Offseason Grades, Top 25 Prospects & Droughts Will End
The Detroit Red Wings are graded for their 2024 offseason while looking at the Top 25 prospects post-NHL draft. Will 2024-25 be the season where the Red Wings make the postseason once again?
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Grading the Red Wings’ 2024 Offseason
July 14, 2024 by Jordan Orth
After a finish to the 2023-24 season that saw the Detroit Red Wings come just short of returning to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there were hopes that general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman would be able to make moves this offseason to put the organization over the top. With the cap space Yzerman had to work with, he has been able to go out and make plenty of moves via free agency, re-signings, or trade. With that being said, what has each move looked like and how do they grade out as of now?
Red Wings Top 25 Prospects: Post-2024 NHL Draft
July 15, 2024 by Devin Little
Fresh off the 2024 NHL Draft, the Detroit Red Wings have entered a new phase of their rebuild. Their top pick was outside the top-10 for the first time since 2016, and they have reached a point where a handful of their prospects are expected to push for NHL jobs in the Fall.
The draft always has an impact on the hierarchy of the Red Wings’ prospect pool. But for the first time in a couple years, NHL graduation has an impact on this list this time around. For the first time since Jan. 2022, we have someone new at the top of Detroit’s prospect pool. That’s because this ranking is exclusive to players that hold rookie status in the NHL, and Simon Edvinsson’s rookie status technically expired after playing in 16 NHL games last season. The organization’s top pick in the 2021 draft is expected to play a big role in the Detroit in 2024-25.
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Red Wings’ Playoff Drought Will End This Season
July 17, 2024 by Evan Sabourin
It’s been eight years since the Detroit Red Wings made the postseason. Eight. Before that, the Red Wings made the playoffs in 25 consecutive seasons (1990-2016), the longest active streak in North American professional sports at the time and tied for the third-longest in NHL history. It’s been a rough patch for Hockeytown. Little Caesars Arena – home to the club since 2017 – has yet to host a playoff game. A heartbreaking end to the 2023-24 season saw the Red Wings miss out on the postseason by a tiebreaker.
