck Pleiness of the Macomb Daily heard from the veteran blue liner about his season and while he thought he was doing the right things, it wasn’t what coach Mike Babcock was looking..." June 01

Detroit News "General manager Ken Holland said Thursday the Red Wings will consider free agents and trades during the offseason, but the focus remains building from within. "The whole thing is: How do we become a little better, a little bigger and score a little more?" Holland said. "We're not going to..." May 31

Detroit News "It ended in crushing disappointment, but ultimately, this isn't about how the Red Wings finished. It's about what they may have started. They traveled a long way in a relatively short time — and not just back and forth to Anaheim and Chicago. Go back a year to the aftermath of a first-round..." May 31

Detroit News "They went as far as they could, and even a little farther. But when it gets this tight and this late, it can end in a frantic flash. With the flick of a stick and the bounce of a puck, the Red Wings' season ended Wednesday night. This series was destined to be decided by one last twist, and it..." May 30

kuklaskorner "While you, I and the media ponder what the Red Wings' management, pro and amateur scouts, coaches and player leadership will decide to do in terms of the team's roster going forward based upon its salary cap situation, a pair of possible cap-compliance buy-outs, trades, injuries and how the team..." May 30

Michigan Live "Detroit Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula has a high-ankle sprain, general manager Ken Holland said. Filppula will be in a cast for 2-3 weeks and will need 6-8 weeks to heal. He was injured early in the first period Wednesday, when he got slew-footed by Chicago's Andrew Shaw in Game 7 of the..." May 30

Detroit Free Press "Valtteri Filppula played just 90 seconds of Game 7 before leaving with an injury that would have cost the Red Wings had they advanced. Filppula lasted two shifts into Wednesday’s 2-1 overtime loss in Game 7 at United Center against the Blackhawks. General manager Ken Holland said Filppula..." May 30

Chicago Sun-Times "They fell into each other’s arms when the final horn sounded, a grueling series — mentally taxing, emotionally draining, physically exhausting — finally behind them, an uncertain offseason delayed, a crushing failure staved off in character-defining fashion. After seven tense games, after facing..." May 30

CSN Chicago "As players broke off in their respective media scrums on Tuesday afternoon, the word heard in just about all of them was “fun.” Fun. As in, “Game 7s are fun.” The ultimate elimination game, the finale of every NHL series, is “fun.” And it’s what the Chicago Blackhawks were talking about..." May 29

Chicago Sun-Times "When the final horn sounds at the United Center on Wednesday night, be it at the end of a blowout or the moment of an overtime goal, the Blackhawks instantly will be anointed either indomitable conquerers with an iron will, or colossal disappointments with a questionable makeup. It’s the cruel..." May 29

Detroit News "Jimmy Howard undoubtedly was talking to himself during the third period of Monday night's Game 6 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. And the Red Wings goaltender might as well have been talking to himself afterward, too, as he addressed the media and snapped off a succession of short answers to..." May 29

Detroit News "It was not the goals. It was twice failing to attend to some basic details of their defensive game. It was not so much the execution, as it was the stumble and the broken stick. By the sixth game of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the gap between victory and defeat can be so..." May 29

Detroit Free Press "Henrik Zetterberg ambled up to a handful of journalists Tuesday afternoon, noted that they must be out of questions after already having gone through mini-pressers with three others, and smiled. “Well-played by me,” Zetterberg said. This is the time of year Zetterberg does everything well,..." May 29

Detroit Free Press "The call did not sit well with the Red Wings, but neither did a lot of other things Monday night. Of all the things the Wings did wrong in Game 6’s 4-3 loss at Joe Louis Arena, a penalty shot by Blackhawks winger Michael Frolik that ended up being the winning goal sat especially badly with..." May 28

Detroit News "Brendan Smith's growing pains are causing Red Wings fans all sorts of stomach pains. And now here comes the real ulcer-inducer: Another Game 7 on the road. Only this time, unlike the last time against Anaheim, it's the pre-series favorite — the Stanley Cup favorite, for that matter — that's..." May 28

CSN Chicago "The Chicago Blackhawks needed a big third period to keep their season alive against the Detroit Red Wings. A big third period, they delivered. And now, it’s back to Chicago for Game 7. Michal Handzus tied the game 51 seconds into the third period and Bryan Bickell scored the go-ahead goal about..." May 28

CSN Chicago "Red Wings coach Mike Babock said he thought the coaching staff did enough to let the team know the Blackhawks weren't going anywhere after going down 3-1 in the series. As he also said today at the team's media availability, it's apparent his team didn't listen. The Blackhawks entered Game 5..." May 27

Detroit Free Press "As the hours count down to Game 6 between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks, each team is determined to be the looser. The Wings host the Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena tonight (8 p.m., NBCSN, CBC). If the Wings win, they’ll have the second-round series in their pocket, and can sit..." May 27

NHL.com "Being a first-round draft pick is an incredible accomplishment, but it also means increased expectations. In baseball, players in the minor leagues who were first-round picks often are referred to as "bonus babies." At a college or junior-hockey game, people always are going to focus on and..." May 27

Detroit News "Sometimes you get what you expect, even in the Stanley Cup playoffs, where we've all been taught in recent years to expect the unexpected. So if you're the slightest bit surprised the Red Wings are back home for a Game 6 in the Western Conference semifinals tonight, after whiffing on their..." May 27

Detroit News "They were not supposed to be here. But here they are. The Red Wings made the playoffs despite grievous doubts about their rebuilding roster, a host of injuries and some moments throughout the season when they appeared doomed. But in April they won their last four games and pushed their..." May 27

Detroit News "Much is made of matchups in the playoffs, with coaches trying to gain an advantage by having the right players on the ice against key opponents. Coach Joel Quenneville of the Blackhawks got Jonathan Toews away from Henrik Zetterberg in Game 5, after Zetterberg performed so well against Toews..." May 27

Michigan Live "Fans at Joe Louis Arena have seen better teams, heavily skilled and loaded with stars, that experienced more success than this current group. But, the home crowd appears to have an affinity for the 2013 Detroit Red Wings, a younger bunch that's embraced its rare role as heavy underdog and, to..." May 27

Chicago Tribune "Jonathan Toews leaped into Marian Hossa's arms and yelled so loudly it threatened to drown out the 22,014 on hand at the United Center to witness either the end of the Blackhawks' season or what they hoped was the beginning of an epic comeback. With an inspired effort from Toews, a suddenly..." May 26

Detroit News "Maybe the Red Wings learned a valuable lesson in this Game 5 Saturday, an ugly 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. It takes a certain amount of desperation, poise and execution to win a fourth game in a series — and the Red Wings weren't very good in any of those three areas. "They played a..." May 26

Detroit News "He'd faced an opponent's best shots and hadn't flinched once, pitching a playoff shutout Thursday night in front of a sold-out home crowd at Joe Louis Arena. Afterward, as reporters peppered Jimmy Howard with questions inside the Red Wings' dressing room, the goaltender deflected them all with..." May 25

Detroit News "His team is now called "the surprising Red Wings" and "the surging Red Wings." Although they beat the Blackhawks 2-0 Thursday to take an improbable 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals, you might have thought they had lost when Mike Babcock walked into the media lounge for the postgame..." May 25

Detroit Free Press "The Red Wings used their power play to push within a victory of advancing past the Blackhawks, but herald goes to the penalty kill for getting to this point, too. The Wings have killed off nine straight Chicago power plays headed into tonight’s Game 5 at United Center, helping to give Detroit a..." May 25