NHL Contenders vs. Pretenders: 2025-26 Edition
After the exhilarating days leading up to the draft and free agency, it appears NHL teams have gone to sleep. Free agents have fizzled out quickly, and players, coaches, and…
Category Archives: Detroit Red Wings
Oilers Should Pursue Red Wings’ Sebastian Cossa
The Edmonton Oilers have had their fans curious about what changes, if any, they’re going to make between the pipes this season. After an inconsistent showing from both Stuart Skinner…
NHL Rebuild Rankings: Which Teams Are Closest to Contention – 2025-26 Preseason Edition
When the Rebuild Rankings first began, a project following the 2023 Trade Deadline that has become one of the biggest pieces here at The Hockey Writers, there were two burning…
Chicago Recognizes Aug. 8 as Patrick Kane Day
The City of Chicago officially declared Aug. 8 “Patrick Kane Day” in honor of the Chicago Blackhawks legend’s jersey number 88. Per WGN Radio’s Charlie Roumeliotis, Kane was at Johnny’s…
Is John Gibson the Solution to the Red Wings’ Goaltending Problems?
The Detroit Red Wings have been searching for stability in net for the better part of a decade. Since the days of Jimmy Howard, the Red Wings have had a…
Can Red Wings’ Moritz Seider Take the Next Step and Win the Norris Trophy in 2025-26?
When Moritz Seider was drafted sixth overall in 2019, most of the hockey world blinked. Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman stepped up to the podium, called the young German’s…
3 Red Wings With Something to Prove in 2025-26
Every season is a new opportunity. For a team like the Detroit Red Wings, a new season represents a new opportunity to end their playoff drought and bring postseason hockey…
Erik Karlsson Could Be the Red Wings’ Missing Piece
When Erik Karlsson was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2023, the hockey world was buzzing. The reigning Norris Trophy winner, coming off a 101-point season, was joining a veteran…
5 Reasons the Red Wings Can Win the Atlantic Division This Season
The expectations are changing in Hockeytown. For the past few seasons, the Detroit Red Wings have hovered in that frustrating middle ground, too good to tank, not good enough to…
Red Wings Top 25 Prospects: Post-2025 NHL Draft
Make no mistake about it: the Detroit Red Wings have reached the point in their rebuild where reaching the playoffs is the goal every single year from here on out.…