The NHL 600-Goal Club
For most hockey players, winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal. From being drafted to helping a team through the regular season, playoffs and eventually Stanley Cup Final, hoisting…
Category Archives: Steve Yzerman
Analyzing the Red Wings’ Forward Depth for 2024-25
One of Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s offseason priorities was to improve scoring depth. This mainly stemmed from Detroit’s inability to maintain their offensive firepower when Dylan Larkin…
Wayne Gretzky Almost Joined the Detroit Red Wings
It’s been 36 years since the Wayne Gretzky trade to the Los Angeles Kings that sent shock waves throughout Edmonton, all of Canada, and the entire hockey world. This was…
Red Wings: 5 Things We’ve Learned About Steve Yzerman
On April 19, 2019, the Detroit Red Wings hired Steve Yzerman as their general manager (GM). Fans were familiar with Yzerman from his days as a player and the team’s…
Red Wings’ Derek Lalonde Should Be on Hot Seat in 2024-25
The Detroit Red Wings find themselves at one of the most critical junctures in the team’s rebuild heading into the 2024-25 campaign. Having just missed the playoffs, on the final…
Yzerman’s Best Trades as Red Wings GM
Since returning to the Detroit Red Wings organization in April 2019, general manager Steve Yzerman has been tasked with rebuilding the team that he spent 22 seasons playing for and…
Red Wings’ 10 Hall of Famers on 2002 Stanley Cup Team
The 2001-02 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings were a sight to behold. Their league-best 116 points were 15 more than any other team that season, and the roster was…
Red Wings’ Playoff Drought Will End This Season
It’s been eight years since the Detroit Red Wings made the postseason. Eight. Before that, the Red Wings made the playoffs in 25 consecutive seasons (1990-2016), the longest active streak…
NHL’s 5 Most Overrated General Managers
It’s impossible to build a Stanley Cup champion without a great general manager (GM) to lead the front office. They are the architects, the ones with a plan and a…
Red Wings: 3 Key Insights Into Detroit’s Offseason Strategy
At this point, the Detroit Red Wings are just about done with their offseason chess moves. General manager Steve Yzerman left the door open to more tinkering, but didn’t “have…