Author: David Malinowski

Morning Skate: Red Wings at Devils Preview

By David Malinowski | Feb 25th 2019 | 8 min read |

7p ET, Prudential Center Newark, NJ TV: Fox Sports Detroit Radio: 97.1 The Ticket Devils Blog : In Lou We Trust Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

Game Day Updates: Red Wings at Islanders

By David Malinowski | Feb 25th 2019 | 6 min read |

Gooooooooooooooooooooooood afternoon Winging It In Motown! The weekend crew is in to mop up the mess with a few quick updates on tonight’s game ...

The Cup Final That History Was Against

By David Malinowski | Jun 1st 2014 | 4 min read |

It’s pretty remarkable, come to think of it. There will be tens of thousands of fans lining up in their respective fanbases yelling about how Ga...

Offseason Evaluation: Tomas Tatar, Joakim Andersson, and Gustav Nyquist

By David Malinowski | May 23rd 2014 | 29 min read |

Kenny Holland angered a lot of analytical Wings fans (and Wings fans in general, for that matter) by retaining too many veteran forwards and re-signin...

Justin Abdelkader Ejected at World Championships for Head Shot on Vladimir Sobotka

By David Malinowski | May 22nd 2014 | 2 min read |

We all know that some players tend to get carried away at the World Championships. Alex Edler almost killing Eric Staal’s knee last year is a pr...

Offseason Evaluations: Jimmy Howard and Jonas Gustavsson

By David Malinowski | May 5th 2014 | 6 min read |

Way back in the preseason, WIIM went ahead and broke down every position, line, and player on the depth chart. Of course, this was before the busted g...

The Man Who Saved Detroit's Season: Mike Babcock

By David Malinowski | May 2nd 2014 | 7 min read |

One of the first articles I wrote here at WIIM this past summer was an opinion on how Mike Babcock was the best coach in the NHL. Nearly a week into t...

Game 5 Recap: Red Wings 2 at Boston 4

By David Malinowski | Apr 26th 2014 | 6 min read |

We can all agree that blaming officiating is a cop-out. We can all agree that the men in stripes will make mistakes here and there. We can all agree t...

NHL Playoffs Open Thread: Friday, April 25th

By David Malinowski | Apr 25th 2014 | 8 min read |

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Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins Game 3 Highlights & Post-Game Comments from Mike Babcock, Niklas Kronwall

By David Malinowski | Apr 23rd 2014 | 2 min read |

Mike Babcock wasn’t very pleased with his team’s effort, and he refused to make excuses about the team’s youth and problems. In fact...