Gibson and DeBrincat on Fire, and Hughes Trade Fallout - Dec. 14th, 2025

Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast

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4.9 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

The Quinn Hughes saga is over, and once again he is not joining the Detroit Red Wings.

On a happier note, we open by recapping Detroit's last two games of their road trip, including a tough loss to an unreal Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers (including Simon Edvinsson scoring after suiting up unexpectedly) (5:20), before jumping into the Red Wings and their dominant win over the Connor Bedard-less Chicago Blackhawks, including Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat putting on a show, Emmitt Finnie benefitting from Axel Sandin-Pellikka's offensive moves, another John Gibson shutout, and lots more (8:45).

After that, a discussion on DeBrincat's star season as he's been on fire alongside "Showtime" Patrick Kane and Andrew Copp, providing strong scoring support behind Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond on the 1st line, as well as John Gibson's recent strong streak over the past 5 games, what it could mean for the Detroit Red Wings and their playoff chances, the upcoming month of December, & plenty more (15:50).

Next, Quinn Hughes being traded to the Minnesota wild for Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, a 2026 1st round pick, and Zeev Buium: our analysis on the deal, the risk Bill Guerin is taking, how Jim Rutherford did compared to expectations, Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings missing out on adding Quinn Hughes to Moritz Seider's side, what the equivalent deal may have been, and whether it would've been worth giving up Simon Edvinsson, Nate Danielson or Marco Kasper, Carter Bear, and maybe more in the trade (28:15).

Finally, our thoughts on the Skinner for Jarry trade in Edmonton, and how this affects McDavid & Draisaitl's Cup chances (57:25).

All of that & lots more before we take your questions and comments in our Overtime segment (1:07:15) - enjoy!

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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.
0:28.1	So there were two things that happened at the Christmas party you hosted yesterday,
0:32.9	Ryan.
0:34.1	Why am I scared?
0:35.9	You shouldn't be.
0:36.7	They're hilarious.
2:00.9	Well, I thought they were hilarious. It wasn't hilarious at the start. So, Catherine and I decided to come. We brought Sully, which was great. So we show up at your house and a child opens the door. Oh, yeah. And you're like, we have a surprise to tell you. And you've pointed out the child. And I was like, oh, my God. This child is like a few years old, mind you. But I thought this was like some sort of grand surprise. You're having a Christmas party to tell us that you were expecting a baby. And my jaw literally hit the floor. And then you're like, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. She was not, it was our friend's kid, and she was just like every time the doorbell rang, she was welcoming people in. And most of these people had never met this child before. Yes. So I thought it was a funny bit. But, you know, as you tell it, I do understand where I was in a gray area there. Yeah, maybe, yeah, a little bit funny, a little bit like my BPM, like just shot through the roof for like two and a half seconds. That's good. It's good to know that, you know, we can catch you off guard if we're a fortune enough to make that announcement. But now that way of doing it is shot. So used up that card without even knowing it. It'll have to be next Christmas now. Yep. Well, so that was, that was story one. Well, the second one is I can't believe someone crap their pants at your Christmas party. We kind of shuttled Brad out the back door. I didn't really want people to get... You waddled out. Yeah, that's right.
2:02.2	Yeah, well, thankfully, it was just Sully. But, you know, we're happy. We're happy. Using your kid as cover after your accident. Like, yeah, we really got to get out of here, guys. That's tough. Between you and Sully, Catherine's a trooper. Yes. Hey, his first Christmas party was rocking the Santa hat had a good time.
2:19.1	That's a cute kid, man.
2:20.3	And then he was just like, you know what? Sully, Catherine's a trooper. Yes. Hey, his first Christmas party was rocking the Santa hat had a good time.
2:19.2	That's a cute kid, man.
2:20.3	And then he was just like, you know what? We're done here. We're leaving. I got to say I optimized my Sully hold time. Like I came in and I said to Catherine, I'm like, if you don't want me to hold him, that's like, it's totally your call. But if you're like, I want a break, I'm happy to hold cellular.
2:33.1	He's sweet.
2:33.9	We're always looking for a break.
2:35.1	And she was like, yes, please take him.
2:36.7	And I held him.
2:37.7	And then the moment. It's totally your call, but if you're like, I want a break, I'm happy to hold Sally. Like, he's sweet. We're always looking for a break.
2:35.1	And she was like, yes, please take him.
2:36.7	And I held him.
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