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The Red Wings' Hometown Remix jerseys were about as underwhelming as a jersey can get. octopusthrower.com/the-red-w…

The Red Wings' Hometown Remix jersey is a hard flop

The NHL spent months building up Hometown Remix, a special jersey program for all 32 teams, designed by Fanatics, with the stated goal of celebrating each team'

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The Red Wings need to make a decision on the future of their goaltending sooner rather than later. octopusthrower.com/red-wings…

Red Wings face difficult crossroads with goaltending

Goaltending might be the most volatile position to monitor in the NHL. There are nights where backups play like Vezina contenders, and nights where generational

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If the Red Wings do decide to trade Simon Edvinsson first, it could unlock a Dylan Larkin move much faster. octopusthrower.com/trading-s…

Trading Simon Edvinsson could finally unlock a Dylan Larkin move

Dylan Larkin told the Red Wings he will no longer play for them, and Detroit suspended him without pay on Thursday. He forfeits $41,237.11 for every day he sits

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The national media apparatus has a fixation on treating Dylan Larkin like a victim. Why that comparison is off base: octopusthrower.com/national-…

National media needs to stop infantilizing Dylan Larkin

For some reason, national media members continue to miss the mark on the Detroit Red Wings. Whether it's due to a lack of context, a limited perspective or for

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Red Wings head coach shared a cryptic update on Dylan Larkin this afternoon. The center will not play tonight and Shawn Horcoff will address "the situation" soon 👀 octopusthrower.com/todd-mcle…

Todd McLellan shares cryptic Dylan Larkin update

Yesterday, former Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin sat out practice. When asked about this, head coach Todd McLellan clarified that it was a maintenance d

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There's one player on the Griffins that could transform the Red Wings' bottom-six: Jesse Kiiskinen. octopusthrower.com/this-grif…

This Griffins call up could help the Red Wings right now

The Detroit Red Wings, by all accounts, are doing perfectly fine. They sit with a 5-4-3 record on the season thus far -- nothing too impressive, but nothing con

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Believe it or not, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard is already breaking records with the Red Wings. octopusthrower.com/red-wings…

Red Wings rookie already making history

When Michael Brandsegg-Nygård is hungry, the young Norwegian feasts.

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There's really no value at this point in keeping Axel Sandin-Pellikka on the bench. Why not send him back to the AHL where he can actually play? octopusthrower.com/there-s-n…

There's no benefit to keeping Axel Sandin-Pellikka on the bench

The Detroit Red Wings are doing a much better job at letting their prospects play. They're also doing an extremely poor job of deploying Axel Sandin-Pellikka pr

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In his first NHL start, Michal Postava - the Postman - delivered a huge win against the Edmonton Oilers. octopusthrower.com/the-postm…

The Postman delivers for Red Wings in his first start

The Detroit Red Wings turned a scheduled loss into a shootout win against the Edmonton Oilers. Rookie goalie, Michal Postava, shined in first NHL start.

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A chorus of boos rained down on Brady Tkachuk in his return to the Senators. What the Red Wings can learn from this experience (and how they can raise the standard set): octopusthrower.com/what-red-…

What Red Wings fans can learn from the Senators and Brady Tkachuk

A hail of boos rained down upon Brady Tkachuk from the moment the puck dropped. Ottawa Senators fans were relentless, peppering him with everything from "your p

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Despite an uneventful start to the season, Michael Rasmussen's ice time has only gone up. octopusthrower.com/michael-r…

Michael Rasmussen's minutes rise while his play falls flat

Michael Rasmussen finally got a point last Thursday. He ended a 31-game drought with the pass to Andrew Copp on the game-winner against Philadelphia, which give

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Red Wings senior vice president Jim Devellano revealed that the team and Dylan Larkin have "kissed and made up". Despite this, Larkin's trade request still stands. octopusthrower.com/we-ve-kis…

"We've kissed and made up." Jim Devellano weighs in on Dylan Larkin, Red Wings

Every dynasty has its architect. For the Detroit Red Wings, it's Jim Devellano. The former general manager is the mastermind behind the Russian Five, Steve Yzer

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It's official: goaltending prospect Michal Postava will join the Red Wings on their three game road trip through the west coast. octopusthrower.com/michal-po…

Michal Postava gets his shot with the Red Wings

Grand Rapids Griffins head coach Dan Watson smiled with pride while delivering the news Wednesday night. "I was waiting for that," he said with a grin. "Posty w

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Last night, Helene St. James reported that Dylan Larkin has expanded his trade list to 10 teams. Here's what they have to offer the Red Wings: octopusthrower.com/what-dyla…

What Dylan Larkin's newest trade candidates have to offer

Earlier this month, Detroit Red Wings forward (and former captain) Dylan Larkin's purported trade list expanded to seven teams. What started as just the Minneso

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Waiving Jacob Bernard-Docker was the first in what will be many big decisions the Red Wings will need to make with the future of this roster. octopusthrower.com/red-wings…

Red Wings facing critical roster decisions after Bernard-Docker assignment

Anyone who casually played with the Detroit Red Wings' roster on sites like Puckpedia or Capwages knew the organization would eventually reach this point. Howev

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Take it with several grains of salt, but ESPN analyst John Buccigross believes the Red Wings are trading Dylan Larkin within the next 7-10 days. octopusthrower.com/nhl-insid…

NHL insider believes Dylan Larkin deal will happen this week

Every time news about the Detroit Red Wings comes from an outside source, skepticism is (rightfully) heaped upon that reporter. Whether it's Paul Bissonnette co

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With 5 points in 6 games, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard is showing just why he was drafted so high in the first place. octopusthrower.com/michael-b…

Michael Brandsegg-Nygard showing why he was drafted so high

Around this time last season, the Detroit Red Wings were contemplating sending Michael Brandsegg-Nygard down to the Grand Rapids Griffins. While he led the team

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I reached out to Michigan Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers for their thoughts on the Detroit Red Wings. Here's what they had to say: octopusthrower.com/what-each…

What each Michigan Senate candidate has to say about the Red Wings

Michigan Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers both weigh in on the current state of the Detroit Red Wings.

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During the Michigan Senate debate last week, the Red Wings were brought up in a discussion. We reached out to both candidates to get their thoughts on the team. octopusthrower.com/what-each…

What each Michigan Senate candidate has to say about the Red Wings

Michigan Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers both weigh in on the current state of the Detroit Red Wings.

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