Detroit Red Wings Promote AHL Star Amid Dylan Larkin Trade Request Drama - Heavy.com
The captain asked for a map. It did not have Detroit on it.
Current embarrassment
Headlines from the last couple of weeks that failed the “are they a serious hockey team” test. We quote titles and link out. We do not steal the article. If a story is glowing, it died in the filter. Good.
Capitals boost Dylan Larkin trade suspicion with latest waivers decision - Bolavip US
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Todd McLellan Sends Blunt Message After Red Wings' Costly Mistakes - Yahoo Sports
Tim, Tom, and Bill already clocked out of this franchise. Catch up.
Todd McLellan Sends Blunt Message After Red Wings’ Costly Mistakes - Sports Illustrated
The Wings are not unlucky. They are the exhibit.
Red Wings Squander Third Period Lead in 5-4 Loss to Blues - Yahoo Sports
This is not a rebuild. This is a loop.
Red Wings show their best and worst in blown lead to Blues - The New York Times
If you still have hope, this headline is here to help.
Red Wings collapse, allow two goals in 18 seconds in loss to Blues - The Detroit News
Third straight spring collapse. At this point it's a tradition, like losing.
Red Wings collapse, allow 2 goals in 18 seconds in loss to Blues - Detroit Free Press
Third straight spring collapse. At this point it's a tradition, like losing.
Red Wings Suffer Spooky Halloween Collapse, Lose 5-4 To Blues - Yahoo Sports
Third straight spring collapse. At this point it's a tradition, like losing.
Lucas Raymond: Detroit Red Wings have to learn lesson from Blues loss - USA Today
If you still have hope, this headline is here to help.
Detroit Red Wings lose 5-4 to St. Louis as Kaskimaki's first NHL goal completes Blues rally - CBS News
Tim, Tom, and Bill already clocked out of this franchise. Catch up.
Frightening Third-Period Performance Costs Red Wings in Loss to Blues - Detroit Hockey Now
The Wings are not unlucky. They are the exhibit.
Red Wings collapse in third period in tough loss to Blues - MLive.com
Third straight spring collapse. At this point it's a tradition, like losing.
PREVIEW: Red Wings host Blues for Hockeytown Halloween on Saturday afternoon - NHL.com
If you still have hope, this headline is here to help.
Viktor Arvidsson is boosting Detroit Red Wings' energy − and offense - Detroit Free Press
Hockeytown found its voice. It was not singing.
Blackhawks Road Record 0-5-0 After Loss To Red Wings | Price Too High For Miroschnichenko? - newswest9.com
The Wings are not unlucky. They are the exhibit.
Why Have The Detroit Red Wings Suspended Dylan Larkin Amid His Trade Request? - NDTV Sports
The captain asked for a map. It did not have Detroit on it.
Red Wings' Dylan Larkin suspended after refusing to play amid trade request: What we know - USA Today
The captain asked for a map. It did not have Detroit on it.
Blackhawks coach sounds off after Chicago takes ‘step backwards’ in loss to Red Wings - The Big Lead
Tim, Tom, and Bill already clocked out of this franchise. Catch up.
Blackhawks Lose 4-1 to Detroit Red Wings - On Tap Sports Net
The Wings are not unlucky. They are the exhibit.
Dylan Larkin out for Red Wings, interim GM Shawn Horcoff to address situation - Detroit Free Press
Interim GM, permanent drought. Rebuild is 'out of the question.' Reality is not.
Red Wings’ Larkin out ‘for foreseeable future’ amid trade request, reports say - ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
The captain asked for a map. It did not have Detroit on it.
Red Wings' Dylan Larkin won't play amid trade request: What we know - Central Oregon Daily
The captain asked for a map. It did not have Detroit on it.
The Daily: Red Wings Rookies are Alright; Edvinsson Deadline Getting Closer - Detroit Hockey Now
They lowballed their own guy and then asked why the room feels weird.
Howard and Dach score, Mukhamadullin excels in Oilers’ shootout loss to Red Wings: 10 observations - The Athletic - The New York Times
This is not a rebuild. This is a loop.
Deadline For Unsigned Red Wings' D Simon Edvinsson Getting Closer By The Day - Yahoo Sports
They lowballed their own guy and then asked why the room feels weird.
Red Wings look to salvage trip after Saturday stinker in Calgary - The Detroit News
Tim, Tom, and Bill already clocked out of this franchise. Catch up.
Detroit Red Wings takeaway: Loss to Flames shows how much growth is still needed - Detroit Free Press
The Wings are not unlucky. They are the exhibit.
PREVIEW: Red Wings, riding six-game point streak, pay final visit to Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday - NHL.com
This is not a rebuild. This is a loop.
Raymond scores twice, Red Wings hand Canucks ninth straight loss - NHL.com
If you still have hope, this headline is here to help.
Detroit radio, doing the Lord’s work
97.1 The Ticket is currently a gold mine. Valenti will say the quiet part. Costa and Jansen will pick the bones. Woodward will clip the chant. We do not host their audio. Press listen and let professionals be mean.
The Valenti Show with Rico
97.1 The Ticket · Weekdays 2–6pm ET
Detroit's default setting for calling a fraud a fraud. When the Wings are a turd, Valenti will smell it on air.
97.1 The Ticket — live
WXYT-FM · All day, especially after losses
Costa, Jansen, Stoney, Riger — local hosts who have to talk about this team whether they want to or not. Lately they do not want to.
Woodward Sports
Independent Detroit · Daily video / clips
Unfiltered Detroit sports yelling. When LCA chants 'sell the team,' these guys clip it before the PR department finishes the statement.
The Knee Jerks
Podcast · Weekly
Eno, Nick, Big Al. They will have Ken Kal on and still ask why nobody is allowed to blame the front office.
Detroit City Sports Cast
TMSNX / independent · Weekly
Already titled an episode 'The Captain Abandons Ship.' They are not here to sell you hope.
Shows talking bad about them, lately
YouTube and podcast episodes whose titles mention this circus. Filtered. Dated. Linked. If the Ticket is live, skip this and go there.
Best Of The Red Wings on 97.1 The Ticket: Dylan Larkin And Red Wings Are Done With Each Other. Whose Side Are You On?
This is not a rebuild. This is a loop.
Hall of Shame — 2026 edition
The current era’s rap sheet, locked so a quiet news day cannot gaslight you. This is not ancient history. This is the last six months.
Ten. Straight. Years. Out.
The Red Wings missed the playoffs for a 10th consecutive season in 2025-26, the longest drought in the franchise's 100-year history and the longest active drought in the NHL. They were 32-16-5 on Jan. 25, tied for the East's best record, then went 9-15-5 and died on the vine. Third straight late-season collapse.
They mortgaged a first-rounder for a rental and still missed
Detroit traded its 2026 first-round pick (and a third) to St. Louis for Justin Faulk in March while sitting pretty in the playoff race. Then they lost 13 of their last 19. The pick is gone. The playoffs are gone. Faulk is a monument to panic.
Season funeral in Sunrise: 8-1
The Panthers beat Detroit 8-1 in the finale. Todd McLellan said he was embarrassed. The tape agreed.
The captain asked out of Hockeytown
Dylan Larkin requested a trade shortly after the season. Yzerman confirmed the agent called, then a short list of teams Larkin would waive his no-trade for. Five years left at $8.7M AAV. Yzerman would not guarantee a deal. Preferred destination talk included actual contenders, which Detroit is not.
Yzerman removed as GM. Rebuild still 'out of the question.'
Steve Yzerman was removed as president/GM on July 15 after seven seasons, zero playoffs. Moved to senior adviser. Shawn Horcoff named interim GM Sept. 15. Horcoff's public posture: a rebuild is out of the question. They fired the architect and kept the blueprint.
Stripped the C. Did not name a replacement.
Larkin was stripped of the captaincy. He reported to camp anyway. The club opened 2026-27 without a captain. Leadership by shrug.
Lowballed their own top defenseman
Simon Edvinsson's contract became a public mess. Reporting described an embarrassing lowball. He was not in the opening-night lineup picture with Larkin already dinged. McLellan later urged the club to 'work fast and fair' to sign him. Fast and fair is not how this summer went.
Opening night: boos, 'sell the team,' shutout
Home opener vs the Rangers. Larkin (injured, in street clothes) was introduced and the building booed him. Arena staff cranked music to drown it out. TNT's Paul Bissonnette called the whole thing bush league and said it will cost them in free agency. Fans chanted 'sell the team' at Christopher Ilitch. Final: Rangers 2, Wings 0. McLellan was not impressed. There is no captain. There is no GM. There is a drought clock.
Patrick Kane did not come back
Kane signed with Chicago. Detroit, which needed goals and a pulse, watched a rental walk home.