Ted Kulfan

2 weeks ago | grandhaventribune.com | Ted Kulfan

DETROIT — General manager Steve Yzerman's assessment about the Red Wings' goaltending was blunt. This was during Yzerman's season-ending press conference in late April, after the Wings missed the playoffs for a ninth consecutive season. The goaltending was hardly a singular reason the team missed the postseason. kAmqFE H96? =@@<:?8 @G6C E96 6?E:C6 C@DE6C[ *K6C>2?

2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | Ted Kulfan

RED WINGS Ted KulfanThe Detroit NewsView Comments With the NHL Draft and free agency occurring in the next three weeks, Red Wings beat writer Ted Kulfan will analyze each of the Red Wings’ position groups. Today: Goaltenders. Detroit — General manager Steve Yzerman's assessment about the Red Wings' goaltending was blunt. This was during Yzerman's season-ending press conference in late April, after the Wings missed the playoffs for a ninth consecutive season.

3 weeks ago | macombdaily.com | Ted Kulfan

DETROIT — At least Trent Yawney, the Red Wings’ assistant coach, was honest. Yawney, who oversees the defense, was asked late in the season about what he knew of Albert Johansson when Yawney and head coach Todd McLellan came aboard in late December. Yawney’s knowledge of Johansson was limited. “I knew nothing about him,” Yawney said. There was the one commonality between player and coach. Yawney played in the NHL with Johansson’s dad, Roger, in Calgary.

3 weeks ago | themorningsun.com | Ted Kulfan

Jeff Petry still wants to play, but it’s not likely to be with Red Wings

3 weeks ago | macombdaily.com | Ted Kulfan

DETROIT — The Red Wings were searching for offense last summer on the free-agent market after several costly defections, and felt Vladimir Tarasenko could offset the lost goal-scoring. At age 33, the Wings understood this wasn’t the 40-goal scorer of earlier in his career, or the Tarasenko that scored a minimum of 33 goals for five consecutive seasons. But Tarasenko was coming off 23-goal season with Ottawa and Florida, and was part of a Stanley Cup-winning team in Florida.