Curtains for Detroit? Red Wings Collapse Again - Apr. 8th, 2026
Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast
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🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Is that all she wrote? This Detroit Red Wings podcast covers the Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets heartbreaker that makes playoff hopes smaller than ever. Hockeytown news & analysis breaks down Justin Faulk's 2 goal performance & the crushing 16 second collapse with four games remaining.
(00:00) - Intro & Reality Check
The margin for error is gone as Detroit faces playoff elimination after another gut-wrenching loss to Columbus.
(03:35) - Game Breakdown & Key Moments
Dylan Larkin's power play goal and Justin Faulk's two-goal performance weren't enough as Zach Werenski and the Jackets strike back. John Gibson struggled even with Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat scoring in the shootout.
(15:45) - Playoff Math & The Collapse
With 4% playoff odds remaining, we examine the 35-day stretch that killed Detroit's postseason dreams starting in March.
(36:00) - Remaining Hope & Roster Questions
What's left for Todd McLellan, Moritz Seider, and the Detroit Red Wings down the stretch? Also, debate on why the Red Wings are where they are - injuries to Larkin & Raymond? Mental toughness? Plus, what this means for Steve Yzerman's offseason plans moving forward.
(51:20) - Red Wings News, NHL News & Updates
Dominik Shine is Detroit's nominee for the Masterton Trophy. Also, around the league updates as teams jockey for playoff position while Detroit watches from the outside and the Devils & Kraken make management changes.
(59:30) - Overtime Mailbag
Your questions on the season's disappointment and what comes next for Todd McLellan's squad.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Wingwheel podcast, the number one source for news, analysis, and discussion on the Detroit Red Wings, the NHL, and all things hockey. |
| 0:19.2 | Here are your hosts, Ryan Hanna, |
| 0:21.5 | Brad Criscoe, and Evan Lopsinger. |
| 0:28.8 | Doing this two episodes in a row, |
| 0:30.9 | but gonna read out something that someone posted online. |
| 0:34.7 | Preshant actually sent us to this. |
| 0:36.0 | It was, I think the next Windwheel podcast should be them sitting in silence eating some loud chips or something, 45 minutes of crunch while they replay the clips from the last month in the background. Do not tempt me with a bag of chips. Like, at this point, like, what is there left to say that's that's what is there left to say |
| 0:55.6 | there you go folks wrap it up go watch the replay the par three competition that's the |
| 0:59.4 | whole episode right there that the whole game yesterday was a summation of yep that's that's |
| 1:06.7 | what we've been talking about everything led to, wasn't even a bad game by Detroit. |
| 1:12.7 | And as usual, it was just like a bad, what do you call it, 16 seconds of? |
| 1:18.6 | It was 21 seconds they had to make it. |
| 1:21.2 | They were just bad for 21 seconds and it was enough. |
| 1:25.1 | You know, that's, you can pick out like 21 seconds, 21 to 90 seconds over a handful of games |
| 1:31.2 | over the past month in a bit. |
| 1:32.8 | You switch how those were played and then we're having a whole different conversation. |
| 1:36.7 | Here we are, folks. |
| 1:37.8 | It's not looking great for Detroit. |
| 1:39.9 | It is all but over, barring the kind of miracle that seems a thousand miles away for the red |
| 1:45.7 | wings right now another heartbreaking loss to the columbus blue jackets and with four games left |
| 1:53.5 | i'm not going to sit here and say that we are all where we thought we would be heading into the |
| 1:59.1 | olympic break. Well, at least we have our first round pick. Welcome to the Winged Wheel podcast, folks. No bags of chips. So here to talk to you about all things Detroit Red Wings Hockey, the world of the NHL, and lots more. I'm one of your hosts, Ryan Hanna. I'm Brad Criscoe. And I'm Evan. On this episode of the Wingwheel podcast, we are going to be talking about the Detroit |
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