As many of you who read this blog know by this time, I can not stand mock drafts. I have never been shy about that fact. That said the NHL Draft lottery has found the Detroit Red Wings slotted at #8 overall. Heading into his fourth season as Red Wings GM, Steve Yzerman has yet…
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Should the Detroit Lions draft a quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft
By trading former Detroit Lions starting quarterback Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams for two first round draft picks (2022 and 2023) and a third round draft pick (2021) along with Rams starting quarterback Jared Goff it has garnered the Lions draft capital. Should the organization draft a quarterback in 2021? That is the…
Steve Yzerman is building the Detroit Red Wings through the draft
Optimism has been extremely hard to come by for Detroit sports fans lately. The Pistons, Lions, Tigers and the Red Wings have not been good to say the least. Yet, for all the misery the Red Wings have one thing the other Detroit teams do not, a proven general manager. Steve Yzerman’s play for the…
The Detroit Red Wings get the sixth pick in the draft for the second straight year
Embed from Getty Images The Detroit Red Wings in the tail end of a rebuild will pick sixth overall in the first round of the 2019 NHL draft. Red Wings fans freaked out saying the team should have tanked for better draft position. I respectfully disagree. Detroit Red Wings fans are a fickle group. They…
The Detroit Lions need to key in some key areas in the draft
Embed from Getty Images While mad dash for premium free agents is over, the focus for all teams is the NFL draft. The Detroit Lions filling some holes still have work to do. Improvements are still needed. The Lions still have “a couple target points” on their roster to fill, though coach Matt Patricia said…
Detroit Tigers: draft pick Kody Clemens
Embed from Getty Images Needing a dependable second baseman. The Detroit Tigers, got a gift when the son of MLB legend Roger Clemens fell to them in the third round. He projects as a very good middle infielder. Kody Clemens, from the Texas Longhorns, began his college playing days at third base. Late in the…
