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Red Wings draft Tnias Mathurin in the 5th round - 137th pick

In the 5th round, Steve Yzerman has thrown away all research and is picking off the “amazing names” list. From that list, he takes Tnias Mathurin, a defenseman from Canada. Date of Birth: Jan 15, 2004 Position: D Age: 18 Height: 6’3” / 191 cm Place of Birth: Ajax, ON,

Red Wings select Anton Johannson, Amadeus Lombardi, and Maximilian Kilpinen in 4th Round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft

The Detroit Red Wings had three picks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. With the 105th pick, they drafted Anton Johansson. He’s a big defenseman with a right handed shot. Date of Birth: Jun 10, 2004 Position: D Age: 18 Height: 6’4” / 193 cm Place of Birth: Linköping,

Listen to Fer Sure: Episode 76 - The Series Finale: Featuring Jay Tuohey

So this is it. After 4 years and 76 episodes, we have recorded our final episode. Thankfully, we were able to close out the show with Jay returning for the final episode to join Sara and me. The first segment focuses on why I am leaving Winging it in Motown

So Long, and Thanks for All the Octopuses

(Yes, I know that a lot of people use “octopi,” but octopuses is the most correct term. This is important! (Not really))

Fer Sure Mailbag: Episode 76 - The Series Finale! Jay Tuohey Returns!

On Monday, the last episode of Fer Sure: A 200 Foot Podcast will drop. It will be the 76th time we have recorded Fer Sure, and while it is sad that it is ending, we have had a good run. We plan on talking about a lot of things, largely

Red Wings Select Simon Edvinsson with the 6th pick in the NHL draft

Well after all the waiting, Detroit got their 2021 Entry Draft started with the team selecting defenseman Simon Edvinsson from Frolunda. With William Eklund still on the board, I was hoping that Yzerman would take the forward, but instead he took a defenseman who could have some people looking back

Red Wings Full 2021-22 Schedule Released

Detroit opens up the 2021-22 season with 4 games in a row at home, including a home opener against the two time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. All game times are to be determined as of now. Indefatigable beat writer Max Bultman has the full schedule below. Complete 2021-22 Red

Red Wings Ink Michael Rasmussen to 3 Year Extension, $1.46M AAV

With the roster freeze lifting at 1pm today, the Red Wings wasted no time announcing an extension for center Michael Rasmussen. The deal is for the next three seasons and carries a $1.46M cap hit. The #LGRW re-signed RFA F Michael Rasmussen to 3 year $1.46M Cap Hit

Seattle Expansion Draft Series: Article 24 - Reaction to Expansion Draft

Welcome back to our Seattle Expansion Draft Series. It’s over. The players all leaked hours before the draft started. And I can’t watch it live, even though I pay for ESPN+, so this is very on brand for the NHL. Because I can’t watch it, I’m

Seattle Expansion Draft Series: Article 23 - Liveblog and Continually Updated Rumored Players

Welcome back to our Seattle Expansion Draft Series. If you haven’t read the first article that lays out the rules of the expansion draft, that would be a good starting point, as I’ll only give the very basic rules in each of these follow up articles. Previous articles

Report: Red Wings UFA Jonathan Bernier to Test The Open Market

The last two seasons, Jonathan Bernier has played a major role in keeping Detroit in most games that he played. Renaud Lavoie is reporting that Bernier will test the open market when free agency begins on July 28. Another goalie hitting the market. Hearing that Jonathan Bernier will be available

Seattle Expansion Draft Series: Article 22 - Final WIIM Mock Expansion Drafts for Seattle

Welcome back to our Seattle Expansion Draft Series. If you haven’t read the first article that lays out the rules of the expansion draft, that would be a good starting point, as I’ll only give the very basic rules in each of these follow up articles. Previous articles

Quick Hits: The All-Time Edition

In Red Wings Land Detroit Red Wings expose Dennis Cholowski to expansion draft The NHL on Sunday released the lists of which players teams protected ahead of Wednesday’s expansion draft, and Wings general manager Steve Yzerman left 2016 first-round pick Dennis Cholowski exposed. The headline is definitely hyperbolic, and

Listen to Fer Sure: Episode 75 - Draft Preview Episode Featuring Dylan Galloway and Will from Scouching

Back for another season are Dylan Galloway, the head scout for Eastern Canada for Future Considerations and Will, who runs the highly acclaimed draft site Scouching. We talked about a wide range of draft related topics, both related to Detroit and the rest of the league. If you are using

Expansion Draft Protection Lists Announced: Detroit Protects Lindstrom Over Stecher

Welcome back to our Seattle Expansion Draft Series. If you haven’t read the first article that lays out the rules of the expansion draft, that would be a good starting point, as I’ll only give the very basic rules in each of these follow up articles. Previous articles

Quick Hits: The Trades Trades Trades Edition

In Red Wings Land There is a rookie tournament in works for this fall in Traverse City but it will be a smaller gathering than usual. Detroit obviously, with Columbus, Dallas, St. Louis and Toronto are expected clubs to participate. — Corey Pronman (@coreypronman) July 17, 2021 Good news. This is

Trade Alert: Red Wings Acquire Nick Leddy from the Islanders for Richard Panik and a 2021 2nd

With the expansion draft looming, Steve Yzerman attempted to take advantage of the Islanders, who were not going to protect defenseman Nick Leddy. In exchange for Leddy, Detroit sends New York the 52nd overall pick in the 2021 draft, as well as Richard Panik. Detroit retains 50% salary on Panik

Quick Hits: The Prediction Edition

In Red Wings Land Who Red Wings will protect in expansion draft; who they might lose - mlive.com Analysis: Hronek is an easy call. The Red Wings surely will protect younger players Cholowski and Lindstrom over veterans DeKeyser and Stecher. (Khan’s article and my analysis here were written

Fer Sure Mailbag: Episode 75 - Draft Spectacular Featuring Will (Scouching) and Dylan Galloway

We are getting ready to record Episode 75 of our NHL podcast “Fer Sure: A 200 Foot Podcast.” If you missed the last episode, you can catch up here. For this special NHL Entry Draft preview episode, we will again be featuring Will from the website Scouching and Dylan Galloway,

Quick Hits: The He Died a Hero Edition

Kivlenieks 'died a hero,' Blue Jackets teammate says at memorial "He saved my (unborn) son. He saved my wife and he saved me," Merzlikins said. "He saved many lives. … If that wouldn't have been me, my wife or son, it would've been 50 other people. He died a hero.

Quick Hits: The Off the Christmas Card List Edition

In Red Wings Land Detroit Red Wings once pursued Ryan Suter, Zach Parise In the summer of 2012, the Wings were trying to ameliorate the retirement of Nicklas Lidstrom. Their top target was defenseman Ryan Suter. General manager Ken Holland, owner Mike Ilitch, coach Mike Babcock and executive advisor Chris

Advanced Stats for Non-Stats People: Article One - Goals Above Replacement

Connor McDavid led all players with a SPAR of 9.2. If you don’t know what that means, you should by the end of this article.

Quick Hits: The Everyone Knew Edition

In Red Wings Land Dear Red Wings: Ken Holland strikes, Kucherov calls Larionov, and a quiz Nikita Kucherov, who missed the entire regular season due to injury, returned in time for the playoffs to score 32 points in 23 games for Tampa. He was Yzerman’s 2nd-round, 58th overall pick

Quick Hits: The Trade is One For One Edition

In Red Wings Land Red Wings Wrap-Up: Robby Fabbri becomes key member of Wings’ core It did not take long for Fabbri, who signed a two-year contract on Aug. 24, 2020, to show his knack for notching game-winning goals for the Red Wings. In the second game of the season