Detroit in the Dumps, Yzerman's Job Security, and Augustine Signs - Apr. 1st, 2026
Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast
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🗓️ 2 April 2026
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
March pain is over. This Detroit Red Wings podcast covers another crushing loss as playoff hopes fade & McLellan & Yzerman faces mounting pressure. Detroit Red Wings news and analysis examines the Red Wings vs Penguins game recap & what's next for Hockeytown.
(00:00) - Intro
Fan sentiment captures the mood after another lifeless performance from Todd McLellan's squad.
(04:20) - Red Wings vs Penguins Game Recap
Detroit falls 5-1 to Pittsburgh in another horrendous road performance. Dylan Larkin's power play goal for his 5th straight 30 goal season provides the only bright spot as John Gibson is chased again in favor of Cam Talbot.
(14:00) - Wild Card Race Stalemate
The Red Wings lose ground to nobody - every playoff hopeful keeps stumbling at the same time. Detroit somehow still in the hunt despite looking like a tune-up opponent for other teams.
(18:45) - McLellan vs. Players
Disconnect between coaching and execution reaches a breaking point - is it because Alex DeBrincat, Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond, and Patrick Kane don't have enough support in the lineup? Or is the coach's message wearing thin?
(32:15) - Steve Yzerman Job Security
Speculation bubbles up about the GM's future as another mediocre season winds down. What's real criticism versus noise from frustrated fans.
(44:30) - Trey Augustine Signs ELC
Rare positive news as the goalie prospect puts pen to paper. Could he be the answer Detroit's been searching for between the pipes. Also, Carter Bear's important in the prospect pipeline compared to Danielson, Kasper, and Brandsegg-Nygard.
(54:55) - NHL News - Toronto Maple Leafs Fire Treliving
Leafs continue to reel as they move on from Treliving. Also, Gudas standing up for his payback & more.
(1:02:55) - Overtime Mailbag
Your questions on the team's slide, whether Larkin should be traded or stripped of the C, & more.
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Transcript
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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, Brian Hanna, Brad Criscoe, and Evan Lopsinger. |
| 0:28.1 | You know, I don't usually start shows this way, but I wanted to read one of the very many |
| 0:33.0 | responses and comments that I saw coming after that game finish on the game review posts. |
| 0:40.6 | I can't remember if this was my account of the podcast account. |
| 0:43.5 | But this is from Joe Falzone, who's a long time listener of the podcast. |
| 0:47.0 | Joe goes way back. |
| 0:48.9 | He wrote, I can't comprehend the blatant lack of give a damn. |
| 0:52.0 | I truly cannot believe it nor understand it. |
| 0:58.2 | If you can't prove you aren't losers when things get serious, what does that make you? |
| 1:00.8 | And worse, what does that make me for believing in you? |
| 1:05.3 | Welcome to this morning episode of the Waste Weel podcast. That sums it up pretty good. |
| 1:07.8 | This is the same episode as three days ago. It's the exact same episode. I thought you're |
| 1:15.0 | going to say three years ago, but also, I guess both can be true at the same time. Oh, yeah. Yeah. |
| 1:21.2 | What are we doing here? What are we doing here? You know when you want to pass on the highway, but there's either there's a car beside you or you're watching two cars ahead of you doing this and they're just like intentionally or not jockeying. |
| 1:36.9 | One of them speeds up, the other speeds up. |
| 1:38.6 | One of you slows down. |
| 1:40.2 | The other one slows down. |
| 1:41.3 | That's what's happening in the wild car two race right now. |
| 1:44.2 | Everyone is winning when they absolutely shouldn't, and everyone is losing at the |
| 1:48.5 | exact same time. |
| 1:49.4 | Nothing changed last night. |
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