For any rebuild to be deemed a success a lot of draft picks are needed but more important, players selected in the drafts must pan out. It is a given not every player drafted will make it to the NHL. The Detroit Red Wings, Jonatan Berggren is a player that being drafted buy the organization…
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Detroit Red Wings Filip Zadina heating up in the Czech Republic league
When the Detroit Red Wings then general manager Ken Holland drafted Filip Zadina two years ago it was widely known Zadina was a pure goal scorer. Detroit lent Zadina to the Czech Republic hockey team during the AHL/NHL shutdown due to COVID-19. In just three games played, Filip Zadina is heating up. Four-goals, one assist…
The Detroit Lions and head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn need to go separate ways
It simply is not working. The Detroit Lions have gone from 9-7 and a playoff football team to being one of the worst teams in the NFL for three years now. To put the blame on just one person is not right. However, there are two people who share equal responsibility general manager Bob Quinn…
The Detroit Tigers name Chris Fetter pitching coach
Right after manager the next most important hire for any baseball team is the pitching coach. New Detroit Tigers manager A. J. Hinch, Friday announced he has hired University of Michigan pitching coach Chris Fetter to head the young pitching talent for the Tigers. It was a moved that was met with praise across the…
With a new contract extension, the Detroit Red Wings Anthony Mantha needs to stay healthy
Anthony Mantha was always part of the rebuilding Detroit Red Wings future plans. A gifted two way forward, Mantha has value to the young Red Wings core. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman handed Mantha a new contract yesterday, it is the largest deal Yzerman has handed out in his time in Detroit. The Detroit…
The Detroit Tigers hired A. J. Hinch to manage what it means to the organization and rebuild
When NHL’s Detroit Red Wings hired head coach Scotty Bowman to lead the team to the Stanley Cup he did. That was in the early 1990’s. The Detroit Tigers hired A. J. Hinch to manage the the team to the World Series which he very well could. The Tigers were and are willing to take…
The Detroit Red Wings are in position to make big moves next offseason
The Detroit Red Wings have just eight players under contract beyond this season. Only Red Wings center Dylan Larkin is signed through 2022-23. What does that mean for Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman? It means the Red Wings will have a blank slate, tons of cap room and a lot of time and space…
With Michigan looming, Michigan State has work to do
It was not the stunning fact that the Rutgers Scarlet Knights beat the Michigan State Spartans in Saturday’s Big 10 season opener. It was the fact with a new coaching staff on the Michigan State sideline the Spartans came unglued and did not look prepared as the team amassed seven costly turnovers. Now the Spartan…
The Detroit Lions Kenny Golladay needs a contract extension, here’s why
It is not often that a wide receiver drives an offensive unit. That role generally goes to the quarterback or a running back. For the Detroit Lions it is in fact a wide receiver that drives the offense and quite frankly the Lions offense would be a train wreck without him ( see the first…
Is the 2020 Michigan Wolverines football team ready to take the next step
How would quarterback Joe Milton handle making his first career start? How would a refurbished offensive line handle a prime time game with four new starters? Could the Michigan Wolverines wide receivers be effective without former Michigan standout Nico Collins part of the wide out group? How good would a loaded running backs group preform?…
