Three Red Wings alums here:
The all-time points leaders among American NHL players. šŗšø pic.twitter.com/iYH6f6nTDa
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 4, 2024
Three Red Wings alums here:
The all-time points leaders among American NHL players. šŗšø pic.twitter.com/iYH6f6nTDa
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 4, 2024
Per the Detroit Red Wings’ YouTube channel:
Yzerman: knowing they couldnāt retain every pending free agent, āwe adjusted, or pivoted, and were able to bring in some players to replace them or guys we couldnāt bring backā #LGRW pic.twitter.com/zHCIRpLoPD
— Rachel Hopmayer (@rachelhopmayer) July 4, 2024
Continue reading Video link: Red Wings to stream Steve Yzerman’s press conferenceSteve Yzerman says they had certain objectives during free agency that they hoped to address and wish they couldāve brought back all their FA for different reasons, but that just wasnāt the case #LGRW
— Carley Johnston (@carleykjohnston) July 4, 2024
FYI:
Steve Yzerman is speaking to the media today at 12:45
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) July 4, 2024
The Red Wings’ prospects don’t get Independence Day off. They’re busy at work, taking part in the final practices of the Red Wings’ Summer Development Camp at Little Caesars Arena’s BELFOR Training Center:
Rebecca Babb leads Shai Buium, Jakub Rychlovsky, Ondrej Becher, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, and Max Plante through a skating progression pic.twitter.com/4nEUbQtZSM
— Sam Stockton (@_samstockton) July 4, 2024
.@CBSDetroit has been at Red Wings development camp every day this week — you'll never catch me complaining about spending the holiday at the rinkš
— Rachel Hopmayer (@rachelhopmayer) July 4, 2024
Some of my 11 p.m. sports block last night, #LGRW prospects on the portal: pic.twitter.com/jyoTHnS1Dq
Free agent #LGRW camp invitee Andrew Oke (@SpiritHockey) pulled out the USA mask for the holidayā¦ matching Trey Augustine šŗšø pic.twitter.com/gvLi8F88x7
— Rachel Hopmayer (@rachelhopmayer) July 4, 2024
I haven’t been able to attend the Red Wings’ Summer Development Camp for the first time since 2006 due to vehicle issues this summer, and it’s eaten at me all week long.
I’ve felt like I’ve been grieving not being able to raise quite enough funds to rent a car as my own 18-year-old Chrysler Pacifica’s tailpipe, muffler and catalytic converter are all dragging on the ground (with no money to replace the automobile, we’re trying to reach out to simply get the rust-bucket, declared unsafe to drive by our mechanic last fall, repaired), and I’ve been in a rotten mood all week long.
Continue reading Impressions of the Red Wings’ Summer Development Camp participants, away-from-the-rink versionAs MLive’s Edward Pevos reports, the former site of Joe Louis Arena will soon be home to a 600-room hotel that will be connected to the former Cobo Hall:
Long gone is the Joe Louis Arena, the former home of the Detroit Red Wings. In its place will soon be a swanky new hotel. Detroit-based developer Sterling Group and the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority (DRCFA) have revealed details on whatās being built at the former site of āHockeytown.ā
The 600-room hotel will open under the JW Marriott brand and will be connected to the Huntington Place Convention Center via a skybridge. The JW Marriott Detroit Water Square will be 25 stories and will feature 50,000 square feet of meeting spaces, restaurants, a market and more.
āThis connected hotel will change the hospitality landscape in the City of Detroit and allow for Huntington Place to attract more and larger conventions,ā said Danny Samson, Chief Development Officer of Sterling Group. āIt will be a significant economic benefit to the City and the region.
Construction of the hotel began in early April and is expected to be completed by early 2027, just in time for the Menās NCAA Final Four tournament taking place at Ford Field in Detroit in March of that year.
Continued; the incredibly expensive apartment building that is “The Residences at Water Square” has already opened at the former JLA site.
Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen wisely suggests that Red Wings fans keep an eye on Big Elmer Soderblom, Detroit’s 6’8″ forward prospect, as Soderblom attempts to break into Detroit’s bottom six forward lineup this fall:
One player to watch in training camp is Elmer Soderblom. After a slow start, the 6-foot-8 forward finished with 13 goals in 61 games. Seven of his goals came in his last 20 regular-season games. The Red Wings could use his size. He weighs almost 250 pounds. It wears down opponents to deal with his size. If the Red Wings carry 13 forwards, he could be a candidate to make the team. The issues standing in his way: Detroit could have three goalies on their roster and they many need to carry eight defensemen to protect Albert Johansson from being claimed on waivers. Johansson will be competing with William Lagesson for that No. 8 spot.
Continued; Soderblom is waiver-exempt for one more season, and he’s just starting to put his game together at 22 years of age.
This morning, Bleacher Report’s Lyle “Spector” Richardson discusses “5 teams in need of a trade” because they didn’t address all their needs during the unrestricted free agent period.
The Red Wings definitely built up their third and fourth lines by re-signing Christian Fischer and Tyler Motte, added goaltending depth in Max Talbot and Jack Campbell, and addressed some of their scoring losses in Vladimir Tarasenko, but Richardson believes that the Red Wings must do more to add to their defense:
On June 25, the Detroit Red Wings traded Jake Walman to the San Jose Sharks for future considerations. It was an obvious salary dump, clearing the 28-year-old defenseman’s $3.4 million average annual value (through 2025-26) from their books. That move seemed to set the stage for a significant addition by the Wings.
The Wings had plenty of salary-cap space entering the free-agent market, but a big portion of it will go to restricted free agents Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond and Joe Veleno. They brought back Patrick Kane on a one-year deal but opted for smaller depth additions like goalies James Reimer, Cam Talbot, Jack Campbell and blueliner Erik Gustafsson.
That may be because the new deals for Seider, Raymond and Veleno will eat most of their remaining $21.5 million. Still, adding three fading goaltenders won’t address their problems between the pipes. Trading Walman for nothing only weakens their blue line following the departure of Shayne Gostisbehere to the Carolina Hurricanes.
If Yzerman can get Seider, Raymond and Veleno under more affordable terms, it could give him the cap room to acquire a defenseman by peddling a high draft pick or a quality prospect. He was reportedly close to a trade for New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba, though complications appear to have scuttled that deal.
Continued; I believe that it’s pretty certain that the graduations of Simon Edvinsson and Albert Johansson from Grand Rapids mean that the Wings’ blueline “is what it is” for now, and may remain in its current state until the trade deadline.
The Wings have enough cap space to re-sign Jonatan Berggren, Raymond, Seider and Veleno, but not much else at this point. They’d have to at least move Justin Holl and his 2 years remaining on his contract at $3.4 million per season to squeeze out some wiggle room, and as that’s going to take some assets in the form of a draft pick or prospect to “sweeten the pot.”
As such, I’m not certain whether we’re going to see a trade for a defenseman for now, especially as the Trouba trade fell through. Detroit may have to wait to sort out its blueline.
The Free Press’s Helene St. James posted a subscriber-only article which discusses Red Wings prospect goaltender Trey Augustine, who spent the past year tending the net for the resurgent Michigan State University Spartans, and then playing for the men’s World Championship team in Czechia:
Being selected was tremendous recognition for Augustine,Ā a 2023 second-round pick (No. 41 overall),Ā and fitting given his freshman year. The South Lyon native posted a 2.96 goals-against average and .915 save percentage in 35 games for the Spartans. He had three shutouts in his first season at MSU, leading theĀ Spartans to their first Big Ten title ever, as well as their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2012.
“I got to watch Trey play quite a bit at State,” Wings assistant director of player development Dan Cleary said. “When I watch Trey, he just gives me a lot of confidence, and Iām not even on his team. Heās got a great demeanor about him. A nice calm, cool demeanor, but competitive ā that fire burns within him. Tremendous season for him. Going to [the] World Championships was a cool experience for him, playing against NHL caliber players. Itās been a lot for him.”
It has been quite a lot for Augustine, which is why he took the previous two weeks off from skating, sort of an opportunity to mentally refresh before bearing down and gearing up for his sophomore year. From being drafted to playing at State to the World stage and back at development camp, it has been a whirlwind.
“I think thatās a good time for me to reflect on the 12-month span Iāve had,” Augustine said. “Iāve had some unbelievable opportunities and Iām super thankful to everyone who has helped me get to this position Iām in today. Itās super cool and Iām looking to have some more coolness in the future.”
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The Red Wings selected Dubuque Fighting Saints defenseman and incoming Colorado College freshman Fisher Scott with the 208th overall pick in last weekend’s 2024 NHL Draft. The Aspen Daily News’s Rich Allen checked in with Scott as he attends the Red Wings’ 2024 Summer Development Camp. Allen also spoke with Scott’s coach in Dubuque, Kirk MacDonald, and Red Wings assistant GM/director of amateur scouting Kris Draper regarding Scott’s potential:
āFisherās progression over the last few years of junior hockey has been impressive,ā Kris Draper, Detroitās assistant general manager and director of amateur scouting, told the Aspen Daily News via an email statement. āHe is a very good skater. His skating, along with good stick detail, allows him to end plays quickly. Heās a high-character kid which we value. Heās smooth in transition, moving pucks on time. Weād like to see him work on his strength like most young players but weāre very happy to have him in the organization.ā
Draperās name should be familiar to hockey fans in Colorado: As a player, he was a central figure in the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry at its peak around the turn of the century. That couldāve made it awkward for Scott, who grew up cheering on the Avs, but he said heās just elated to play pro hockey.
āAs a player, you dream of being in the NHL. It doesnāt matter what team you go to, youāre pretty happy and fortunate to be anywhere,ā Scott said.
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In most cases, a seventh-round draft pick is considered a long shot or a lottery ticket to make it to the bigs. A study by DobberProspects.com in 2020 using data from 2000-2009 showed that only 5.5% of the leagueās players came out of the seventh round, and the odds of a seventh rounder reaching the NHL was at 10%.
But even with those odds, Scottās stock has seemingly been rising from the obscurity of Aspen to the main stage in Las Vegas ā and his former coach likes his chances.
āFāing right I do,ā MacDonald said when asked if thinks Scott could be an NHL player one day. āThereās no doubt in my mind that Fish can play. ā¦ I think heās going to go into CC this year and make an immediate impact this year, no doubt in my mind heās going to be great for them for as long as heās there. And hopefully when the time is right, he makes that transition to pro hockey and heās just going to continue to grow. I think heās going to make Detroit look really smart a few years down the road.ā