Detroit Red Wings

I'll take some more Russians ... oh wait i'll take Corahcan's if they are good at hockey. This Swedish thing is a bit old and boring. *CRAZY*

 

lol, wtf is a corahcan? i think i went to high school with a guy named corcoran, but that was a couple thousand years ago, so i won't swear to it.

to alexei - raise your game, comrade.

in the meantime, i'm good with russian stuff. [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2gQerQPtNk[/video]

 

Interesting read...

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Jeff Blashill has yet to coach a game in the NHL, but he's already earned praise from several Detroit Red Wings, including forward Riley Sheahan.

"I think we're all really happy," Sheahan told the Red Wings website Monday. "You can see the job that he's done in Grand Rapids (the Red Wings' American Hockey League affiliate) and so many of us have played there and played with him, especially the Calder Cup team. He's had so much success everywhere that he's gone, so I think all of the guys are pretty happy."

Blashill, 41, was named coach of the Red Wings on June 9 after Mike Babcock became coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 20. Blashill coached Grand Rapids the past three seasons and won the Calder Cup in 2013. Sheahan was on that team with several other current Red Wings, including forwards Luke Glendening, Tomas Tatar, Gustav Nyquist, Joakim Andersson and Tomas Jurco, defenseman Danny DeKeyser and goalie Petr Mrazek.

"The guys that played with him before know how [Blashill] reacts to different situations and know what he expects," Sheahan said. "I think in that way some guys will be a little bit more confident, which always helps. It's definitely a good thing."

Sheahan is looking forward to playing with forward Brad Richards and defenseman Mike Green, who signed with the Red Wings as free agents this offseason.

"They're both amazing players," Sheahan said. "Obviously, Richards playing on the Stanley Cup team [with the Chicago Blackhawks] knows what it takes to get there. Green is a great defenseman. Don't know them personally, but I've heard that they're great guys, and obviously they bring some veteran experience to our team."

(By David Satriano - NHL.com Staff Writer)

 

http://www.mlive.com/sports/flint/index.ssf/2015/08/source_detroit_red_wings_prosp.html

 

Jimmy Howard...

Contract status: Four years remaining at a cap hit of $5.29 million.

2014-15 in review: Howard was strong in the first half, following a disappointing 2013-14 season. He was perhaps the team MVP and named as its lone representative for the All-Star Game, posting a 2.11 GAA and .920 save percentage. ... Ironically, he suffered a groin injury on Jan. 10, about an hour after being named an All-Star. He was scrambling to get back into net after playing the puck and extended his left leg trying to stop a wraparound attempt by Troy Brouwer 1:53 into a game at Washington. ... After missing a month with the groin injury, Howard wasn't the same. He posted a 2.99 GAA and .896 save percentage in 21 games. ... His 300th game was a 5-0 shutout at Columbus on Nov. 18. ... Had a rare shutout loss on Dec. 16 vs. Columbus, losing 1-0 in a shootout. ... Went 2-8 in shootouts (0-6 at home), allowing 17 goals on 32 shots (.469 save percentage). He has gone 6-18 in shootouts the past three seasons, after going 15-11 prior to that. ... He's started 50 or more games in all five of his non-lockout shortened seasons since 2009-10, his first full year in the NHL. ... Has won 21 or more games six years in a row.

2015-16 outlook: The club expected Howard to have a good summer of training and to come into training camp highly motivated to win back his job from Petr Mrazek. Howard likely lost the starting job in the playoffs after allowing a couple of soft goals in a 4-3 overtime loss at Montreal on April 9. Mrazek shut out Carolina in the season finale to secure the starting job and held onto it by playing well in the first round of the playoffs against Tampa Bay.

Howard likely will need to play significantly better than Mrazek in camp, in the preseason and early in the regular season to win back the job. If the competition is close, Mrazek likely will get most of the work for coach Jeff Blashill, who won the 2013 AHL Calder Cup in Grand Rapids with Mrazek.

The Red Wings opted not to move Howard in the off-season (it would have been difficult anyway, with his contract). They want to see if Mrazek can carry the load over a full season and still excel. They are comfortable committing roughly $6 million to the position (Mrazek earns $737,500).

As long as the Red Wings are in playoff contention they're not likely to move Howard, who would serve as insurance in case Mrazek is injured. But if Mrazek proves to be their man, the Red Wings likely would look to move Howard next off-season. Mrazek would be due a huge raise and it makes no sense having Howard as the backup with his huge cap hit.

(Khan, Mlive)

 

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articl...l-among-top-20-detroit-red-wings-prospects/2/

Here's one site's rundown of the top 20 in Detroit's pool.

 

leave it to the Wings to find the only defenseman ever under 5'9. no way does Tyler Bertuzzi not make my top 10

 

Red Wings are expecting Franzen back for camp...

The Detroit Red Wings are hopeful forward Johan Franzen will be able to participate in training camp after sustaining a concussion last season.

"My expectations and hopes are he's going to be cleared when he takes his physical at camp," general manager Ken Holland told Mlive.com on Monday. "Ultimately, it's in the hands of [the doctor]."

Holland told the website he spoke to Franzen two weeks ago. Franzen has been working out at Joe Louis Arena for more than a week, the report said.

"Johan told me he's gotten better over the course of the summer," Holland said. "He's pushed himself hard to test it. So far, so good."

Franzen, 35, last played Jan. 6, his 33rd game of the season. He played 54 games the season prior.

"Obviously, there's a history of concussions," Holland said. "I can't read the future. I expect he'll take his physical and pass it and resume his career. As he skates and trains every day, if he has no setbacks -- I don't know why he would -- I'm expecting his body is going to tell him."

Franzen has an annual NHL salary-cap charge of $3.954 million for the next five seasons, according to war-on-ice.com.

He has 187 goals and 182 assists (369 points) in 600 NHL games, all with the Red Wings, and 42 goals and 39 assists (81 points) in 107 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

(MHL.com)

 

Wings like Datsyuk's progress...

DETROIT ? Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk is on schedule in his rehab from ankle surgery, general manger Ken Holland said.

Datsyuk, 37, had surgery to repair ruptured tendons June 26 in Charlotte, N.C.

Holland said Red Wings trainer Piet Van Zant visited Datsyuk last week.

"All in all, we're encouraged by his progress," Holland said.

Datsyuk is scheduled to see his surgeon, Dr. Robert Anderson, in mid-September. Anderson will determine if Datsyuk can begin hockey activities at that time.

In a Russian television interview last month, Datsyuk said it might be "four or five months" from the surgery before he could play again. That would put his return in late October or November.

Detroit opens its regular season Oct. 9 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

"We're waiting for him to see the doctor in September and see where he's at then," Holland said.

Datsyuk was bothered by the ankle injury late last season and missed eight of the last 14 regular-season games. He had 29 goals and 36 assists in 63 games last season after missing the first five games with a separated shoulder.

Holland said Datsyuk's availability to begin the regular season will have no effect on whether the Red Wings' top prospect, center Dylan Larkin, makes the roster out of training camp.

"If Dylan Larkin is making the team, he's making the team because he's making the team," Holland said. "He's not making the team because there's a spot open because someone's injured."

Larkin, 19, was Detroit's first-round pick (No. 15) at the 2014 NHL Draft. He played the 2014-15 season at the University of Michigan and was Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He excelled for the United States at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championship, leading the U.S. with five goals and seven points in five games and impressing with his all-around game.

Larkin also played for the U.S. at the 2015 IIHF World Championship; he had one assist in 10 games.

 

The Red Wings have hired Bryan Campbell as director of statistical analysis. He will report directly to Ken Holland and Ryan Martin.

? The Wheel Deal (@Bill_Roose) August 28, 2015
This is the first the Red Wings have ever openly hired a director of analytics.
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Geek alert !

 

DETROIT -- Johan Franzen is feeling good and pushing himself.

The Detroit Red Wings right wing was limited to 33 games last season because of post-concussion syndrome and other injuries; he last played on Jan. 6. But the 35-year-old has been on the ice working out with teammates during informal skates at Joe Louis Arena for the past few weeks, and he's been trying to ramp up his effort and intensity.

"Going pretty hard, probably too much for me, just to see if I can get through it," Franzen said after the informal skate Wednesday. " ? My threshold is getting higher and higher every week. [I'm] just pushing my body a little more, letting it rest and see where we are after that."

Franzen said he expects to pass his physical and be cleared for training camp, which begins Sept. 17 in Traverse City, Mich.

"The next step is the battle [during games and scrimmages]," said Franzen, whose goal is to be in the lineup for Detroit's season-opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs at home on Oct. 9.

"Just go as hard as I can the last couple of weeks before camp and see what happens," he said.

Franzen has sustained several injuries throughout his 10 NHL seasons but said he has yet to consider the possibility they might force him to retire.

"It's been a lot of tough years, the past two or three, with injuries. I just want to have a good season," Franzen said. "I want to make that decision [about retirement] myself."

(in part from; NHL.com)

 

would I be out of line by putting the over and under at 30 for games played by the Mule this year?

 

No... i think thats a safe bet. I hope he can play at all.

 

How many for Cleary and Mule combined?

 

Lamont = auto +1

 

'Big Dummy'

 

So I just found out that Holland signed Dan Cleary to a 1-year deal today. Other than the loyalty aspect (which is overvalued to an extreme), can someone explain to me why this was done? How does this benefit the Wings in 2015-16 and beyond? I don't get it.

 

Too me Cleary better get used to Grand Rapids. I dont know what they are thinking, but he must be Hollands best bud or something or he know's some dirt on Holland.

Cleary when healthy and on his game isnt the worst player ive ever seen, so he can add depth, but thats WAY DEEP.

This is probably the most tangible underlying factor... the injuries. Is Dan better than some of the Griffs will be determined in camp, i guess.