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With the 2020 NHL Draft and Free Agency rapidly approaching, many teams are scrambling to make roster moves to free up cap space. The Salary Cap will not be increasing this year due to the league shut down. Without a cap increase, many teams are pressed against the cap ceiling and will be forced into […] READ MORE
New broken by NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman show multiple line up changes for the Colorado Avalanche ahead of Monday night’s game against the Dallas Stars. According to the tweet Colorado head coach Jared Bednar says that defenceman Erik Johnson and starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer will both be out “indefinitely”. Meanwhile forward Matt Calvert will not […] READ MORE
Now that the NHL Draft Lottery is behind us and the league is looking forward to resuming play for not only this season but also moving into next. As such, it's time we evaluate the Detroit Red Wings' goaltending situation. The Wings were, without a doubt, the worst team in the league this past season. Any chance of improving their fortune will require them to make significant changes in the net. As we know, goaltending is the backbone of any successful team. Before we look at what the future may hold, we will look at who manned the crease this season. READ MORE
Welcome to Last Word’s Draft Boom and Bust series. As the 2020 NHL Entry Draft approaches, we decided to examine each team’s best and worst pick since the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. The biggest boom is a player that had the best value relative to where they were selected. Meaning, no one in the first […] READ MORE
The Detroit Red Wings free agent class for this upcoming summer takes away a good chunk of their roster. The team has 13 pending free agents, including eight forwards, seven of which are restricted free agents. The for-sure keepers of these seven were broken down last week. This week we’ll take a look at the […] READ MORE
After what seems to be an early end to an abysmal season from the Detroit Red Wings, we have some time to look at the future. There are still some unknowns such as draft position and potential trades. But what we do know is this roster has a lot of potential for turn over this […] READ MORE
As the NHL Trade Deadline approaches, the Detroit Red Wings are finally getting two major pieces inserted back into their line up with Anthony Mantha and Andreas Athanasiou, both recently returning from injury. Mantha had been out since December, while Athanasiou had been sidelined since the new year. Now, these players returning won’t make much […] READ MORE
In the midst of the appalling season that the Detroit Red Wings are currently having, the World Juniors are upon us. Fans can take their eyes off the car accident in front of them for a few days and take a glimpse at some of the starlit Detroit Red Wings prospects. They have high-end players […] READ MORE
The start to the season has been full of ups and downs for the 2019-20 Detroit Red Wings, but far more downs than ups thus far. After starting the season with a big win against the Nashville Predators and then a crazy win in their home opener against the Dallas Stars, things were looking up. […] READ MORE
Time has flown by this offseason like never before. What seemed like only days after the playoffs concluded we were through the NHL Draft and the month of June. Free agency and training camp have already come and gone which brings us to where we are today, the pre-season. Heading into the new year, the […] READ MORE
