Red Wings January 2026 Game Threads

[lordstanley]

2-0

[lordstanley]

Wings waking up. 2-1 with 2:15 to go. Too little too late? 

[lordstanley]

[lordstanley]

ENG should ice it for LA. wings had a full minute of chances before that.

[lordstanley]

Wings lose. Habs, Sabres and Bruins all win so all are now just 4 points behind the Wings. Panthers lose in regulation so the Wings still have a 10-pt playoff lead. Leafs lose 7-4 to Buffalo to wrap up a 0-4-1 homestand which included four 3-goal losses. 

[buddha]

bad loss.

hopefully missing edvinsson doesnt do them in for this tough stretch before the break.

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, buddha said:

bad loss.

hopefully missing edvinsson doesnt do them in for this tough stretch before the break.

Playing Colorado twice without him is not a happy prospect.

[Shinzaki]

Chiarot signs a three year extension for $3.85 million per.  Good signing

[Mr.TaterSalad]

3 years? So He'll be 38 at the end of this deal. That part I don't like at all. He's having a good season so far and I guess that's what he's being rewarded for. But it isn't like he has lit the world on fire since he's been here. I don't love this deal and would not have done it for a little over half a season of good play.

[Shinzaki]

Before this they had 3 defensemen under contract for next year (Mo., AlJo and ASP).  It was smart to extend Chiarot...

[Mr.TaterSalad]

27 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

Before this they had 3 defensemen under contract for next year (Mo., AlJo and ASP).  It was smart to extend Chiarot...

Well, hopefully his play doesn't fall off a cliff as he approaches 38 years old by the end of this deal. Otherwise, we'll be paying someone nearly $4 million to sit on the bench or play in Grand Rapids.

[buddha]

the years are long, but the number is good in an expanding cap for a guy like chiarot.

the wings - and the league - value physical defenseman more than the analytics crowd does.

chiarot on your third pair next year is not bad.  in 3 years i suspect he'll be in grand rapids a lot.  at least i hope so.  

[gehringer_2]

5 minutes ago, buddha said:

the years are long, but the number is good in an expanding cap for a guy like chiarot.

the wings - and the league - value physical defenseman more than the analytics crowd does.

chiarot on your third pair next year is not bad.  in 3 years i suspect he'll be in grand rapids a lot.  at least i hope so.  

A good number of Dmen who learn to pace them selves play OK to their late 30s, and even if the third year is a bust, it will be less than 3% of the cap. In general I do worry about Yzerman not leaving himself enough room to make a big signing when a Hughes or McDavid hits the market, but not enough to worry about this deal.