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Nov 24, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Anthony Ibanez
The Detroit Red Wings have a plethora of top prospects, the key to them remaining that way, however, is to be patient. The Red Wings have been bad longer than many of us would like. But that has created one of the league's deepest and strongest prospect pools.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Bob Heyrman |Anthony Ibanez
The Detroit Red Wings, aside from Dylan Larkin, can't seem to score. Head coach Derek Lalonde must make a few adjustments ahead of Wednesday's game. The Detroit Red Wings lost both games this weekend being outscored to the tune of 7-1. The Auston Matthews-less Maple Leafs beat Detroit 3-1 on Friday in Toronto. That was followed by a 4-0 loss at home to the New York Rangers.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Anthony Ibanez
Were the Red Wings able to pull ahead of other teams in the Atlantic or did they remain stagnant after games against the Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple leafs? The Detroit Red Wings come into Week 5 with a record of 5-5-1 and are looking to build on their win against the Buffalo Sabres.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Anthony Ibanez
Could the Red Wings break their three-game skid from week 3? Or did they make things worse? Coming into Week 4 with a record of 4-4-1 and on a three-game losing skid after a brutal Week 3, the Red Wings were looking to hopefully break out of this slump and keep the train on the track before it derails completely. This week would see the Red Wings move on from Olli Määttä by Trading him to the Utah Hockey Club for a third-round pick.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Anthony Ibanez
How did the Red Wings fare in the 1st week of the NHL Regular season? FINALLY!The Detroit Red Wings are finally playing regular season games. We waited six long months to watch the Red Wings play again and with how their season ended in the 2023-24 season, we all expected them to come out with a chip on their shoulder.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Anthony Ibanez
Widely considered a mid-level prospect among analysts and fans, Marco Kasper seems to be on a mission to prove them all wrong. Drafted 8th overall in the 1st round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings drafted Marco Kasper was billed as being:Physical and capable along the boards, even in terms of manipulationHe also has shown a willingness to get his hands dirty by not being afraid to get under players' skin and get in their faces.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Anthony Ibanez
Training camp is over and the preseason is here. Let's look at who will likely be on the Detroit Red Wings opening night roster. Do you smell that folks? No, you're not imagining things. It's the smell of the hockey season fast approaching. The various training camps and prospect games have all ended and many teams across the NHL have started playing pre-season games.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Anthony Ibanez
Johnny Burgers returns to the Detroit Red wings on a 1-Year "prove it" deal. By Anthony Ibanez | 3:00 PM EDTFINALLY! Steve Yzerman gave us something to talk about. That being him re-signing Jonatan Berggren to a one-year "prove it" deal worth $825,000. This is a prove-it deal, but it's likely a bit more than that. In most Red Wings fan opinions, Berggren has already proved that he's good enough to be a regular NHLer and it was no secret that he knew it too.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Anthony Ibanez
I've been thinking a lot about the 2019-20 Red Wings. It was a dark time in Red Wings history that saw them record the worst points percentage in Red Wings history and the worst since the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999-00 season. This also was a blessing in disguise, however. This season marked the first season of the general manager Steve Yzerman era and the start of a legitimate rebuild.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
octopusthrower.com | Anthony Ibanez
Drafted in the 60th overall in the 2nd round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, he already had a small chance of making it to the NHL. Fortunately, he forced the team's hand in more than one way. Playing with the Grand Rapids Griffins Albert Johansson was their number 2 defenseman and was the regular right-side partner to Simon Edvinsson. In 119 AHL games, he recorded 11 goals and 25 assists for 36 points, as well as 3 assists in 9 playoff games.
