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After three years at Notre Dame, Riley Sheahan signed an amateur tryout with the Grand Rapids Griffins last week. In a handful of games for the Wings’ top affiliate, he was able to score a goal and add an assist, and assistant general manager Jim Nill mentioned that the Wings were close to signing the […]
On Sunday morning, the Red Wings announced the signing of a pair of defensemen drafted this past June. Ryan Sproul, of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL, and Xavier Ouellet, of the Montreal Juniors of the QMJHL, have signed three-year entry-level deals. The team had until June of 2013 to get them under […]
On the February 27th trade deadline, the Red Wings shipped Mike Commodore to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Many of us assumed that there was another deal in the works and that the Red Wings were ridding themselves of a contract. They were, at the time, at the limit 50 contracts (also the reason that Sebastien […]
The Detroit Red Wings have traded Mike Commodore to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a conditional 7th round pick. There’s no word yet what the conditions are — but it’s likely “if Commodore re-signs in Tampa,” so it’s very likely a trade just to open up a roster spot — not only on the big […]
***UPDATE: Thursday, 11:55am*** The team has made the signing official — announcing the extension this morning. A few hours later, TSN’s Bob McKenzie would deliver the figures and they’re a little lower than originally reported: He will make $1.975M next season — and $2.175M in 2013-14. The cap hit, which is calculated by taking the […]
In an odd, three-team trade this afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings re-acquired Kyle Quincey from the Tampa Bay Lightning — who had, moments earlier, acquired him from the Colorado Avalanche. TSN’s Bob McKenzie has confirmed that the trade is final and that the Red Wings are now the proud owners of Kyle Quincey’s contract, which […]
Here’s an odd, out-of-left-field story for your Tuesday afternoon: Pavel Datsyuk had minor arthroscopic surgery to remove some bone fragments removed in what was dubbed “an old thing” by coach Mike Babcock. It was done now to make sure that he’s back to 100% for the playoffs. Datsyuk comes out of the lineup, and Dan Cleary […]
Quick follow-up from yesterday’s brouhaha: goaltender Ty Conklin has cleared waivers, as of noon today, and has been assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. You likely won’t be seeing Conklin in Detroit again — he’d have to clear re-entry waivers to be called back up to the parent club. If […]
***UPDATE, 12:04pm*** The team has made the move officially — formally waiving Ty Conklin as of noon. — The goaltending conundrum that we explored yesterday has been solved: the Detroit Red Wings have chosen to keep Joey MacDonald in Hockeytown, and waive Ty Conklin, The Production Line learned from a source within the organization late […]
On February 2nd, Jimmy Howard suffered a broken finger against the Vancouver Canucks. He finished the game, earning his league-leading 32nd win on the year. Nothing was mentioned during the broadcast regarding the injury, but Joey MacDonald was called up the next morning, and flown out to meet the team in Edmonton. Ty Conklin, who […]