Detroit's Trade Priorities and Olympic Hockey Predictions - Feb. 8th, 2026

Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast

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Sports, Hockey

4.9 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

It's Olympic break time, but the Winged Wheel Podcast rolls on! This Detroit Red Wings podcast breaks down Steve Yzerman's trade deadline priorities, as Hockeytown (& beyond) news and analysis covers defenseman targets, forward options, and Olympic tournament predictions.

(00:00) - Intro

(04:35) - Trade Deadline Priorities
Yzerman enters planning mode as the trade freeze lifts - what's the biggest priority for Detroit? Top-six scoring threat versus defensive depth - which move makes the bigger impact for the playoff push.

(12:50) - Defenseman Targets
Breaking down right-shot options available like Rasmus Ristolainen or a longer-term in Mackenzie Weegar, plus what it might cost to upgrade the blue line behind Seider and Edvinsson.

(20:50) - Forward Options & Prospect Trading Philosophy
Robert Thomas, Vincent Trocheck, and other high-end forwards who could transform the Red Wings offense - are they realistic targets to help DeBrincat & Kane keep the offense afloat? Should Danielson or Brandsegg-Nygard be trade bait? Also, Carter Mazur takes the ice again!

(34:55) - Olympic Preview - Red Wings Olympic Representatives
Complete tournament breakdown with group analysis and medal predictions as Red Wings & NHL stars head to Italy. Plus, How Dylan Larkin, Moritz Seider, and Lucas Raymond will impact their respective teams.

(44:49) - Tournament Groups & Medal Predictions
Group-by-group analysis and our picks for who takes home Olympic gold - McDavid, Crosby, & MacKinnon with Canada or Larkin, Hughes, and the Tkachuks with Team USA - or a Sweden/Finland upset?

(1:03:15) - NHL Notes & IIHF Tournament Structure Gripes
McAvoy makes his frustration with the Department of Player Safety known, Patrick Kane tried to recruit Panarin, and more.

(1:08:45) - Overtime Mailbag
Your questions and comments to wrap up another eventful week in Hockeytown.

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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,
0:22.5	and Evan Lopsinger.
0:28.6	Evan.
0:29.9	Brad bleeds.
0:32.5	Why?
0:33.4	He made a mistake last episode.
0:35.4	Did he?
0:35.8	Brad, the human encyclopedia, every ounce of his brain power just goes to knowing broadly knowledgeable to esoteric hockey information.
0:47.3	Crisco made a mistake last episode.
0:50.1	Elaborate.
0:51.2	He said, and this is, I think, unforgivable.
0:58.1	He said Carter Bear bear 14th overall pick
1:05.5	something to that effect carter bear was indeed the 13th overall overall pick close enough did some team lose their first round pick and that screwed the order up or something like that. Yeah, I mistook when Ottawa was getting punished. That's right. I actually think, like, in the context, I think Brad was saying, like, in the range of that pick and then offered Carter Bear as an example. Did we record in the morning? Yes. We must have. We can't remember. We can't remember. We can't remember we recorded in the morning. That makes, you know, that's an excusable offense then. Brad, your punishment is to be determined. The Evans Enigma's the Patrionteer are going to decide what happens to you. Pray they're merciful. Or not, actually. That would be. No, I'm going to get banished for three episodes and then I'm going to write them a thank you card. Brad has to take one apple-sized bite of an onion. Yes. I just, just gave me the guillotine. Brad, okay, how about this? Let's make a bet right now. This is such a terrible start of the episode.
2:08.6	If you can go a calendar year without making a mistake, like a factual error like that, again,
2:12.3	I'll buy you, Evan and I will buy you a tank of gas.
2:17.6	However, if you make the mistake, you take the apple size bite of an onion.
2:19.4	Wow, that's a terrible deal for Brad.
2:21.6	That is so lopsided.
2:27.5	And I want morning episodes, so I cannot take that deal because there will be many a mistake.
2:29.3	Tank a gas, Brad.
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