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3. Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman and Lucas Raymond in Contract Standoff—Is an Unthinkable Trade Incoming? A shocking development is unfolding in Detroit as sources indicate that Lucas Raymond and Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman are locked in an unexpected contract standoff. The young forward, who has been one of the franchise’s brightest stars, is reportedly frustrated over stalled extension talks—leading some insiders to speculate that a potential trade might not be off the table. Raymond, a former top draft pick and rising star, has been vocal about wanting a long-term commitment from the organization. However, Yzerman—known for his calculated…
Even with a commitment from Hero Kanu on Wednesday morning, the usual storm of offseason transfer portal chaos has more closely resembled a light rain as far as Texas football is concerned. After diving into the portal for 12 players last offseason, the Longhorns have made just five additions, with the pool of uncommitted winter transfer portal entries now looking quite shallow. That matches the approach of the two other SEC teams that qualified for the 2024 College Football Playoff. Tennessee has added just four transfer portal players, with Georgia making six additions. Are there still players available in the portal who could help the Longhorns next…
AUSTIN — The Buffalo Bills are solidifying their quarterback depth behind Josh Allen as the 2025 offseason gets underway, and are bringing back a former Texas Longhorns starter in order to do so. The Bills announced Wednesday that they have re-signed former Texas quarterback Shane Buechele to a one-year deal after spending the entire 2024 season on injured reserve with a neck injury. He originally joined Buffalo in 2023 but spent the year on the team’s practice squad. Buechele originally signed a three-year $2.44 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021 after going undrafted. However, he spent all of his time…
February 1 – The new-look Calgary Flames will continue their push for a playoff berth when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. During Calgary’s 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, the club acquired forwards Morgan Frost and winger Joel Farabee, both expected to be second- and third-line skaters, from the Philadelphia Flyers. Calgary sent struggling Andrei Kuzmenko and young forward Jakob Pelletier and a pair of draft picks the other way. “I definitely wanted to give the team something,” Flames general manager Craig Conroy said. “They deserved it, and they’ve earned it. To give them a…
Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky will play the Brazilian national team in a WNBA preseason game at LSU. The Sky announced the exhibition Friday and will play May 2 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Reese, a WNBA All-Star, played two seasons for LSU and led the Tigers to their first NCAA championship in 2023. “I’m very excited the Sky will play a preseason game at LSU,” Reese said. “It will be amazing to return to Baton Rouge, a community that means so much to me. LSU was instrumental in preparing me for the WNBA and I can’t wait to hit the court in front…
EDMONTON — Following their 3-2 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Thursday night, the Detroit Red Wings finished the month of January with a 10-3-1 record and a four-game winning streak, marking the first time since January 2012 that the club has won 10 games in a calendar month. Detroit also collected 21 points over its last 13 games, which is tied with Edmonton for the third most behind the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes (22 points apiece). “I think there’s been progress in a lot of areas of our game,” head coach Todd McLellan said after…
Netflix Set to Release Blockbuster Documentary on the Detroit Red Wings: “The Broadway Red Shirt Netflix to Premiere Explosive Detroit Red Wings Documentary: “The Broadway Blue Shirt” Streaming Giant Takes Fans Inside the Legendary Team’s Storied History GATOS, CA – Netflix is set to unleash a gripping documentary chronicling the electrifying histLOSory of the Detroit Red Wings, titled “The Broadway Blue Shirt.” The film promises an intimate and unfiltered look at the iconic franchise, from its early struggles to its championship dynasties, and everything in between. Set to premiere [Insert Date – if available, otherwise leave blank], the documentary is…
The Detroit Red Wings keep paving their new coach’s road map with victories. Since Todd McLellan arrived Dec. 26, the Wings have gone 7-1, most recently rattling off a seventh straight victory in dispatching the Seattle Kraken, 6-2, Sunday at Little Caesars Arena. There may not be a player for whom that is more gratifying than captain Dylan Larkin, whose body language entering the Christmas break showed every bit of how bleak things had gotten. Earlier in the season, I kept saying that I believe that there’s more in that locker room,” Larkin said. “Unfortunately it took a coaching…
The Detroit Red Wings may have found the superstar they desperately needed in right-winger Lucas Raymond. The Gothenburg, Sweden native was drafted by the Red Wings with the fourth overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. Alexis Lafrenière was the presumed number one overall pick the entire season before the draft. Lafrenière would be drafted by the New York Rangers number one overall. The question is whether Raymond can lead the Red Wings to their first Stanley Cup playoff appearance in eight seasons. Keep in mind that Raymond is only 22 years old. Playing in 60 fewer games throughout…
Their former head coach is wary of them. And Todd McLellan should be, having lost to the dynamic Edmonton Oilers duo of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl in the playoffs two of the last three seasons. McLellan’s team, the Detroit Red Wings, are the next opponent on the Oilers’ slate Thursday (7 p.m.) at Rogers Place. The Red Wings (24-21-5) have thrived under McLellan, going 11-4-1 since he was hired Dec. 26 to replace Derek Lalonde. The 57-year-old was once head coach of the Oilers, hired a month before they drafted McDavid with the top pick in the 2015 NHL…