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The Patrick Kane era in Detroit is officially over. Elliotte Friedman is reporting that Kane is signing a two-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, carrying an AAV of $8 million. The circle is complete. Patrick Kane is re-joining the Blackhawks on a two-year deal. - Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 23, 2026 Patrick Kane ends his tenure with the Red Wings with 163 points (57 goals, 106…
What a torturous offseason it has been here in Red Wings land. Not sure what we fans did to deserve this! Okay, now that I have that off my chest, let’s get caught up on what the hell is going on. Steve Yzerman’s replacement has still yet to be named. So that means that Yzerman is still in fact running the ship, albeit during one of the deadest parts of the offseason in terms of transactions. The…
In an (somewhat) unexpected announcement Wednesday morning, the Red Wings announced that Steve Yzerman will be transitioning from his role as Executive Vice President and General Manager. Yzerman will continue to serve as a senior advisor to Governor and CEO Chris Ilitch. According to a statement from the team, The search for a new head of hockey operations is underway. Yzerman will remain in his…
Update 7/9/2026: After HSJ’s report, MLive’s Ansar Khan reports that Larkin has expanded his list to include Dallas. HSJ published another report shortly after that conflicts with Khan’s reporting, saying the list is still at three teams. There’s a new twist in the standoff between Dylan Larkin and Steve Yzerman. According to Helene St. James , Larkin’s camp has not expanded his paltry list of…
Steve Yzerman is using some future draft capital to add some grit to Detroit’s bottom six. According to Darren Dreger, the Red Wings are sending future draft picks to Vegas in exchange for forward Keegan Kolesar. Keegan Kolesar traded to Detroit for a 3rd in 2029 and a 7th in 2027. - Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) July 1, 2026 This is the type of player the Red Wings have needed to get for quite…
The NHL’s free agency period opens today at noon, and Steve Yzerman has either a lot of work to do or little work to do. Just depends on what his vibe is I guess? This year’s class of free agents isn’t impressive. Very few players that would move the needle a lot, so any free agents signings by Detroit will be in the margins. Still not much on the Dylan Larkin front. All reports point to Yzerman…
It was an eventful weekend for the Red Wings, just not in the ways that some expected. Detroit found its way back into the first round by parting with a former first-rounder and added seven new players to the organization through five forwards, one defenseman and one goaltender. Let’s run down the key moments from the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. No news is no news on Larkin Dylan Larkin didn’t need to…
Steve Yzerman has made his first significant offseason move, and it doesn’t involve Dylan Larkin. The team announced that they have traded goaltender Sebastian Cossa for the 23rd pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. 🔁 pic.twitter.com/ffptm8naCk - Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 27, 2026 The Red Wings didn’t have a pick in the first round, so it’s nice to see them use an expendable asset to get…
We’ve reached the time of year when phone notifications are at their most threatening. If you carefully follow the insiders, one buzz might be the difference between a franchise-altering move and a depth player drunkenly announcing his own extension at a Stanley Cup rally (NSFW language). The Cup’s been handed out, and we’ve entered Draft Week with what may perhaps be the dullest free agency of…
It’s not often a franchise arrives at a crossroads at the drop of a tweet. In what was already a high-stakes offseason for the Red Wings, the intensity was cranked to 11 after Elliotte Friedman’s report that Dylan Larkin has requested a trade, later confirmed by Max Bultman . There’s no miscommunication here with multiple sources of that caliber getting the same news. I’m usually a believer that…
