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Darren Helm has left the only NHL team he’s played for in his 14-year career. The long time Detroit Red Wings centre is headed to the Colorado Avalanche. He signs a one-year deal worth $1 million. Darren Dreger was first with the news. Darren Helm signs 1 year, $1 million in Colorado. — Darren Dreger […] READ MORE
We’re still in a holding pattern as we await the start of the 2020-21 season. However, we have plenty of NHL rumours. Owners and league officials are trying to figure out a start and how games the campaign will be. General managers are still trying to tweak parts of their lineup. Today’s NHL rumours focus […] READ MORE
The 2019-20 Detroit Red Wings will no doubt try to be sellers at the deadline. However, will anyone buy what they’re selling? Detroit has been abysmal this season and many of the team’s veteran players that general manager Steve Yzerman would like to trade off are struggling. Red Wings beat writer Ted Kulfan brought up […] READ MORE
The Detroit Red Wings will be without forward Darren Helm six to eight weeks with an upper-body injury according to general manager Ken Holland. Red Wings Darren Helm Out Six To Eight Weeks Helm was hurt in the first period of Saturday’s matchup with the New Jersey Devils after taking a hit from Travis Zajac. […] READ MORE
It is time to blow things up in Hockeytown. The writing has been on the wall for a few years now. However, the fact that Detroit needs a reset can be ignored no longer. Unfortunately, an extensive list of unmovable contracts will make the Detroit Red Wings rebuild quite the challenge. In order to complete […] READ MORE
Welcome to a new summer series on Last Word On Hockey. In preparation for the NHL Expansion Draft on June 21st, LWOH’s Detroit Red Wings Department will be going in depth on every Wing that is eligible to be picked by the newest NHL squad, the Vegas Golden Knights, who will begin play in the […] READ MORE
It’s been a tough month in Hockeytown as the Detroit Red Wings injury situation has taken a turn for the worse. The team lost two more players in Saturday’s bout with the Montreal Canadiens bringing their injured-reserve count to six. Red Wings Injuries Pile Up in November FORWARDS Thomas Vanek It started in late-October when […] READ MORE
For all intents and purposes, the Detroit Red Wings home opener at Joe Louis Arena can be deemed a success. Despite the team’s poor performance in the first two games of their season, the Red Wings managed to squeeze a 5-1 win out of the visiting Ottawa Senators. Red Wings Kick Off Farewell Season At The […] READ MORE
Away from Joe Louis Arena for the first two contests to start the last season in that building, the Red Wings looked to get things started off right against their divisional foes in the Sunshine State, the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. They did not. Outshot 74-54 through the first six periods and outscored […] READ MORE
With Pavel Datsyuk leaving for the KHL, one of the alternate captain “A” patches opened up for this year’s Detroit Red Wings. Naturally, Detroit went with one of the four players (Jonathan Ericsson, Darren Helm, Drew Miller) remaining on the roster from the 2009-10 season, Justin Abdelkader. He joins Niklas Kronwall as an alternate, and Henrik Zetterberg continues […] READ MORE