Mikael Samuelsson News

Greg Wyshynski, editor and writer for the hockey blog, Puck Daddy, recently graded every team in the NHL on the free agency feeding frenzy that takes place each year.He plastered a "C" on the Detroit Red Wings... by Keith Shelton 3 253 reads Opinion Greg Wyshynski, editor and writer for the hockey blog, Puck Daddy, recently graded every team in the ...

The Red Wings weren't surprised when Marian Hossa and Mikael Samuelsson signed elsewhere.

Red Wings general manager Ken Holland talked with ESPN's Pierre LeBrun about the team's salary cap situation.

A rich and diverse show this morning. We talked to Bruce MacLeod of the Macomb Daily's Red Wings Corner for what Canucks fans can expect from Mikael Samuelsson and Rich Hammond from Inside The Kings for reactions to the Ryan Smyth trade.

The Vancouver Canucks are bringing in a Wing with a ring. Forward Mikael Samuelsson, who won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008, signed a three-year deal yesterday worth $7.5 million U.S. and is projected to play on one of the Canucks' top two lines.

VANCOUVER It was more than the money that made free-agent forward Mikael Samuelsson leave the Detroit Red Wings and sign with Vancouver Canucks.

Sportsnet claims that Marian Hossa has turned down the Red Wings' take-it-or-leave-it offer: June 30, Sportsnet : Sportsnet has learned Marion Hossa has turned down a contract offer from the Red Wings that would have kept the all-star with the Red Wings for the next 10 years.

Detroit -- There's not much time left for the Red Wings. NHL free agency begins Wednesday, and the Wings continue working on finding a way to keep potential free agent Marian Hossa in the fold.

NHL.com's John Kreiser attempted to handicap the "Top 50 free agents" available to NHL teams as of 12 PM EDT on Wednesday, and he mentioned a few likely members of the "Former Red Wings" club on his list: June 28, NHL.com : Marian Hossa, Detroit, stats: 40-31-72 in 74 GP : The only 40-goal scorer on the market, Hossa took a one-year deal from ...

The NHL and the NHL Players' Association announced Friday -- hours before the first round of the NHL entry draft -- that the salary cap for next season will be $56.8 million.

The Detroit Red Wings got a query or two this weekend from other teams looking to acquire the rights to pending unrestricted free-agent forward Marian Hossa .

Detroit Red Wings general Ken Holland will resume contract talks this week with most or all of his unsigned players, including Marian Hossa.

The Canadian Olympic team will have a distinct Red Wings look to it. According to numerous reports, Steve Yzerman -- elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Tuesday -- will announce Mike Babcock as the Canadian men's team coach for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

With the NHL Entry Draft, the focus returns to teams that were not in the conversation while the playoffs were so spectacularly unfolding.

He accepted responsibility on the first one, but said he would do nothing differently on the second one.

The Detroit Free Press's Evil Drew Sharp made a few cogent points regarding the Red Wings' loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and he did so in assessing the play of Chris Osgood, who played spectacularly well after a difficult regular season: June 13, Detroit Free Press : There's plenty of fault to go around following the Wings' collapse; losing four ...

Some trade/free agent rumours don't pass the "smell test." This one, by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Bill Tiller, passes: June 17, Atlanta Journal-Constitution : One player that is on the [ Fourth Period's top 30 unrestricted free agents] list in which the Thrashers are speculated to have interest in is Mikael Samuelsson of the Red Wings.

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

Tomas Kopecky walked away hauling a bag loaded with hockey equipment. Jiri Hudler had a pack of gum in his hands.

Even if the Detroit Red Wings wanted to stand pat, the salary cap will dictate that significant changes be made this offseason.