Detroit Red Wings
The Daily: Red Wings Fans Waiting for Help; Walman to Oilers
The Detroit Red Wings made a fan-pleasing move by calling up Michigan native Carter Mazur for his NHL debut Thursday. But that excitement disappeared when Mazur suffered an injury on his second shift.
Detroit’s only trade brought them a fourth-round pick for retaining some of Yanni Gourde’s salary to facilitate his trade from the Seattle Kraken to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Meanwhile, interesting names are going of the trade board. Brock Nelson. Luke Schenn. Ryan Lindgren. Brian Dumoulin. Jake Walman.
Yep. Jack Walman. The Red Wings had to give up a second-round pick to move him off their roster last summer and the San Jose Sharks managed to extract a first-round pick out of the Edmonton Oilers for him last night.
This is what I see everytime I think of Jake Walman. The griddy king. pic.twitter.com/aD84fRDExA
— Zachary Kubusch (@ZacharyHMK) March 7, 2025
That created a buzz among Detroit’s fan base.
It’s fair to say thus far the Red Wings’ trade deadline maneuvering hasn’t gone the way Detroit fans hoped it would.
The Red Wings lost their fourth consecutive game last night and today GM Steve Yzerman will have to decide how much of the future he wants to give up for a shot at making the playoffs for the first time in nine years. He has almost $13 million in cap space, but certainly isn’t looking to add too many contracts moving forward.
He makes decision with both Moneypuck.com and Hockeyreference.com pegging the Red Wings’ playoff probability at just over 17% this morning.
Red Wings In Case You Missed It
Carter Mazur‘s much-anticipated NHL debut with the Red Wings cut short by another injury.
Christian Fischer, popular with his teammmates, was lost on waivers to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Red Wings Extra
Detroit is in Washington tonight (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network) trying to end its four-game losing streak. The Red Wings have 20 games remaining, with seven at home and 13 on the road. By the way, when Jackson native Carter Mazur made his NHL debut Thursday against the Utah Hockey Club, he was the eighth Michigan native to see game action with the Red Wings this season, joining Andrew Copp (Ann Arbor), Alex DeBrincat (Farmington Hills), Dylan Larkin (Waterford), Tyler Motte (St. Clair), Jeff Petry (Ann Arbor), Dominik Shine (Pinckney) and Austin Watson (Ann Arbor).
Hockey Now Network
Boston: A report says the Bruins are likely to trade Brad Marchand before today’s deadline. Boston Bruins.
Colorado: The Avalanche continue to make trades. They traded for Brock Nelson while the Avs while were acquiring Brock Nelson. Colorado Avalanche.
Florida: Were the defending champion Panthers going after Mikko Rantanen? George Richards has the story. Florida Panthers.
New Jersey: Devils trade for Stanley Cup-winning defenseman to strengthen their competitiveness. New Jersey Devils.
Philadelphia: William James looks at why the Flyers haven’t been wheeling and dealing in this very aggressive trade market. Philadelphia Flyers.
Pittsburgh: Nashville general manager Barry Trotz didn’t paint an attractive portrait of Tommy Novak after trading him to the Pens. Pittsburgh Penguins.
San Jose: Sheng Peng looks at the Sharks’ dealing Walman to the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional first-round pick and Carl Berglund. San Jose Sharks.
