Zach Bolduc got off to a comically bad start as he moved towards Red Wings net-minder Daniil Tarasov. It was the 6th round of the shootout, and as he pushed the puck forward, he lost control of the biscuit, franticly chasing it towards the side boards; he eventually collected the puck and skated towards Tarasov. With the Red Wings net-minder cheating a …

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Nearly all of the news surrounding the Detroit Red Wings over the past 4 months has been universally bad, leading to the meme of a dog sitting and drinking coffee while the building surrounding him burns down, commenting this is fine being a fitting response to every team update.

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On his 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman indicated Dylan Larkin has opened up his list of trade partners, with a suggestion that there are now four new teams Larkin would be willing to waive his trade protection for in order to be moved. This is good news and perhaps gives us reason to believe something could be done before the start of the season.

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With a shortened training camp due to the expanded 84 game regular season, it’s not a bad idea to give some thought to what Todd McLellan’s opening night lineup may look like. There are two big question marks, namely Dylan Larkin’s status and Simon Edvinsson’s new contract. While Larkin made his own bed with his trade request, …

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While the team owner told us not to believe our eyes regarding his failed offseason, and the interim general manager and former captain used a lot of words to say little of value, the head coach took to the media table and told us what we should expect from this upcoming season.

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The least shocking thing to come out of Dylan Larkin’s appearance in front of the Detroit beat reporters was his inability to form a sentence when asked a question he had to know was coming. It sums up Dylan Larkin’s 11 years as one of the players the Red Wings have relied on for leadership as they attempt to pull out of their prolonged rebuild: a failu…

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NGL, not loving the cultural references the Red Wings organization is bringing to mind

Before we get started, let me say I have a ton of respect for what Shawn Horcoff has done with the Grand Rapids Griffins. This past season the Griffins finished with the second highest point total and the highest goal differential across the AHL. While Horcoff clearly …

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Credit goes to Bob Wojnowski for getting the highly sought after role of playing Barbara Walters when Red Wings Owner Chris Ilitch decided to share his vision for the future of the Red Wings organization.

There is no video for the interview, and while Wojo indicated it was a 45 minute conversation, the questions read as if they were answered via email o…

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To paraphrase the Simpsons, ‘ya gotta help us Shawn, we’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas!’

After 9 weeks of dithering in their search for a general manager to replace Steve Yzerman and — with training camp set to open up in a matter of days — Chris Ilitch took the path of least resistance by naming interim general manager Shawn Horcoff as his…

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There are some definite drawbacks to getting old, but one benefit is I can say I am one of those old heads who was privileged to witness the Detroit Red Wings when they were the class of North American professional sports. With 4 Stanley Cup championships, 6 Finals appearances, a 25 year playoff streak, 16 seasons finishing atop their division — with a …

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While it’s been a tumultuous summer for the Detroit Red Wings organization, that shouldn’t detract from this summer’s signing of Viktor Arvidsson to a 2-year, $10 million contact.

Arvidsson’s had a successful NHL career to date, playing nearly 700 NHL games with 5 seasons of 25 or more goals. He came into his own in the league as a member of the Nashvil…

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While we await the outcome of Chris Ilitch’s search for the new hockey ops group to lead his NHL franchise, we can skip ahead and consider a few options for how the 2026-27 season may play out.

The two big factors that loom large over the franchise are as follows:

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As has often been the case with these pieces, I will lay my cards out from the drop: I don’t see why Jeff Greenberg would leave the Tigers’ front office for the same role with a struggling Red Wings franchise. On the one hand, he’s helped turn the Tigers around, as the franchise has made two straight post-seasons, and — if not for a brutal stretch of in…

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Previous articles:

• Vegas Assistant GM Vaughn Karpan

• Carolina Assistant GM Tyler Dellow

• Buffalo VP of Hockey Strategy & Research Sam Ventura

• Dallas Assistant GM Scott White

One of the principal complaints about how late Detroit’s decision came to reboot their hockey ops department was the belief that all the good candidates had been snatched up.

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Previous articles:

• Carolina Assistant GM Tyler Dellow

• Buffalo VP of Hockey Strategy & Research Sam Ventura

• Dallas Assistant GM Scott White

Like my preview for Sam Ventura, I’m going to lay my cards out at the drop: I don’t view Karpan as a strong candidate for the GM spot. However there are rumors circulating across the internet that Vaughn Karpan is goi…

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Previous articles in this series:

• Dallas Assistant GM Scott White

• Buffalo VP of Hockey Strategy & Research Sam Ventura

In my previous article in this series I made the case for Sam Ventura as the next Red Wings GM. The takeaway from that article was that Ventura would be a very acceptable choice in MLB, but probably needs a few seasons as an assistant GM b…

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Let me begin by saying there is absolutely nothing to indicate Sam Ventura will get an interview with the Detroit Red Wings. However, when you look at the recent success of Eric Tulsky with the Carolina Hurricanes, and you consider that most poorly performing sports teams tend to be copy cats when it comes to cribbing what they view as the ‘s…

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With Helene St James and Elliotte Friedman reporting that interviews are set to begin to fill Detroit’s Hockey Ops and GM vacancies, I decided to take a look at a few names who seem like logical candidates to get an interview slot. Today, we’ll take a look at Scott White, who served as GM of the Texas Stars for 16 seasons an…

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I got back from a camping trip with my son just in time to hear the latest on Chris Ilitch’s search to replace Steve Yzerman. Helene St James and Elliotte Friedman are reporting that the Red Wings have hired outside consultants to help them identify the next hockey operations person to lead the organization, and interviews will begin next w…

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The last time the Detroit Red Wings took a USNTDP player out of Hermantown, Minnesota in the second round, it worked out pretty well; so it didn’t come as much of a shock when they selected the third and youngest of the Plante brothers with the 47th overall pick in this summer’s draft.

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