The Hockeytown rollercoaster rolls on. This Detroit Red Wings podcast breaks down two completely different performances in back-to-back games, as game recaps & analysis covers the stunning win over Buffalo and the crushing loss to Philadelphia for Steve Yzerman’s team..
(00:00) – Intro & Delirium
Trying to make sense of the Detroit Red Wings and their performances in a tight playoff race.
(04:05) – Red Wings vs. Sabres Game Recap
Red Wings score three first period goals against one of the league’s hottest teams, including Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond power play strikes. John Gibson stacks the pads, and Patrick Kane shushes his hometown crowd.
(14:05) – Red Wings vs. Philadelphia Flyers Game Recap – Disaster
Moritz Seider, Simon Edvinsson & Co. fall short in a frustrating home loss that perfectly encapsulates this team’s inconsistency, including a late game flurry of goals from Appleton, DeBrincat, and Raymond.
(27:25) – What’s Wrong With Detroit?
Dissecting why the Detroit Red Wings don’t show up to big games so often. Is this on Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, and Alex DeBrincat, or is it more on the lack of depth?
(40:55) – Playoff Race Reality Check
Where the Wings stand after splitting two crucial games, and how many points they realistically need down the stretch.
(49:05) – Prospects Update – Augustine, Plante, Johansson
Grand Rapids Griffins getting reinforcements as Anton Johansson joins the club. Also, ELC watch for Trey Augustine, and where Max Plante may play next season.
(54:55) – Around the NHL – Torts is Back!
John Tortorella in for Bruce Cassidy in Vegas as the Golden Knights make a late season chance – will this work for Mitch Marner & Co.?
(1:04:45) – Overtime Mailbag
Your questions on the rebuild, whether Hockeytown has hope, and what Steve Yzerman should do this summer.
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31 Comments
You guys always. Want to Rip Ken Holland for his moves. Now what about Yzerman. Bertuzzi 29 goals. Mantha. 27 gave them away . Gives Wallman along with 2nd rd pick. San Jose gets a. 1st rd pick out of Edmonton. How the Hell do you explain those moves!
This team sucks. No leadership
Red Wings when they down 4-0 with 5 minutes to go… we got em right where we want em. Now let’s start playing some hockey 🫠
Hard for me to say this but perhaps this is a bad mix of players. The chemistry might not ever get there with this current group.
Fire the yzerplan straight to h…
If you compare your start of season predictions about this team and where they finish and then let's say Detroit misses the playoffs with 96-98 pts because the West didn't feel like winning anything this year. 1. Are you still mad at the progression results regardless of the obvious glaring faults the team still has? I won't defend their piss poor methods of achieving success, but how far off are your pre season predictions really? It's an infuriating path choice no doubt, but this isn't far off from where we had them finishing regardless of pts totals. Also I don't wanna hear WWP btch about the first round pick when we sat through the flaccid excitement pick of MBN last year. Don't act like the blues are getting gold or something at 16th overall.
I'm tired of watching players who clearly don't give enough of a shit to show up. Absolutely pathetic.
This team SUCKS
One thing I have always found interesting – I find myself listening to the podcast more when the wings are playing terrible. Its like my copium
Am I the only one who, when Evan said, "most points in a season by a German defenseman," did a quick Google search to look up Uwe Krupp's career statistics to confirm? 😅
McLellan I don't think has a long shelf life with how much he has to try to get this team up to play. They are gonna tune out, if they haven't already.
I don't think its rocket science. We hoped that the lack of a premier offensive talent from the draft and Steve's poor signings wouldn't hurt us and we could still rebuild in spite of it all. Our hope wasn't enough. This roster stinks (except for Seider and Cat).
Lets get real. Kane, Ras and Compher cant be back next year.
But hey, there’s still time to push the nose down and try to win the draft lottery before the season ends, right?
Still got a first round pick, right, Steve?
Tigers are going to be pretty good again. F*** the Wings. I've had enough of this mediocre franchise. Still a listener just for the sake of venting.
Trade away any players that are cancer in the room immediately. There is an obvious sign with games like the last one that something is off.
Bench Appleton, get him out of here. He has been such a liability lately. Play Talbot the next couple games, the fact that put him in after getting throttled was terrible. Should have just started him to begin with.
Appleton need to go all he does is hurt this team. I can’t watch him play anymore sit that dude.
Might be time to trade Larkin, use that to get picks and jump start a new rebuild ala Matt Stafford, the team needs talent and they can’t get it by being mid for the next five or six years as they seem to be.
Be legitimate ass for two years, get a Top 3 pick on a non “200ft forward” that can’t score or do anything else (Kasper and Danielson), and build the core around Seider and Raymond.
Really just tired of this middling ass team, been feeling that way for a while now.
And now we have to watch the young Sabres, Habs, Blue Jackets, Bruins, and possibly Sens in the playoffs while we miss once again. So disappointing man
WE HAVE A BILLION DOLLARS IN CAP SPACE OTHER TEAMS DON'T THATS THE DIFFERENCE!!!!
The Detroit Style Deep Dish Drop Pass rears its delicious head again.
yasssssssssssss
Yzerman's inability to manage is tge biggest problem here.
I grew up a travel hockey kid in the 80's/90's in metro Detroit. HUNDREDS of games at The Joe. I'm 47 now. Took my Wife to the Ottawa game on 3/24. First time inside LCA. First Wings game since game 7 in 2009. nearly 20 years. I left with such a bad taste from how soft the team is, how lame the crowd was, how impersonal the arena is. It just has nothing to do with the sport or team I used to love. Hockey in Detroit is embarrassing. I won't be back for another 20. I can't believe how much awfulness Ken & Mick are able to hide on the broadcasts. Gen Z for the L.
I love Larkin but if we don't get significantly better within a year we may have to trade him. He's so much better when he plays for Team USA and it sometimes makes me think he has given up on the Red wings.
Remember in 2023 when we got Cat, Kane, Ghost and a few others? Team looked rejuvenated and was fun to watch at the start of the season. We need a similar injection this summer. At the very least get rid of Ras, Compher & maybe Appleton, only bring back Kane if he's on the 3rd line, and if anyone can be traded for a Quinn Hughes level player or a high-end center they need to do it. Cat, Raymond and Seider are the only untouchables at this point.
hmm
I blame Larkin the most. He disappears 5 on 5. His attitude after last year was concerning as well. Honestly I would consider trading him and put Kasper or Danielson in there next year if all else fails and you can’t get anyone better back. Also, honestly I expect more production out of Raymond. I know he’s 24 but he should be well above a PPG and be above 30 goals at this point by now. He doesn’t take over games.
yeah this gonna be a low viewer count episode, theres nobody wanting to even think about this team right now.
That i see multiple comments below saying "Kane has to go, CAN'T be back next year" or "Kane could be brought back but he'd have to be 3rd or 4th line" just shows how crazy this fanbase has been made towards this player by propaganda podcasts like yours trash talking him for 3 years, esp regarding his 5v5 play.
Kane this year has his best 5v5 analytics since the Hawks dynasty. and has helped Cat have a career year analytically and individually. and like every March has quietly shown up in the key stretch and taken over and produced majorly.
He has literally 5x as many 5v5 points, goals, assists as Larkin over the team's last 42 games (36 GP for Kane, 35 for Larkin). He's got team-best 5v5 on-ice analytics since the start of December, 4 months. Better than Seider, better than Cat.
Kane second time in a row getting offside to cost us a goal in PP…FFS