Max Bultman

Detroit

Red Wings Beat Writer at The Athletic

Contributor at Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast

Red Wings beat writer @TheAthletic. Contributor to @WingedWheelPod. Email: [email protected]

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Who is the Red Wings' best potential fit at top-line wing? Mailbag, part 1

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

A big offseason for the Red Wings is underway. With the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins' series loss over the weekend, all eyes are now on what lies ahead for general manager Steve Yzerman and the Red Wings as Detroit looks to finally end a nine-year playoff drought. What are the pressing issues on fans' minds? We opened up the mailbag. Note: Questions have been lightly edited for clarity and length. This playoffs more than ever, it's becoming clear how important star power is in today's NHL.
Send in your Red Wings questions for Max Bultman's mailbag

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

By Max BultmanAfter the Detroit Red Wings wrapped up a ninth straight season without a playoff spot, it's clear there's a lot of work to be done. From roster changes via the NHL Draft and free agency to prospect development, there's a lot to think about heading into the offseason. What's on your mind? Send in your questions about the team's direction, potential moves or player development and Max will cover as many as he can in his next mailbag. Background reading
What I'm seeing from Red Wings' top prospects in AHL playoffs

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The AHL playoffs are not off to a good start for the Detroit Red Wings' top affiliate. Two games into a best-of-five series against the Texas Stars, the Grand Rapids Griffins find themselves in a 2-0 hole, and it has looked like it sounds. The Stars took Game 1 by way of a 4-0 shutout. Texas raced out to another 4-0 lead in Game 2, as well, before the Griffins found some spark and cut it to a 4-2 final.
Who could Detroit pick at No. 13?

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

The Athletic has live coverage of the NHL Draft Lottery. Another NHL Draft Lottery, another day where the balls just didn't bounce the Red Wings' way. Detroit entered the lottery with just a 2.5 percent chance of winning, so moving up was always a long shot. But yet again, despite having only four teams behind them in the order coming in, they actually dropped a spot. They will pick at No. 13. By this point, the Red Wings' needs are no secret.
Who stays, who goes this summer?

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

As the Red Wings' offseason begins in earnest, all the attention has been on whom they could target in what could be an aggressive summer for Detroit. But what about the players already on the roster? What do their futures hold? Today, we take our first crack at who will stay and who will go, with the 2025-26 roster tiers.
What Steve Yzerman's season-ending comments revealed about Red Wings' offseason plans

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

DETROIT - Since Steve Yzerman became the general manager of the Red Wings six years ago, back in April 2019, seldom has he opened a press conference with a prepared statement. But on Tuesday, conducting his end-of-season media availability, that's exactly what he did.
Fix the penalty kill, find top-line winger and more

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

The frustration around the Red Wings isn't just about missing the playoffs for a ninth straight season. For the first time since Steve Yzerman returned to Detroit as general manager in 2019, the Red Wings took a step back in the standings this season. And they did so with an all-too-familiar collapse in March. Now Yzerman is left facing his most important offseason yet, with an imperative to get back on track - and a rising salary cap creating some flexibility.
Patrick Kane's future

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

For three hours Saturday morning, Detroit Red Wings players marched in and out of the Little Caesars Arena media room for one final time this season, prior to going their separate ways. It's not where any of them wanted to be on the day the Stanley Cup playoffs were set to begin. "It's not fun," Lucas Raymond said. "Obviously, you'd want to get ready to play Game 1 right now, and that didn't happen this year.
Red Wings' latest playoff miss reveals fatal flaws as drought reaches 9 seasons

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

DETROIT - When the Detroit Red Wings returned from the NHL's midseason break in February, head coach Todd McLellan posed a public challenge to his team: "Who are we?""Are we (the team from) October to December?" he asked. "Or are we December to February?"The December-to-February Red Wings were the NHL's hottest team, going 15-5-1 since McLellan was brought in the day after Christmas as a midseason replacement for previous head coach Derek Lalonde up until the 4 Nations Face-Off break.
What I think, and what I know, about the Red Wings as offseason nears

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Max Bultman

The Detroit Red Wings' final home game of the season ended with a 6-4 win over the Dallas Stars Monday night, sending off their fans with at least a decent taste in their mouth after what's been a trying season. There are two more games left on the schedule, as Detroit heads to New Jersey and Toronto to close out the season, but already, the offseason storylines are coming into view.