Kris Draper News

Sports Illustrated's Michael Farber penned an article discussing former Red Wings defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, in the vein of ESPN's Greg Garber's "eleven years later" column, and Farber painted vivid portraits of both Konstantinov's present and past: July 8, DetroitRedWings.com/Sports Illustrated : He has no memories of the crash but ...

Jiri Hudler has been offered as much as $5 million per year -- tax exempt -- to play the next two seasons in Russia, which is why the Red Wings don't believe he'll return.

Red Wings forward Kris Draper spoke to The Fan 590's Don Landry and Elliotte Friedman this morning, discussing his off-season training plans in Toronto, the Wings' loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the "one month later" perspective--at length--the handshake incident, admitting that he's still not happy about the fact that the team waited in vain ...

Darren McCarty has reached the end of his tenure as a Detroit Red Wing, and the Windsor Star's Dave Waddell reports that the Wings have decided to not bring McCarty back because he, like Chris Chelios before him, has finally given way to the organization's younger players: July 7, Windsor Star : "We'll probably have to cut ties," Holland said.

As the Red Wings continue to negotiate with restricted free agent Jiri Hudler, management is combing the remnants of the unrestricted free-agent market in hopes of finding another gem.

Hockey's Future's Glen Erickson offers an interesting take on Red Wings prospect Mitchell Callahan in his review of the WHL's drafted players, noting that the Wings see more than pugilism in the 5'11," 175-lb. winger --and noting that the Wings had more than enough chances to watch Callahan play as the Rockets both won the Western Hockey League ...

The Oakland Press's Pat Caputo doled out the party line on Tuesday afternoon... July 1, The Oakland Press : Red Wings' worst value for a contract next season: Tomas Holmstrom at $2.25 million.

The Vancouver Province's Jim Jamieson analyzed the salary cap-management skills of the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings, serving as examples of "bad" and "good" systems of getting the job done.

The Detroit Free Press's Mark Snyder reports that former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios made a fashion statement at Thursday's Tigers game... June 26, Detroit Free Press : Former Red Wing Chris Chelios, a Chicago native, threw out the first pitch and was joined near the mound by Darren McCarty and Kris Draper.

NHL veteran Claude Lemieux has become an American citizen. The Canadian-born Lemieux swore his allegiance to the United States on Friday, saying he wants to share citizenship with his family.

With three days to absorb the blow, the Detroit Red Wings were still reeling from the shock.

Gerry Cheevers thought the NHL's post-series handshake ritual was meaningless when he won two Stanley Cups during the 1970s.

The Detroit Free Press posted a slate of one-opinion-and-then-the-other letters from Pittsburgh Penguins fans who either thought that the Red Wings' faithful behaved with classlessness or class on Friday night, and the Beaver County Times' Mark Madden wants to know that you--yes, you, Red Wings fan--are a total jerk because you do not bow down ...

The Oakland Press's Pat Caputo delivered a Red Wings-related yowza... June 15, The Oakland Press : Simple math: The Red Wings pulled in more than $25 million in gate revenue alone from home games in the Stanley Cup Final - and enough overall in the playoffs to more than pay their entire player payroll for the 2008-09 season And he posited a theory ...

So close. Losing in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Final may have been heartbreaking for the Detroit Red Wings, but they have built up a nucleus that promises to contend for the championship for the forseeable future.

The St. Petersburg Times' Tom Jones lashed out at the Red Wings for daring to express anger at Sidney Crosby's handshake snub, pulling out all the usual cliches in excusing the Penguins captain from any culpability... And while I initially chose to ignore yet another article saying the same thing, the fact that the Detroit News re-published it ...

Big misquote, courtesy of the Daily Gleaner's Bruce Hallihan: June 18, Daily Gleaner : Several Detroit Red Wings called out Crosby for refusing to shake everyone's hand after the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup.

Red Wings legend Gordie Howe got cornered by the Canadian Press during an appearance at the Queen's Plate horse race in Toronto, and the CP asked him to weigh in on Sidney Crosby's handshake snub.

By the time the Stanley Cup finals began, Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski was in such pain, he had to be careful about how to position his tender back.

As the final horn sounded at Joe Louis Arena Friday night and ended the Detroit Red Wings chances to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions Steve Yzerman took it like a man... by Tim King 6 102 reads Opinion As the final horn sounded at Joe Louis Arena Friday night and ended the Detroit Red Wings chances to repeat as Stanley Cup Champions Steve Yzerman ...