Pavel Datsyuk News

The Red Wings have come to an agreement with forward Ville Leino, signing him to a two-year deal worth a reported $1.6 million.

Over the past week, the Red Wings lost the services of three forwards and a goaltender who, as the Oakland Press's Pat Caputo notes, posted 65 goals, 65 assists, 130 points, 25 wins, 2 shootout losses, and a total of 52 points in the standings.

As the head of the class of the 2009 free-agent forwards, Marian Hossa appears to want to see just how much bigger of a carrot he can get than the one the Red Wings are dangling.

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.

On the surface, the Red Wings lost a bit of luster Wednesday when Marian Hossa found a million reasons more to sign with Central Division rival Chicago, boosting an already top-notch competitor's roster.

The Chicago Blackhawks have signed star winger Marian Hossa to a 12-year deal. Sources tell ESPN.com the deal is worth $62.8 million over the life of the contract -- an average of $5.233 million a year.

The Detroit Free Press's Jamie Samuelssen wondered aloud which Red Wings, 2002 Stanley Cup-winners like Nicklas Lidstrom, Brendan Shanahan, Sergei Fedorov, and Dominik Hasek excluded, may garner consideration for the Hockey Hall of Fame down the line: June 24, Detroit Free Press : Which current Wings will get in? I mentioned Chelios already, ...

Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill, Hakan Andersson, Joe McDonnell, and a small army of amateur scouts have spent the past year preparing for this year's NHL Entry Draft, which kicks off tonight in Montreal with the first round.

Detroit -- Few players in the NHL Entry Draft have the support system forward Landon Ferraro has.

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock instantly became part of Team Canada's political machine when Steve Yzerman named Babcock Hockey Canada's coach for the 2010 Olympics.

DetroitRedWings.com's Christy Hammond noted the Red Wings-related comments made by Luc Robitaille during the conference call announcing that he would be part of the Hockey Hall of Fame's 2009 induction class, alongside June 24, DetroitRedWings.com : While his heart lies with the Kings, Robitaille has a fond spot for his time with Detroit and the ...

Is the Red Wings reign OVER?? I agree wings fanatic. The Wings scouting and developing of players is second to none.

NHL Awards show previews include profile of Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk, a do-over Norris for Nicklas Lidstrom Posted by George James Malik June 17, 2009 16:46PM NHL.com's Adam Kimelman posted an Awards Show preview ahead of Thursday's NHL Awards in Las Vegas, NV , and he made sure to note why Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk and defenceman ...

The NHL's website prepared fans for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, whose first round will air on TSN and Versus at 7 PM on Friday , by recounting the draft histories of every team, Red Wings included: June 22, NHL.com : Detroit Red Wings : Best first-round pick : Steve Yzerman -- The Wings actually wanted to choose Pat LaFontaine, who had played in the ...

The Puck Stops Here posted a list of "adjusted" plus-minus ratings for the 2008-2009 season, per a sabremetric formula authored by Jeff Z. Klein and Karl-Eric Reif, and it comes as little surprise to find that several Red Wings wound their way up the plus-minus list: June 18, The Puck Stops Here : Here are the top 20 adjusted +/- ratings : 1. Pavel ...

The high-profile, very talented forward was schizophrenic. In the regular season, he was all about scoring goals, generating assists, and making his opponents look silly on the ice.

The NHL experienced some ups and downs during its first NHL Awards show in Las Vegas.

Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards deserved the Frank J. Selke Award, which is awarded to the forward that excels in the defensive aspects of the game.

LAS VEGAS - Alex Ovechkin is again Alex The Great, but he'd rather be known as Alex the Champ.

In a roundabout way, the Red Wings' website confirms that Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Chris Chelios will all attend the NHL Awards in Las Vegas while promoting a 6:15 PM EDT pre-show aired by both the NHL Network and NHL.com : June 17, DetroitRedWings.com : LIVE EVENT: Watch Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk and Chris Chelios walk ...