Who’s going to be at the Wings home opener? Only 7 days away

Javy’s gotta get some noise as the Tigers’ MVP that series between his offense and defense

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An urgent matter requires your attention The Tigers have won a baseball game

When in Minneapolis

Tremendous reporting here from Laz. I hope the questions continue to come to the teams giving this serious consideration

get him* *don’t actually do this but I have some thoughts on how the Wings may outperform this projection.

#NHL GameScore Impact Card for Detroit Red Wings on 2025-09-23 #LGRW #RedWings

to be clear this is not “Calder Cup MVP” for Finnie but rather Calder Trophy Hart Trophy Conn Smythe

It’s game 1 of the preseason which means it’s time for hard conclusions Plan the parade folks

We are so back

This was a lot harder to do than I thought it would be

We often use " what about the transition to North American ice?" as a crutch when talking about European prospects. But is it really a big deal? I asked Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård. My latest at Shap Shots www.shapshotshockey.com/p/is-it-real...

A story in 4 parts

When in Tuscany, you naturally have to find a playground at a historic site to satisfy the needs of the toddler and parents

The WWP Family has grown by 1! Congratulations to Catherine & Evan Lobsinger on welcoming their first son into the world - Sullivan Lobsinger arrived 10 weeks earlier than expected but both he & mom are rocking out and doing well. 💪 @hockeytownevan.bsky.social is a DAD!

I don’t think you can play a hard court match better than what Sinner just did to Bublik. Reminded me of watching Federer bludgeon people off the court here 20 years ago

Dug up some more childhood hockey cards

What a send-off show for Lee Corso. Can’t miss TV for anyone who’s been a fan of College Gameday

Minneapolis Mayor, Jacob Frey, speaks during a press conference after a school shooting this morning at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. “There are no words that can capture the horror and the evil of this unspeakable act.” #GunControlNow

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Cheers to the weekend folks. I don’t know where the time is going but I’m barely hanging along for the ride

On ownership, legacy, and No. 91 finally heading to the rafters in Detroit www.shapshotshockey.com/p/on-ownersh...

Oh my god it’s happening www.nytimes.com/athletic/656... Red Wings to retire Sergei Fedorov’s No. 91 jersey in January

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FINAL #Tigers

The Tigers are uhhhh certainly working the pitch count tonight

The latest from @lgrwprospects.bsky.social on the Winged Wheel Podcast blog: Nikita Tyurin - Detroit's Latest Russian Prospect 🇷🇺 Check it out! ⤵️ #LGRW www.wingedwheelpodcast.com/post/nikita-...

Good content being pumped out by @mbultman.bsky.social today Red Wings prospect timelines - www.nytimes.com/athletic/653... How to fix the Red Wings - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

It’s Friday, Skub’s on the mound, and the Lions are playing football. Cheers to the weekend folks we made it.

The executive team at Chewy should be considered the gold standard for how corporations are run and tbh they should be allowed to be in charge of all customer facing organizations

The conservative approach to the trade deadline across the Detroit teams really makes me miss how aggressive the GMs used to be 20-25 years ago. Trade deadline used to mean Chris Chelios, Rasheed Wallace, and David Price. Now it’s “we didn’t like the prices out there”

It’s been another absurd week but somehow, someway we’ve made it to the weekend. Cheers folks

FINAL #Tigers

Believe survivors

anyone in the Raleigh area play in the Raleigh Ball Hockey League?

Once again, Ken, Mick, and the rest of the amazing FanDuel Sports Detroit team rates as the best broadcast in hockey. There are big shoes to fill this season with Keats retiring and Trevor inexplicably being let go. www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...

New Feature on TheStanleyCap.com Each team and player page now has a tab for News/Opinions which includes links to various news and blog articles from news sites and fan blogs.

Cheers to the weekend folks, we made it. Here’s to another successful week of not turning feelings into felonies

There have been conflicting reports about whether the #Canucks will be able to re-sign Quinn Hughes to an 8-year contract extension next summer with the changes to the CBA. I reached out to Bill Daly about it, and none of us are right. At least, not yet. Let me explain:

Well my 3-year-old just yelled “Get it together, Tigers” after that HR if that gives you any idea of how they are currently playing

Cheers to the weekend folks, it’s finally here

Ed is talking about journalism but this is essentially the same advice I give to students/others looking to build a portfolio to break into sports analytics. Do work you find interesting; you’ll do better stuff. You’ll ask the next question. You’re more likely to do something novel or unique.

This is such a good piece from @mbultman.bsky.social Barring another major move, the Wings are going to have to get better from within www.nytimes.com/athletic/648... What does Red Wings’ path to internal improvement really look like?

The Dial is Broken

Hard to know what to make of it. Ehlers had a specific vision for where he wanted to play and turned down more money to go to Carolina. Don’t necessarily think this is an indictment on FA’s choosing DET but it certainly doesn’t help

Happy 4th and cheers to the weekend. The horrors are mounting faster than the whiskey can be consumed