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UPDATE, 2:13pm Darren Dreger tweets that Brunnstrom’s one-year, two-way will make $600,000 if he sticks around all season with the Red Wings, and $105,000 in the AHL. What that means is that he will not be subject to re-entry waivers if he is sent down to Grand Rapids and recalled at any point during the […]
Following the pre-season finale against the Pittsburgh Penguins (a 3-2 victory for the good guys), the Red Wings announced that the following players have been sent to Grand Rapids: Joakim Andersson, F Travis Ehrhardt, D Landon Ferraro, F Brian Lashoff, D Gustav Nyquist, F Jordan Pearce, G Tomas Tatar, F Brent Raedeke, F Gustav Nyquist […]
Four games remaining in the exhibition season — and chances are good we’ll be seeing the guys that are fighting for a roster spot in at least three of them. Tonight’s lineup against the Blackhawks features only a handful of regulars — but quite a few guys worth keeping an eye on in light of […]
UPDATE: THE CHART HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES. CYCLE OVER TO THE CAMP TAB. On Tuesday morning, the Detroit Red Wings cut sixteen players from their training camp roster — either assigning the players to the Grand Rapids Griffins, or releasing them outright. Louis-Marc Aubry, Mitchell Callahan, Willie Coetzee, Gleason Fournier, Jamie […]
Following the second day of main training camp, the Detroit Red Wings announced that they’ve cut ten players from the roster, leaving 56 players vying for a shot to make an impression on the braintrust. Players returning to their Junior teams include Brooks Macek (Tri-City), Petr Mrazek (Ottawa), Richard Nedomlel (Swift Current), Xavier Ouellet (Blainville-Boisbriand), […]
First things first, if you don’t already — subscribe to, and visit often, The Left Wing Lock. Sarah Lindenau is doing excellent work in Traverse City and delivering some awesome photos. Prospect camp is already underway, with the Wings dropping their first two games to youngsters representing the Wild and Blue Jackets. If you haven’t […]
From the department of “interesting” news, our friends over at Puck Daddy are reporting that the Red Wings have signed former Swedish Elite League – and Dallas Stars/Toronto Maple Leafs – forward Fabian Brunnström to a try-out contract. The source of the report – Aftonbladet’s Tomas Ros – notes that Brunnström turned down contracts to […]
Busy few minutes for the Red Wings organization on Tuesday afternoon, as we all learned Mattias Ritola was claimed off of waivers by Tampa Bay Lightning and Steve Yzerman. He had lost the battle for the final spot on the roster to Drew Miller, and in an attempt to sneak him down to Grand Rapids, […]
It appears that Andreas Lilja believes he has found an NHL home, although confirmation from San Jose and Lilja’s agent is still pending. Expressen (H/T to @georgemalik) is reporting that Lilja has told them he will be signing a contract to play in San Jose this season: “‘Yes, I had a meeting with club director after the game […]
Another day, another set of Red Wings prospects headed back down to Grand Rapids. Tomas Tatar, Brent Raedeke, Jordan Pearce, Jamie Johnson and Francis Pare all received word today that they are headed back to the AHL club to start the season, and all are expected to be in the lineup in a couple of […]