Who's Scoring for the Red Wings? - July 20th, 2025

DEREK LALONDE HAS BEEN FIRED BY THE DETROIT RED WINGS. So much for the holiday break - tune into this EMERGENCY EPISODE of the Winged Wheel Podcast as we discuss Derek Lalonde and Bob Boughner being relieved of their duties by Steve Yzerman in Hockeytown, and Todd McLellan and Trent Yawney being hired to replace them. We open by discussing Newsy's firing, how the team performed under him, how Dylan Larkin's comments & poor performances by the team (outside of the like of Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider, Simon Edvinsson, & Alex DeBrincat) affected his coaching tenure, if he deserved to be fired, & how much of the season was his fault (2:50). Next, a look at Todd McLellan as a coach, his history with McDavid's Oilers and Kopitar's Kings, what type of system he plays, how much he can get out of the likes of Patrick Kane, J.T. Compher, Andrew Copp, Vladimir Tarasenko, Marco Kasper, Jonatan Berggren, & others, whether Yzerman wanted Jim Montgomery, Gerrard Gallant, or Joel Quenneville, & what can realistically be expected of this season (still tanking for Hagens, Misa, Martone, Schaefer, etc.?) (11:55). After that, what Steve Yzerman has to do next to fix the roster (and when): a trade with the Buffalo Sabres for Dylan Cozens or Bowen Byram? Zegras from the Ducks? (32:40) Finally, Axel Sandin Pellikka kicks off the World Junior Championship by storm with a hat trick, scoring 3 goals and an assist for Team Sweden as the Detroit Red Wings prospect lights it up (as Augustine struggles a bit against Germany) (48:05). All of that and LOTS more before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (53:20) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more! WWP NIGHT w/ the DETROIT RED WINGS (Mar. 29th - barber pole jersey) tickets: wingedwheelpodcast.com/redwings WWP NIGHT w/ the GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Jan. 18th - Griffins beanie) tickets: https://griffinshockey.com/wwp Hot Stove Rounding the Bases: https://jamiedanielsfoundation.org/featured-event/hot-stove-stories-rounding-the-bases-with-mike-tirico/ Head to bit.ly/labatt_wingedwheelpodcast to find Labatt in stores near you today! Must be 21+. Always Enjoy Responsibly. #ad

27 Joulu 20241h 4min

So much for holiday cheer... Tune in as we discuss the Detroit Red Wings & their two losses to a fellow bottom-feeder in Lane Hutson's Montreal Canadiens, including Simon Edvinsson being out leaving Moritz Seider and Ben Chiarot to fend for themselves (with Lagesson getting his first game), Talbot & Lyon not saving the day per usual, Patrick Kane, Joe Veleno, Michael Rasmussen, & Tyler Motte contributing, terrible special teams, and an altogether brutal weekend for Derek Lalonde's squad (6:30). After that, a look at where this team is at as we head into our Christmas break, including Dylan Larkin's scoring slump, how the team is performing behind Lucas Raymond, Alex DeBrincat & Co., & whether the tank for Hagens, Schaefer, Martone, Misa, etc. is truly on for Steve Yzerman's Hockeytown team (20:35). Next, a conversation with Bob Kaser, voice of the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, to talk some positivity: Red Wings pipeline in Sebastian Cossa, Nate Danielson, Maroc Kasper, Jonatan Berggren, Amadeus Lombardi, Wallinder, Carter Mazur, & plenty more (32:20). After that, Red Wings news including John Keating calling it an incredible career, Trey Augustine, Max Plante, Jesse Kiiskinen, and Axel Sandin Pellikka at the World Juniors as well as a conversation about whether Steve Yzerman needs to make a coaching change in Derek Lalonde or a trade with a team like Buffalo (Cozens? Byram?) (1:06:30). Finally, NHL NHL including Matt Rempe's high hit (1:13:30) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (1:20:55) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more! WWP NIGHT w/ the DETROIT RED WINGS (Mar. 29th - barber pole jersey) tickets: wingedwheelpodcast.com/redwings WWP NIGHT w/ the GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Jan. 18th - Griffins beanie) tickets: https://griffinshockey.com/wwp Hot Stove Rounding the Bases: https://jamiedanielsfoundation.org/featured-event/hot-stove-stories-rounding-the-bases-with-mike-tirico/ Head to bit.ly/labatt_wingedwheelpodcast to find Labatt in stores near you today! Must be 21+. Always Enjoy Responsibly. #ad

22 Joulu 20241h 32min

Trade rumors are heating up, and the Detroit Red Wings are among the names flying around! Tune in as we open by discussing the wild 6-4 win in Hockeytown over John Tortorella's Philadephia Flyers, including Patrick Kane's Showtime goal, J.T. Compher breaking through, Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin connecting for another empty netter, Rasmussen, Moritz Seider, & others contributing, Simon Edvinsson leaving injured after taking a hit from Ristolainen, Alex DeBrincat & Joe Veleno scoring, Alex Lyon hanging on, bizarre refereeing, & more (5:05)! Also, quick updates on Red Wings including Ville Husso being sent down as Cam Talbot & Alex Lyon are healthy, as well as Petry's goal that never was update (24:50). Next, we jump into the rumors surrounding Steve Yzerman, the Detroit Red Wings, Kevyn Adams, the Buffalo Sabres, Dylan Cozens, Bowen Byram, Peterka, and possibly other players. What would a trade look like: Copp, Compher, Chiarot, Danielson, Kasper, or others? When could it happen? Should either team do it? Is it even likely? All that and more (27:20)! Finally, NHL news including the New York Rangers and their meltdown under Chris Drury, more on the Sabres, the Kakko Borgen trade, Carrier Barron trade, Petterson & J.T. Miller in Vancouver, Max Plante & Trey Augustine making Team USA, & plenty more (47:40) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (55:50) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more! WWP NIGHT w/ the DETROIT RED WINGS (Mar. 29th - barber pole jersey) tickets: wingedwheelpodcast.com/redwings WWP NIGHT w/ the GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Jan. 18th - Griffins beanie) tickets: https://griffinshockey.com/wwp Hot Stove Rounding the Bases: https://jamiedanielsfoundation.org/featured-event/hot-stove-stories-rounding-the-bases-with-mike-tirico/ Head to bit.ly/labatt_wingedwheelpodcast to find Labatt in stores near you today! Must be 21+. Always Enjoy Responsibly. #ad

20 Joulu 20241h 6min

No matter what, it always feels good to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tune in as we open by discussing the Detroit Red Wings and their two most recent games: a horrendous performance where Scott Laughton & Matvei Michkov danced around Derek Lalonde's squad despite Cam Talbot's best efforts (and a late Ben Chiarot goal), whether Sebastian Cossa would've made a difference, & John Tortorella & The Michigan (4:50), as well as a 4-2 win in Detroit over Matthews, Marner, & the Leafs, including Jack Campbell being called up to back up Ville Husso's 1st win of the season, Jeff Petry scoring twice (one being given to Rasmussen retroactively), Moritz Seider banging home a nice play from Andrew Copp and Patrick Kane, Berggren's ill-advised cross-check, offside reviews, Lucas Raymond sealing the game, & more (13:35)! After that, we analyze the usage of Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson, how it signals that Steve Yzerman may only be a couple moves away from making this team a lot better, how Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, & others fit into that timeline, & more positive outlooks (27:55). Also, prospect updates on Kiiskinen, Mazur, Plante, & others (38:15) before jumping into NHL news including the Fowler trade, Blackwood trade, Trevor Zegras' injury & availability, & plenty more (39:45) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (50:45) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more! WWP NIGHT w/ the DETROIT RED WINGS (Mar. 29th - barber pole jersey) tickets: wingedwheelpodcast.com/redwings WWP NIGHT w/ the GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Jan. 18th - Griffins beanie) tickets: https://griffinshockey.com/wwp Get $20 on the Gametime app (or Gametime.co) using code WINGEDWHEEL at checkout! Hot Stove Rounding the Bases: https://jamiedanielsfoundation.org/featured-event/hot-stove-stories-rounding-the-bases-with-mike-tirico/ Head to bit.ly/labatt_wingedwheelpodcast to find Labatt in stores near you today! Must be 21+. Always Enjoy Responsibly. #ad

16 Joulu 20241h 6min

SEBASTIAN COSSA WINS IN HIS NHL DEBUT! Tune in as we cover a wild Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres game, including Sebastian Cossa taking over for Ville Husso and getting his debut win in the shootout, Moritz Seider taking no prisoners, Simon Edvinsson, Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin, Andrew Copp, J.T. Compher, & other Red Wings showing up, defensive woes & a crazy back & forth game (5:05)! We also discuss just how big it is when Moritz Seider makes big hits and gives Derek Lalonde's Hockeytown team a jolt (17:50) before discussing Sebastian Cossa's performance in his 1st career NHL game (23:10). After that, an analysis on the Detroit Red Wings goalie situation and Cossa's future as he was reassigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL, and what Steve Yzerman might do with Cam Talbot, Alex Lyon, Husso, & Jack Campbell moving forward (31:25). Next, a look at Patrick Kane's performance this season as wall as good news on Max Plante (44:30), NHL news including a standings update (51:45) & plenty more before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (1:03:30) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more! WWP NIGHT w/ the DETROIT RED WINGS (Mar. 29th - barber pole jersey) tickets: wingedwheelpodcast.com/redwings WWP NIGHT w/ the GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Jan. 18th - Griffins beanie) tickets: https://griffinshockey.com/wwp Get $20 on the Gametime app (or Gametime.co) using code WINGEDWHEEL at checkout! Hot Stove Rounding the Bases: https://jamiedanielsfoundation.org/featured-event/hot-stove-stories-rounding-the-bases-with-mike-tirico/ Head to bit.ly/labatt_wingedwheelpodcast to find Labatt in stores near you today! Must be 21+. Always Enjoy Responsibly. #ad Max's Article: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5983039/2024/12/09/red-wings-sebastian-cossa-nhl-debut/

12 Joulu 20241h 15min

Has reality set in on the Detroit Red Wings season? Tune in as we start by discussing Derek Lalonde's squad's two most recent losses, including a late heartbreaker against Brady Tkachuk's Ottawa Senators (including a brutal call on Marco Kasper, Alex DeBrincat scoring against his former squad, Norris beating Husso, & more) (4:25) and a "same old" loss against the Colorado Avalance (including Lucas Raymond's goal off a Dylan Larkin shot & not much else) (16:00). We then get into whether this season is a write-off and Steve Yzerman's Hockeytown team is truly in tank mode for Hagens, Schaefer, Martone, Frondell, or Misa, with players like Kane, Compher, Copp, Tarasenko, and others not performing and only the likes of Larkin, Raymond, DeBrincat, Moritz Seider, and Simon Edvinsson carrying the team (20:40). We then discuss how bad the rest of the Atlantic has been including the Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, and Ottawa Senators, before discussing whether Sebastian Cossa should get playing time with Alex Lyon and Cam Talbot still out (39:48). Finally, the Jacob Trouba saga ends, how Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings played into the story, Drury escaping the contract and paying Shesterkin, & more (including Luke Richardson being fired) (52:55) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (1:05:35) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more! WWP NIGHT w/ the DETROIT RED WINGS (Mar. 29th - barber pole jersey) tickets: wingedwheelpodcast.com/redwings WWP NIGHT w/ the GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Jan. 18th - Griffins beanie) tickets: https://griffinshockey.com/wwp Get $20 on the Gametime app (or Gametime.co) using code WINGEDWHEEL at checkout! Hot Stove Rounding the Bases: https://jamiedanielsfoundation.org/featured-event/hot-stove-stories-rounding-the-bases-with-mike-tirico/ Head to bit.ly/labatt_wingedwheelpodcast to find Labatt in stores near you today! Must be 21+. Always Enjoy Responsibly. #ad

9 Joulu 20241h 16min

Another Detroit Red Wings 3rd period lead, another overtime loss... Tune in as we start by discussing Sebastian Cossa's first NHL call-up to back-up Ville Husso as Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon go down with injuries (4:20) before jumping into Detroit's 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins, including Lucas Raymond's scoring heater, Simon Edvinsson's multi-point night, Rasmussen's solid offensive play, penalty kill woes, controversial penalties (an non-penalties with Pastrnak on Alex DeBrincat & others), Zadorov joining Marchand as an annoying force, Gustafsson's rough game, & more (including standings updates) as Derek Lalonde's squad drops a point (8:20). After that, we discuss an impending free agent superstar and whether Steve Yzerman could (or should) go for him at a mega-contract next offseason: Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche (as well as Mitch Marner, Kirill Kaprizov, & others) (25:40). Next, we analyze the Four Nations Faceoff rosters, who got left off, & offer our opinions on who's the favorite (rosters at bottom of description) (39:30) before going into Detroit Red Wings system news (including the Grand Rapids Griffins, Axel Sandin Pellikka, and Emmitt Finnie) & NHL news (55:40) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (1:03:10) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more! WWP NIGHT w/ the DETROIT RED WINGS (Mar. 29th - barber pole jersey) tickets: wingedwheelpodcast.com/redwings WWP NIGHT w/ the GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Jan. 18th - Griffins beanie) tickets: https://griffinshockey.com/wwp Get $20 on the Gametime app (or Gametime.co) using code WINGEDWHEEL at checkout! Hot Stove Rounding the Bases: https://jamiedanielsfoundation.org/featured-event/hot-stove-stories-rounding-the-bases-with-mike-tirico/ Head to bit.ly/labatt_wingedwheelpodcast to find Labatt in stores near you today! Must be 21+. Always Enjoy Responsibly. #ad Canada: Sam Bennett, Anthony Cirelli, Sidney Crosby, Brandon Hagel, Seth Jarvis, Travis Konecny, Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand, Mitch Marner, Connor McDavid, Brayden Point, Sam Reinhart, Mark Stone, Cale Makar, Josh Morrissey, Colton Parayko, Alex Pietrangelo, Travis Sanheim, Shea Theodore, Devon Toews, Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill, Sam Montembeault USA: Matt Boldy, Kyle Connor, Jack Eichel, Jake Guentzel, Jack Hughes, Chris Kreider, Dylan Larkin, Auston Matthews, J.T. Miller, Brock Nelson, Brady Tkachuk, Matthew Tkachuk, Vincent Trochek, Brock Faber, Adam Fox, Noah Hanifin, Quinn Hughes, Charlie McAvoy, Jaccob Slavin, Zach Werenski, Connor Hellebuyck, Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman Finland: Sebastian Aho, Joel Armia, Aleksander Barkov, Mikael Granlund, Erik Haula, Roope Hintz, Kaapo Kakko, Patrik Laine, Artturi Lehkonen, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, Mikko Rantanen, Teuvo Teravainen, Jani Hakanpaa, Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Olli Maatta, Niko Mikkola, Rasmus Ristolainen, Juuso Valimaki, Kevin Lankinen, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Juuse Saros Sweden: Viktor Arvidsson, Jesper Bratt, Leo Carlsson, Joel Eriksson Ek, Filip Forsberg, Elias Lindholm, William Karlsson, Adrian Kempe, William Nylander, Gustav Nyquist, Elias Pettersson, Lucas Raymond, Mika Zibanejad, Rasmus Andersson, Jonas Brodin, Rasmus Dahlin, Mattias Ekholm, Gustav Forsling, Victor Hedman, Erik Karlsson, Filip Gustavsson, Jacob Markstrom, Linus Ullmark

5 Joulu 20241h 16min

The Detroit Red Wings power play giveth, and the Detroit Red Wings penalty kill taketh away... Tune in as we start by discussing the Red Wings' loss to Jack Hughes & the New Jersey Devils, including Lucas Raymond extending his goal streak, Tarasenko, Motte, & Holl contributin, Michael Rasmussen following up on the fireworks from last game, Derek Lalonde's goalie interference challenge, a rough night of goaltending, and how the Red Wings penalty kill failed them (4:40). After that, the overtime loss to Quinn Hughes' Vancouver Canucks, including one of the goals of the year from Tarasenko, Marco Kasper, and Jonatan Berggren, Raymond's point streak, DeBrincat from Larkin & Raymond on the power play, Rasmussen's net-front presence, a strong power play undone by a worse penalty kill, Talbot out for Husso, & more (9:40). We then dive deep into the Detroit Red Wings penalty kill, what Lalonde, Boughner, Yzerman, Chiarot, Petry, Seider, Edvinsson, & others can or should do, & how much of an impact it's having on the season (18:05). After that, we're joined by Dan Milstein of Gold Star Sports Management, Pavel Datsyuk's NHL agent and the repesentative for Nikita Kucherov, Andrei Vasilevskiy, & MANY others (30:40)! We then discuss NHL news including David Jiricek being traded to the Minnesota Wild & whether Hockeytown could have competed for that landing spot (1:11:00) before we take your questions & comments in our Overtime segment (1:15:20) - enjoy! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more! WWP NIGHT w/ the DETROIT RED WINGS (Mar. 29th - barber pole jersey) tickets: wingedwheelpodcast.com/redwings WWP NIGHT w/ the GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Jan. 18th - Griffins beanie) tickets: https://griffinshockey.com/wwp Get $20 on the Gametime app (or Gametime.co) using code WINGEDWHEEL at checkout! Hot Stove Rounding the Bases: https://jamiedanielsfoundation.org/featured-event/hot-stove-stories-rounding-the-bases-with-mike-tirico/ Head to bit.ly/labatt_wingedwheelpodcast to find Labatt in stores near you today! Must be 21+. Always Enjoy Responsibly. #ad

2 Joulu 20241h 26min