Is Ekblad the Answer? and Yzerman's Goalie Hunt - June 15th, 2025
Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast
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5 • 869 Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2025
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
Is Aaron Ekblad the answer for Detroit's blue line? Tune in as we discuss whether the Florida Panthers defenseman should be Steve Yzerman's target in NHL free agency to help Moritz Seider, Simon Edvinsson, Albert Johansson, and future Axel Sandin Pellikka defend in Hockeytown, how Vladislav Gavrikov compares as a free agency target, whether Dante Fabbro and other pieces could be a viable alternative, and if Yzerman should focus on Marner, Ehlers, Marchand, or others on offense to help Larkin, Raymond, DeBrincat, Kasper, Kane, and the forwards (4:20).
Next, we discuss reports of Yzerman being interested in improving the Red Wings goalie situation, where they stand now in terms of Cam Talbot, Petr Mrazek, Alex Lyon, Sebastian Cossa, Trey Augustine, and others in the pipeline, and whether someone like John Gibson or Thatcher Demko could be a worthwhile target (32:30).
After that, Stanley Cup Finals updates as Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand, and the Florida Panthers are dominating Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Edmonton Oilers (42:30), NHL trade and free agency updates including J.J. Peterka, Kreider and Zibanejad, Isaac Howard, Karlsson, & more rumors (49:45), and finally our revisit on Kashawn Aitcheson as our 2025 NHL Entry Draft Prospect Profile series continues (59:40).
All of that & lots more before we take your questions and comments in our Overtime segment (1:10:10) - enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Wingwheel podcast, the number one source for news, analysis and discussion, |
| 0:14.5 | 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. |
| 0:27.6 | Brad, happy Father's Day. |
| 0:33.7 | Thank you. |
| 0:34.9 | You look delighted. |
| 0:36.4 | You didn't do the whole you sleep in, the kids mow the lawn, you have a steak ready kind of thing? |
| 0:41.1 | No, literally the opposite. |
| 0:44.0 | You mowed the lawn, the kids slept in, and you made everyone else steak? |
| 0:47.8 | Pretty close to it. |
| 0:48.6 | I mean, I was cooking the hot dogs that make his soccer tournament. |
| 0:54.0 | You have no idea how to live anymore, my friend. |
| 0:56.8 | You've lost your way. |
| 0:57.9 | You are taken over by child sport fees. |
| 1:02.1 | That is your entire life at this point. |
| 1:04.1 | Even if I had a life outside of those things, |
| 1:07.9 | I couldn't afford them because of all the child sports fees. |
| 1:11.6 | And on to the opposite side of the spectrum, Evan. |
| 1:13.9 | Hey, I had a hot dog today. |
| 1:15.6 | One hot dog? I was craving a hot dog for lunch. |
| 1:18.6 | Did you make it? |
| 1:19.6 | No. |
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