Winging It In Motown: for Detroit Red Wings fans

Welcome to the latest edition of WIIM Radio. We've got a great show for you this week with Jeff, Kyle, and Prashanth joining me to go over all things Wings. Here's what we got into: The Week that Was - The Wings went 2-1-1 over a four game stretch, losing one game to goalie magic and another to bullshit scheduling, but overall I think things leaned positively. Join us as we try to remember ever actually playing Ottawa.Brendan Smith - Prashanth gave us a big rundown on how Smith is truly a good defenseman and we ran him through the ringer for it like a bunch of filthy Redditors.Using the Defense Correctly - With a few guys set to come back in the near future, what should the pairings look like and how should they be deployed?Prospects Report  - Michelle runs us down the pipeline to get us all up-to-date on the kids in the system.Reader Questions - You all started us out with a question about getting carnal with a goat and things honestly improved from there. one of our best RQ segments ever.The Week Ahead - With three games coming up, we'll tell you how many the Wings will win and which game Jimmy Howard gets into. - - - You can download all our new episodes from iTunes or Google Podcasts. If you'd like to give me a phone call, I'll set the receiver up to play the audio for you that way. Just listen. WIIM Radio is rated R for language and goat trafficking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Feb 20161h 32min

Welcome to another episode of WIIM Radio, here for your earball pleasure. We had a packed crew tonight and got into a bunch of good stuff. We had me, Jeff, Lauren, and Kyle on to discuss things. Here's what we got into: The week that was - The Red Wings went 2-2, hopefully hitting rock bottom and then winning two straight. The Florida trip was garbage, but a few adjustments later and it appears as though things have been turned around for the better.The concerns of the Florida game - A 3-0 win against the division leaders were good, but it wasn't all hunky-dory, especially with our defensemen. Guess which ones!Petr Mrazek is really really good - The guy is putting up amazing numbers. Can he keep it up all year?Kindl and his playing time - So the guy always does well in his first game back and then goes back to sucking. With an assist on the game-winner Monday, it seems he'll keep that up. Should we even have him here anymore?Abby on Barkov - None of us would have been surprised with supplemental discipline, but that's only because the process is garbage. The DoPS made the right call not to suspend.Trophy watch - We go over the Calder and Vezina races because those are the only two we have candidates in.Prospects Report - Michelle covered the Griffins' weekend domination of Rockford, the Grand Rapids power play, Joel Rechlicz's useless night, Frk's resurgence, The Walleye, Vili, the kids in juniors (including Svetch), and the European kids.Reader Questions - You all asked at least three or four really great questions and then a bunch of others. We answered them all!The week ahead - With four games on the schedule in the next seven days, we'll tell you without a doubt how they'll go down.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Feb 20161h 36min

Welcome to a new episode of WIIM Radio. This time we had me, Jeff and Kyle only (RIP Graham) to cover the week where there were no Wings games to cover, but lots to talk about. Here's what we got into: The ASG Weekend and the amazing John Scott story - The NHL fell backwards into the best All-Star game I've ever seen. Trying to pick a favorite moment was like trying to pick a favorite kid (meaning you do it, but don't tell anybody because they'll judge you for it).Dylan Larkin's ASG Weekend - Hey we had a guy there and he caught everybody's eye with how good he is. Larkin rules.Can you recreate the Scott magic? Should you even try? - Nobody knew what was going to happen this year, but now there's a "script." Is it possible to have this happen again without it all coming across as hokey saccharine bullshit? I say no.The line combos - Luke Glendening practiced on the third line because of Sheahan's illness. Kyle tries to be ok with it and I say something mean to him because of it.The defense and the future of Kronwall - Detroit's de facto #1 defenseman isn't capable of doing that anymore. What can he still do for us and what's his future with the team?Prospects Report - Michelle runs us through all the goings-on with the prospects spread about the world.Reader Questions - Everybody's favorite segment covers all the great reader questions you left in our mailbag. No duck-sized Eric Tangradis this week, but we got some real good questions.The Week ahead - The Wings will play four more times before we meet again. How will they do in that time? - - - As always, WIIM Radio is rated R for clown groping and language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Feb 20161h 10min

If you've already listened to this week's episode of WIIM Radio, you'll have already noticed a bit of a hole in the middle of the show. We had a timing hiccup this week and couldn't get the prospects report cut into the main episode in time. We don't want you to miss out on it just to miss out though. What we've got here is this week's WIIM Radio Prospects Report.  In this report, Michelle runs down the Griffins' relative return to health and what kind of an affect those injuries have had on the team in the standings lately, since the Griffins have had kind of a roller coaster season so far.Vili Saarijarvi and the odd case of a bad Flint Firebirds team, along with the odd case of his juniors eligibility and potential for next season.Svechnikov is hot since returning from the World Juniors. We like hot.Joe Hicketts and his impact on the Victoria RoyalsDominic Turgeon's offensive growthAxel Holmstrom's dominance in SwedenEhn and VahataloListener Questions: Mantha/Bertuzzi callups? What's the future for Frk? You can listen via the embedded player above or at our Blogtalk Radio page. You can also download straight from iTunes for listening as well. This episode is rated for everybody, so play it for your children's bowling league.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Jan 201611min

Welcome to our latest edition of WIIM Radio. This week we had me, Graham, Jeff and Kyle on to talk about the Red Wings and all things NHL for you. Here's a rundown of what we got into. The week that was, including the PRO-cess of the Wings - Detroit won two and lost two since we last talked. Surprisingly, the two wins were the games we deemed "good" while the losses were "bad." I promise we say smarter stuff than that in the episode though.The defense - How bad is Jonathan Ericsson? How good is Brendan Smith? What's going on with the pairings? There's always a lot to talk about when it comes to Detroit's blue line.Petr Mrazek and the end of the tandem - Has Mrazek's relative lack of games compared to other starters hurt is Vezina chances? How badly? We look ahead and try to guess at how many more games Howard will get.Dylan Larkin and the All-Star game - With our lone representative being an excitable 19-year old, are we more excited about this ASG than we have been in years past? The answer is of course we are!Reader Questions - You guys made a mess of the mailbag and we cleaned up after you. You're welcome. Also Nick asked the worst question ever and we answered it so hard that it just kind of made everybody mad. Good job there.Final thoughts - Why start thinking at the end? We were on a roll. - - - For the prospects report, we kind of missed the cut for the episode, but don't worry, we're going to be releasing that soon for your listening pleasure! As always, WIIM Radio is rated R for saucy puppetry and mild fucking language.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Jan 20161h 11min

Welcome to another edition of WIIM Radio. Today we've got me, Kyle, Lauren, and Jeff on to talk all the Red Wingshockey from the last week. Here's the rundown: The end of the road (trip) - The Wings finished out their western trip with a comeback win over theCoyotes and celebrated their homecoming with a boring loss to Philly. I was at this game and will give you my unabashed thoughts.The scoring - The Wings can't put the damn puck in the net. Unlucky? What's wrong? Why in the hell can't the power play score?The defense - Marchenko is sitting and Quincey is playing. Is there something nefarious playing out here? Who should be sitting (other than Ericsson because we know he won't be)?Nedomlel - probably the last time anybody ever talks about this guy.Prospects Report - Michelle runs down all the latest happy-haps for our beloved children in the AHL and elsewhere. Ok, they're not children. They're large adult sons.Mailbag - Another great round of questions for our readers leads to a round of purely acceptable answers from our panel.The Week Ahead - The Wings will be busy before we record again. How good will they be in that time? - - - As always, WIIM Radio is rated for adults, so all you rebellious teenagers can listen to it and stick it to the man. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Jan 20161h 29min

Welcome to another episode of WIIM Radio. The Wings are out West, but we're all together in the studio pumping out quality online podcast content for your listening pleasure. We went a bit old school tonight with me, Kyle, Jeff, and Graham chewing the fat that is the ass of the Red Wings lately. Here's what we went over:   The Kings loss and the road trip - The Wings had a loss coming, so we're not terribly bummed out by the loss in Los Angeles. Hopefully the loss will reset the less-than-stellar play leading up to it.The cap situation - Elliotte Friedman explained what Ken Holland meant about the "$66M" cap in regards to the timing of Pavel Datsyuk going on LTIR. We try to make sense of it all in regards to what exactly they can and can't spend.Drew Miller tinfoil time - If he gets a contract this summer, you know for damn well certain it has something to do with the timing of his torn meniscus. I'm not saying, I'm just saying...Kyle Quincey, playing seven defensemen, and Smith sucked again - What is the plan for the defense going forward and what was the plan for the defense on Monday night? Should Kyle Quincey get pillow-soft usage? Should the pairings be mixed again? Will I ask any more rhetorical questions where the obvious answer is yes? Tune in and find out.WTF Gustav Nyquist - 10 games without a goal and only 16 shots on goal during that period. What the hell, man?Prospects Report - Michelle walks us through all the happy-haps in prospects land, including what's going down with the Griffins of late.Reader Questions - You asked a bunch of good questions and we gave probably 80% good answers. That's pretty efficient if you ask me.The week ahead - Listen to Jeff crap on all your dreams. As always, WIIM Radio is rated R. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Jan 20161h 25min

Welcome back to WIIM Radio, the first of 2016! This time around we had a small crew of just me, Kyle and Lauren, but we had plenty to talk about, since we skipped last weeks episode. Here's what we covered: The Wings performance lately - Detroit has won their last two games, but that's two of their last five. They haven't looked particularly convincing anywhere in that stretch. What's it all mean?Kronwall/Ericsson and the pairings - For some reason, Blashill has the pairings set weird and has decided that Kronner-Riggy should be a thing again. What the hell?Roster moves - Nosek is a Griffin again as Miller and Jurco are cleared to go. Quincey will be back real soon and Ken Holland is talking about not carrying eight defensemen. We talked at good length about what we think that will mean for Marchenko and the pairings.Around the NHL/Atlantic - Florida has won 10 straight to take hold of the Atlantic, but does this division have a true contender? What's it going to look like at the end of the year? We also briefly cover how stupid the West is.Prospects Report - Michelle walks us through Griffins, Walleye, Winterhawks, Firebirds, and the World Juniors going on in a tightly-packed prospects report.Super-big mailbag - We had two posts full of great questions to answer and jumped through them all.The week ahead - The Wings head west. How will we do? - - - WIIM Radio is rated for adult language, though we're not exactly salty sailors as much in this one. Thanks and LGRW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Jan 20161h 49min