Red Wings January 2026 Game Threads

[lordstanley]

The drought is going to end. Teams 10-16 in the East are 11 points or more behind the Wings with 31 games to go for the Wings. 9th place Leafs are 9 back, I don’t think the Wings have had this much of a playoff cushion, not even 2 years ago in February. Teams 5-7 are 7 back of the Wings. The Wings are not a great team or even a very good team but who is? In the East, I think only Carolina and Tampa are better. 

Edited yesterday at 05:28 AM by lordstanley

[Shinzaki]

AlJo had a decent game last night..SM must have thought so too as he was out there in some key situations.

I think this is the year we make the playoffs..adding Petersson would give us a hedge against Larkin getting hurt again in March.  EP has been a 1C before

[slothfacekilla]

12 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

What the hell was Cowan doing, man? 

His best I think 😂

[Motor City Sonics]

3 hours ago, slothfacekilla said:

His best I think 😂

When he started on that play he looked like Jim Marshall from that wrong-way touchdown,   WHY ARE YOU GOING ON A BREAKAWAY IN THE WRONG DIRECITON, IDIOT................AND THANK YOU.     Mo saw it and used it.   

[buddha]

What would you trade for robert thomas?

danielson, buium, first and a third?

[slothfacekilla]

Outside of his work with Santana I've never been a huge fan

[slothfacekilla]

Non-joking, I'd rather do a package of picks and a different prospect than give up Danielson in a Thomas trade.  I honestly have no idea what Thomas' value is on the trade market.  He's an intriguing piece at his age and contract and I think he'd be a great addition to the Wings. 

Top 10 protected first round pick, second round pick (or two), maybe a future first with top 5 protection? Maybe you can entice them with Plante's great season so far?  Feels like it would need to be more than Vegas got for Hertl but maybe I'm wrong?

[1984Echoes]

If it's a 2026 1st I don't think it needs any protections (just guessing... but I don't believe 2026 will end up as a top-10 pick...)

For a future 1st... yes, I would want top-10 protection...

Also, I agree not the closest-to-Detroit prospects, ruling out Nate & Buium.

But we have different levels of "interesting" prospects lower down with Genborg, Plante, Buch, Bear, Johansson, etc., etc.

PS: I guess add in Postava, Gylinder, Tuomisto as possibilities... just to see if they bite. Most likely not, but... 

 

Edited 13 hours ago by 1984Echoes

[buddha]

1 hour ago, slothfacekilla said:

Non-joking, I'd rather do a package of picks and a different prospect than give up Danielson in a Thomas trade.  I honestly have no idea what Thomas' value is on the trade market.  He's an intriguing piece at his age and contract and I think he'd be a great addition to the Wings. 

Top 10 protected first round pick, second round pick (or two), maybe a future first with top 5 protection? Maybe you can entice them with Plante's great season so far?  Feels like it would need to be more than Vegas got for Hertl but maybe I'm wrong?

i dont think picks alone get it done.  he's 26 and a top line center.

i bet they want at least danielson/kasper and a first rounder.  and i bet if detroit balked, someone else would beat it.  like minnesota.

thomas was - up until this season - a true #1 guy.  like with hughes, those dont grow on trees.  unlike hughes, he's signed to a contract that will be extremely reasonable as he goes through his prime.  and at louis doesnt have to deal him because of that.  you'll have to blow them away.

in the end, its likely too rich for yzerman's blood.  its not his MO to do something like that, especially since this team doesnt seem to be "one piece away."

 

[buddha]

so far tonight, boston is beating vegas, colombus is beating dallas, pittsburgh is beating edmonton, and florida is beating winnipeg because NO ONE IN THE EAST EVER LOSES.

[gehringer_2]

18 minutes ago, buddha said:

so far tonight, boston is beating vegas, colombus is beating dallas, pittsburgh is beating edmonton, and florida is beating winnipeg because NO ONE IN THE EAST EVER LOSES.

at least Buffalo had to play Montreal so only one could gain ground. The Blackhawks did force a shoot out and win so Carolina only picked up 1pt.

[lordstanley]

22 minutes ago, buddha said:

so far tonight, boston is beating vegas, colombus is beating dallas, pittsburgh is beating edmonton, and florida is beating winnipeg because NO ONE IN THE EAST EVER LOSES.

Pleased that Montreal has lost to Buffalo in regulation and Carolina has lost to Chicago in OT.

[lordstanley]

Missed the beginning (Wings lead Wild 1-0 halfway through 1st), why is Edvinsson out?

[slothfacekilla]

1 minute ago, lordstanley said:

Missed the beginning (Wings lead Wild 1-0 halfway through 1st), why is Edvinsson out?

Lower body is all I've seen, no clue what happened

[lordstanley]

Ugly twist and fall for Sturm. Hope he's OK.

[lordstanley]

50 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said:

Lower body is all I've seen, no clue what happened

ESPN broadcast just said he was skating in the pre-game warmup, with ASP expected to be healthy scratch, but figures Edvinsson must have tweaked something.

[lordstanley]

ESPN ruins powerplays for me with these surname tails on every pass. I feel like I'm always being screened on the play.

[lordstanley]

Tarasenko has 13G 15A 28P in 44 GP this season. Last year for the Wings he was 11G 22A 33P in 80 GP.

[lordstanley]

And Raymond scores again on a giveaway. 2-1 Wings late in 2nd. Impressive to be doing so on the road to an. NHL top  5 team on the back end of a back to back.

[lordstanley]

Was that a 5 on 2 break for the Wild?

2-1 Wings after 2.

[sagnam]

Another national broadcast, another panel slobbering all over the Wings opponent. The Wild need to learn to win games against the unbeatable East, bro.

Edited 6 hours ago by sagnam

[lordstanley]

Ugh, messy goal ties it up in first minute of the 3rd period. 

[sagnam]

Wings are getting worked early in the 3rd.

[lordstanley]

Has been all Minnesota the first 4 minutes of the 3rd. 

[lordstanley]

And against the flow of play, JVR sneaks one in. 3-2 Wings.