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When you make the playoffs every year since 1990, as the Detroit Red Wings have, you're going to run into some naysayers and skeptics along the way. That's been the case pretty regularly since the last lockout, and yet the Wings keep plugging along, ...

• There's no forgetting Nicklas Lidstrom. That goes without saying. But here's to Niklas Kronwall for at least helping Wings' fans with the separation anxiety that comes with losing the greatest defenseman of his generation to retirement. ...

The Detroit Red Wings have chosen Henrik Zetterberg as their captain, replacing retired defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom.

Hockey Prospectus projects the top 10 defensemen in the 2013 season using HP's VUKOTA projection system.

Story | Conversation | January 13, 2013

For only the second time since 1986, the Detroit Red Wings will have a new captain when the NHL returns to action later this month, as a source told ESPN they're expected to name Henrik Zetterberg captain.

Craig Custance examines the ceiling and floor for Detroit defenseman Brendan Smith, who will be scrutinized in the wake of Nicklas Lidstrom's retirement.

Blog | Conversation | October 25, 2012

October is upon us. For Nicklas Lidstrom, that's meant only one thing for 20 NHL seasons. It's sinking in more than ever now for the longtime Detroit Red Wings captain that his life has begun a new chapter. "I think it's [hit] home a little bit...

With the 2012-13 season creeping closer, Hockey Prospectus and Craig Custance examine the rosters of every NHL team to see who is on the rise, who is declining and who could shine for the first time in the season ahead.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2012

The Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a $7.55 million, two-year contract with defenseman Kyle Quincey.

Neil Greenberg examines the changes the Detroit Red Wings underwent this offseason and what they need to do to become a contender again.

Story | Conversation | July 18, 2012

Best player over 40?I understand why write-in candidate Nicklas Lidstrom got so many votes. It is hard to imagine the Red Wings taking the ice without him, and, if he plays, he must be a front-runner for MVP of the Wings-Leafs alumni games. But I ...

Next season's Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs will include two alumni games and around 100 players from the storied franchises.

The Detroit Red Wings have hired former star defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom as a scout.

Insider is looking at potential offseason fixes for every NHL team, continuing in the Central Division, where the Detroit Red Wings are trying to replace Nicklas Lidstrom.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2012

It was the spring of 1997, and fans of rock'em sock'em hockey were getting all kinds of fired up. The Red Wings were set to face the Flyers in the Stanley Cup finals, and the series' defining matchup was both brutal and brutally obvious: Detroit's Vl...

No Stability Needed: The series is far from over, but the Kings are three wins away from becoming just the second team in the history of the four major professional sports to win a championship despite having as many as three different head coaches/m...