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Mike Babcock Shuffles Detroit Red Wings Lineup to Spark Offense
April 10th, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock is looking to give his offense a boost. He already moved Johan Franzen to second-line center, and Henrik Zetterberg to first line wing. Now Valtteri Filppula will move to third-line center beginning with Thursday's game against the San Jose Sharks. Babcock said that Filppula will center...

Darren Helm Likely Won’t Play for the Rest of the Season
April 10th, 2013 at 2:16 PM
If the Detroit Red Wings are going to make the playoffs this season, they will have to do so without Darren Helm. Helm has missed all but one game this season with back problems. While he has been skating on his own, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock isn't expecting him back...

Detroit Red Wings Trade Kent Huskins to Philadelphia for 2014 Draft Pick
March 30th, 2013 at 2:11 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have made their first pre-trade deadline move. The club has traded defenseman Kent Huskins to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a conditional seventh rounder in the 2014 draft. Huskins was signed to the team in January due to a rash of injuries. Now with nearly every defenseman healthy...

Injury Update: Kyle Quincey Out 4-6 Weeks
March 19th, 2013 at 8:38 PM
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Kyle Quincey was the latest to go down with an injury after taking a puck to the face in Friday's win over the Edmonton Oilers. Quincey suffered multiple fractures in his cheekbone as a result. A decision will be made next week as to whether he will...

Detroit Red Wings Recall Gustav Nyquist, Expect Valtteri Filppula to Return
March 12th, 2013 at 8:33 PM
The Detroit Red Wings are looking for some offense as they embark on a road trip to Western Canada. The team recalled forward Gustav Nyquist from the Grand Rapids Griffins to give the offense a spark. Nyquist has led the Griffins in scoring with 59 points (23 goals, 36 assists) in 56...

Three Questions: Halfway Home, Henrik Zetterberg in a Slump, and Awards
March 8th, 2013 at 5:09 PM
1. Q: The Detroit Red Wings are halfway through the shortened season. What is the reaction to their record, and what lies ahead in the second half? A: Yes, it's hard to believe that the NHL season is halfway done (seems like only yesterday I woke up to the news that...

Will Ian White Be Out the Door by the Trade Deadline?
March 2nd, 2013 at 4:12 PM
For all the beatings it has taken, both physically and from the media, the Detroit Red Wings defensive corps has performed well in the last four games. Head coach Mike Babcock has stuck with the pairings of Niklas Kronwall-Jonathan Ericsson, Brendan Smith-Kyle Quincey, and Brian Lashoff-Jakub Kindl for the last two games. That...

Three Questions: Realignment, Trade Chatter, and Awards
February 27th, 2013 at 2:49 PM
1. Q: What can be expected with the NHL's realignment plan? A: In case you missed it, CBC's Elliotte Friedman reported on the NHL proposing a realignment for all thirty teams. As of now the league is staying with two conferences, rather than four. However, they will be going back to...

Detroit Red Wings Place Jan Mursak on Waivers
February 22nd, 2013 at 6:55 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have placed winger Jan Mursak on waivers. Mursak has only recorded two goals and two assists in 46 career games with the Red Wings. He was a sixth-round draft pick of the team in 2006. The Slovenia native has battled injuries throughout his career. He has played in only two...

Detroit Red Wings Doomed by Sloppy Third Period
February 16th, 2013 at 2:04 PM
Through 40 minutes of hockey, the Detroit Red Wings were engaged in a battle with the Anaheim Ducks. Then came a nightmare of a third period, as the Ducks scored three unanswered goals for a 5-2 win. It was the Ducks' first regular season win at Joe Louis Arena since February...

Detroit Red Wings Vs. Anaheim Ducks: Game Preview
February 15th, 2013 at 4:38 PM
What: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings When: 7:30 p.m. tonight TV: Fox Sports Detroit Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI Records: The Red Wings are 7-4-2; the Ducks are 9-2-1 Coaches:  Mike Babcock is 428-221-19-84 in his tenth season as a head coach, and 359-159-69 in his eighth season with the Red Wings. Bruce Boudreau is...

Detroit Red Wings Take on St. Louis Blues for Fourth Time in 13 Games
February 13th, 2013 at 5:41 PM
What: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings When: 7:30 p.m tonight Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan TV: NBC Sports Network, TSN2 Records: The Red Wings are 7-4-1; the Blues are 6-5-1 Coaches: Mike Babcock is 428-221-19-84 in his tenth season as a head coach, and 359-159-69 in his eighth season with the Red Wings. Ken Hitchcock...

Is Henrik Zetterberg a Candidate for Hart Trophy?
February 12th, 2013 at 7:53 PM
When Henrik Zetterberg was named the captain of the Detroit Red Wings, the biggest question asked was how he would be as a leader. Zetterberg appears to be handling the leadership role very well at the first quarter mark of the season, but there has been more buzz surrounding him now...

Three Questions: Winning Streaks, Goalies, and Johan Franzen
February 11th, 2013 at 7:47 PM
1. Q: Is the Detroit Red Wings' three game winning streak a sign of things to come, or just a flash in the pan? A: First and foremost, anytime the Red Wings string together victories in a shortened season (such as they are doing now), the more likely they stay in...

Petr Mrazek to Make NHL Debut Tonight
February 7th, 2013 at 3:57 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have turned to a rookie netminder to start between the pipes. Petr Mrazek, a fifth round draft pick of the Red Wings in the 2010 draft, will make his NHL debut tonight in St. Louis when the Wings take on the Blues. Mrazek, 20, has posted a 16-7-1...

Three Questions: What to Make of the Red Wings Heading into February
January 31st, 2013 at 4:08 PM
1. Q: Is the 3-2-1 start better, worse, or about what was expected of the Detroit Red Wings? A: A case could be made either way, but it's about what was expected for a start, maybe a little better than what most expected. This is a team that could be 5-1...

Game Preview: Wild at Red Wings
January 25th, 2013 at 8:00 AM
What: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings When: 7:30 p.m. tonight Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan TV: Fox Sports Detroit Plus, NHL Network Records: The Red Wings are 1-2-0; the Wild are 2-1-0 Coaches: Mike Babcock is 422-218-19-83 in his tenth season as a head coach, and 353-156-68 in his eighth season with the Red Wings....

Three Questions: Assessing the Red Wings After Three Games
January 24th, 2013 at 6:04 PM
1. Q: Just what is wrong with the Detroit Red Wings? A: If I was doing this after the opener, then a more apropos question would be, "what isn't wrong?" In the two games since the opening disaster (for lack of a better word), the team has improved dramatically in some...

Ian White out 2-3 weeks with leg injury
January 23rd, 2013 at 4:51 PM
The Detroit Red Wings just keep losing defensemen. Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports that defenseman Ian White will miss 2-3 weeks with a severe laceration on his left leg. White sustained the injury in last night's loss to Dallas. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said that while...

BREAKING NEWS: Bertuzzi Does not Have Mono
January 21st, 2013 at 5:34 PM
Finally some good news on the injury/illness front. MLive's Ansar Khan reports that Detroit Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi does not have mononucleosis. Red Wings GM Ken Holland said that Bertuzzi had tests done, and that the results came back negative for mono. "It's great news," Holland said to The Detroit Free Press. "The...