Detroit Red Wings Rumors & News
Andreas Lilja skates with former Red Wings teammates while looking for an NHL contract
Grand Rapids Press — Defenseman frustrated by soft job market in the league, regrets not taking Detroit's offer earlier in the summer.
2 hours agoRed Wings Links: Zetterberg's no longer fatigued
Grand Rapids Press — Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg admitted to battling his way through mental fatigue during the 2009-2010 season in retrospect, but he feels healthy, mentally and physically rested and excited to begin this year's NHL campaign. Zetterberg believes he can recapture his dominant form playing alongside Pavel Datsyuk.
6 hours agoBack with Pavel Datsyuk in 2010-11, Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg hopes to regain scoring touch
Grand Rapids Press — The club's injuries kept the stars on different lines most of last season for better balance.
6 hours agoWings' Henrik Zetterberg recharged, ready
Detroit News — A number of Wings took the ice at Joe Louis Arena for the first voluntary skate before the 2010-11 season. Zetterberg, newly married, rested and healed, seemed particularly frisky.
10 hours agoWings defenseman Niklas Kronwall reacts well to surgery
Detroit News — Kronwall is already walking around the locker room without crutches, just 48 hours after arthroscopic surgery on his troublesome knee. But when he sat with legs up on the training table Thursday, Ken Holland and Jim Nill gathered around.
10 hours agoRed Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg's summer included wedding, home
Detroit Free Press — It was a summer like no other for Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg.
11 hours agoWings goaltender Jimmy Howard returns with Doctor Octopus on his mind
Detroit News — Howard replaced the purple octopus and clock on his helmet, the hands of which pointed to the numbers the Red Wings have retired, with the image of Marvel Comics supervillain Doctor Octopus, aka "Doc Ock."
21 hours agoRed Wings' Niklas Kronwall feels better after knee scope, expects to be ready for camp
Grand Rapids Press — The defenseman believes discomfort from last season is in the past and fully expects to be on the ice at the start of training camp Sept. 18.
September 2, 2010Red Wings waiting for word from Maltby about his future with the team
Detroit Free Press — Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said he met with veteran forward Kirk Maltby on Wednesday, a continuation of the talks they've had since early June.
September 2, 2010Red Wings Links: The number-retiring debate
Grand Rapids Press — Former Red Wings Chris Chelios and Brendan Shanahan have retired and joined the Wings' and NHL's front office, respectively. As more and more of the members of the Wings' 2002 Stanley Cup-winning team retire, fans and pundits alike have begun to debate whether the numbers of players like Chelios, Shanahan, Sergei Fedorov, etc. should be retired and raised to Joe Louis Arena's rafters.
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- Report: NHL ultimatum could impact Hossa's deal Blackhawks Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports The New York Post reports: Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa's contract could be voided in the wake of an ultimatum the NHL gave the NHL Players Association on Wednesday night regarding front-loaded, long-term contracts.The league told the NHLPA that the contracts of Hossa, Ilya Kovalchuk and Roberto Luongo would be grandfathered into the collective bargaining agreement, provided the union agreed to certain conditions regarding the salary cap. If the conditions aren't accepted, the NHL will reject Kovalchuk's contract, de-register Luongo's and open a formal investigation into Hossa's 12-year, $63...