In Red Wings Land

In-Depth In The Division: Detroit Red Wings – Die by the Blade

As the folks at Wingin’ it in Motown wrote, the Red Wings are playing the long game here. Although the acquisition of Nedeljkovic is a good one, overall, the franchise didn’t make any huge moves over the offseason that will automatically catapult them to the top of the standings. It’s not an overnight fix; by and large, they’re still the same team as last season. While I wouldn’t necessarily take them lightly, with the likes of Hronek and Vrana on board, I still anticipate Detroit being in the bottom half of the league standings.

Our sister site covering the Sabres took a look at the Wings’ offseason.

Around the League

After 965 games in the NHL, David Backes signed a one-day contract with the @StLouisBlues to retire with the team who gave him his start.

Congrats on a terrific career! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/LPAu9dW50m

— NHL (@NHL) September 9, 2021

Bye loser.