March has been the part of the NHL schedule that has caused the Detroit Red Wings the most trouble in the past three seasons. In two of these three seasons, the Red Wings were led by former head coach Derek Lalonde.
John Tortorella's firing Thursday as Flyers head coach this close to the end of the regular season serves as the start of the offseason in Philadelphia.
The Detroit Red Wings suffered a 4-1 loss last night to the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings have now had two awful third periods against Washington in less than two weeks.
The Detroit Red Wings have made an amazing turnaround under Todd McLellan.
Three Eastern Conference teams — the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens — have, at varying points, looked dead in the water and sailing like flotsam toward a top draft pick. All of a sudden, they're all in the race.
Watching Sunday’s Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken game unfold on the Little Caesars Arena ice surface below, it was as if someone had programmed their EA Sports NHL video game to pit the Derek Lalonde Red Wings against the Todd McLellan Red Wings.
There were always subtle undertones from Detroit Red Wings star Patrick Kane suggesting that he wasn’t entirely enamored by the style and system of hockey preferred by previous Detroit coach Derek Lalonde.
Derek Lalonde’s time was at an end in Detroit, and it was obvious for many. General Manager Steve Yzerman broke from organizational norms and let go of the coach mid-season, something the Red Wings haven’t done since 1982.
There’s excitement in Hockeytown as the Detroit Red Wings are looking much more like an NHL team since changing coaches from Derek Lalonde to Todd McLellan.
As another year nears an end, the NHL season is rocking. Before Jan. 1, we graded every Eastern Conference team's 2024 portion of the season — take a bow, Washington Capitals.
Derek Lalonde has finally spoken out for the first time since being fired by the Detroit Red Wings, and he left no stone unturned when sharing his feelings.
Former Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde broke his silence and addressed his firing publicly for the first time on Saturday night. Lalonde, who was fired on Thursday following the Red Wings’ 13-17-4 start to the season, expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to coach in Detroit and optimism about the team’s trajectory.
The first public reaction from Derek Lalonde regarding his dismissal as coach of the Detroit Red Wings surfaced late Saturday night. Hockey Night In Canada insider Elliotte Friedman spoke with the deposed Detroit coach and got a statement from Lalonde.
The Detroit Red Wings seem to have mastered the knack of saying Derek Lalonde wasn’t doing a very good job of coaching them without coming right out and saying Lalonde wasn’t doing a very good job of coaching them.
The Detroit Red Wings made a long overdue coaching change. On Thursday morning, the team announced that Derek Lalonde has been fired, with the team hiring Todd McLellan.
On Thursday, the Detroit Red Wings announced that they had relieved head coach Derek Lalonde of his duties. Lalonde finished his tenure in Detroit—his first head coaching gig at the NHL level—with an 89-86-23 record.
The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday fired head coach Derek Lalonde following a 13-17-4 start to the season, including a stretch of nine losses in their past 12 games.
The Detroit Red Wings announced Thursday that head coach Derek Lalonde has been relieved of his duties and that Todd McLellan has been named the 29th head coach in franchise history.
The Detroit Red Wings announced that head coach Derek Lalonde and assistant Bob Boughner had been relieved of their duties. The team also announced that former Los Angeles Kings head coach Todd McLellan has been signed to a multi-year deal to become the 29th bench boss in Detroit franchise history.
The Red Wings have made a long-awaited change behind the bench.
Following the team’s disappointing 4-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues, with the holiday break giving GM Steve Yzerman some time to think it over, speculation is he’s ready to pull the plug on Derek Lalonde.
Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde is insistent that he appreciates the value and qualities that young players can bring to a team’s chemistry. “I like youth,” Lalonde said.
Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde vented his frustration on reporters last night after his team dropped their game against the Colorado Avalanche.
Rumors about the future of Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde are taking on a Chicken Little feel to them. This guy is falling! This guy is falling!
Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde is under mounting pressure as his team heads into a pivotal three-game homestand. According to Darren Dreger of TSN’s Insider Trading, Lalonde’s job could hinge on Detroit’s performance against the Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, and Vancouver Canucks—a trio with a combined record of 37-20-8.
This season feels like a make-or-break year for the Detroit Red Wings, in more ways than one. One of the NHL's most-storied franchises, Detroit has missed the playoffs for eight seasons in a row, the longest drought in team history.
While the Detroit Red Wings remain in the middle of the race for a playoff spot with only seven games left in the regular season, they have struggled over the past month-plus.
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