Author: Caleb

Morning Skate: Hurricanes at Red Wings

By Caleb | Mar 5th 2019 | 7 min read |

7:30p ET, Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI TV: Fox Sports Detroit Radio: 97.1 The Ticket Hurricanes Blog: Canes Country Carolina has been a bit of a nemesi...

Stanley Cup Playoffs Rooting Guide: How to Love/Hate the Conference Finalists

By Caleb | Mar 5th 2019 | 5 min read |

Hockey is still happening, and my favorite team isn’t playing, and that really sucks. However, the final two rounds of the NHL playoffs often co...

Red Wings Playoff Preview: Special Teams

By Caleb | Mar 4th 2019 | 4 min read |

The more we explore the matchup between the Wings and Lightning, the more we start to see that these teams are strikingly similar. Tampa Bay took a 53...

WIIMChat: A Powerplay Tactics Discussion

By Caleb | Dec 3rd 2015 | 3 min read |

Kyle: I think we should dive into the PP stuff. Was thinking about doing a post that explains why they aren’t really executing. Caleb: The Wings...

Tomas Jurco to Grand Rapids for a Conditioning Stint

By Caleb | Nov 17th 2015 | 2 min read |

Tomas Jurco hasn’t played a game since Detroit’s October 30th loss to Ottawa, and as of today he’s been assigned to Grand Rapids for...

WIIMChat: A Luke Glendening Discussion

By Caleb | Nov 3rd 2015 | 8 min read |

JJ So here’s the thing: We kind of wanted the Wings to use their scoring depth to be more willing to race teams up the scoreboard rather than tu...

Luke Glendening Usage: a Halloween Scary Story

By Caleb | Nov 2nd 2015 | 5 min read |

I know, I know, it’s another Luke Glendening post. Glendening the player AND his usage have been lightning rods for fan opinion, but this past w...

Red Wings Possession: Re-Examined

By Caleb | Oct 28th 2015 | 6 min read |

Travis Yost wrote a solid post the other day about the divergence of Detroit and Toronto’s possession numbers this year, and it set off a bit of...

Red Wings vs Hurricanes: Gameday Updates, Line Combinations, Key Match-ups

By Caleb | Oct 27th 2015 | 6 min read |

Line Combinations Red Wings Lineup Forwards Justin Abdelkader Henrik Zetterberg Gustav Nyquist Tomas Tatar Dylan Larkin Teemu Pulkkinen Darren Helm Ri...

Jeff Blashill Acknowledges the Tracking and Use of Zone Time Statistics

By Caleb | Oct 20th 2015 | 3 min read |

As a community, we sometimes talk about using things like shot attempts (corsi) to measure possession since that’s the best we can do with what ...