Mock Trade, Jersey Retirements, & Red Wings Mailbags
What five trades could we possibly see from the Red Wings at the 2024 NHL Draft? The case for why Henrik Zetterberg's number should be retired. Also, answering fan questions...
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Red Wings 2024 NHL Draft: 5 Draft Day Mock Trades
June 12, 2024 by Devin Little
The intrigue of the NHL Draft is, of course, the landing spots for each of the game’s draft eligible prospects. It’s the event where mock drafts are proven wrong or right as each NHL franchise adds a handful of new prospects to keep an eye on over the coming years. But no one can deny that…
The Red Wings Should Retire Henrik Zetterberg’s Number
June 12, 2024 by Devin Little
The Detroit Red Wings are incredibly stingy when it comes to retiring numbers. To date, they have only retired eight jerseys with the recent inclusion of Red Kelly’s number 4. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing — retiring a jersey is an honor reserved for the greatest of the greats in team history…
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Red Wings Mailbag: Free Agency, Trades, Draft Targets & More
June 13, 2024 by Tony Wolak
With the 2024 Stanley Cup Final underway, only a couple weeks separate the Detroit Red Wings from the meat of the offseason. That’s right, the 2024 NHL Draft and free agency are just around the corner.
So with peak offseason quickly approaching, I thought it would be a good time…
Red Wings 2024 First Round Draft Targets: 5 Forwards
June 14, 2024 by Devin Little
The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is just under two weeks away now. Though the order of the last two picks is still pending the result of the Stanley Cup Final, we mostly know where every team is picking and which players could…