March Sadness and Yzerman Extends JBD ft. Max Bultman - Mar. 25th, 2026

Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast

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Sports, Hockey

4.9 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Another March Sadness episode. This Detroit Red Wings podcast covers the Red Wings vs Senators crushing loss in what should have been their most winnable big game of the season. Hockeytown news and analysis breaks down where the playoff race stands, Larkin's return, and Yzerman extending JBD.

(00:55) - Intro

(03:30) - Ottawa Loss Breakdown
Red Wings fall to injury-depleted Senators on back-to-back despite Ottawa missing five defensemen including Jake Sanderson. Discussion on the Patrick Kane offside that negated an Alex DeBrincat goal, plus how Dylan Larkin's return, Yakemchuk's guaranteed goal, and DeBrincat and Zub's fight all ended in disappointment for Todd McLellan's squad.

(27:45) - Playoff Race Math
Breaking down where Detroit sits after the regulation loss and which teams they need to leapfrog with limited games remaining - can Steve Yzerman's roster do it? How much can Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson support from the back end for a stagnant offense?

(38:20) - Jacob Bernard-Docker Extension
Steve Yzerman extends JBD to a 2 year, $1.6 million AAV extension - what this means for the blue line depth, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, and future moves.

(46:00) - Axel Sandin Pellikka Sent Down
ASP returns to Grand Rapids Griffins before the Ottawa game - how is his path affected?

(53:40) - NHL Suspension Debate
Around the league discipline decisions and how stars like Connor McDavid may affect future changes with George Parros and Gary Bettman.

(1:05:00) - Overtime Q&A
Your questions on the March sadness in Hockeytown and whether it's truly over for the Red Wings' playoff hopes.

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0:00.0	Before we start this episode, we want to join the entire hockey community in offering our sincere
0:05.5	condolences to the Pierce family on the tragic passing of Jesse Pierce and her three young
0:10.3	children. Jesse worked with Minnesota Wild and for NHL.com and you don't have to look far online
0:15.2	to see tales and stories of just the kind of impact she had on the community around her.
0:20.2	There's going to be a link in the description for a fundraiser to cover funeral costs stories of just the kind of impact she had on the community around her.
0:24.9	There's going to be a link in the description for a fundraiser to cover funeral costs and financial support for the family in case you want to support.
0:49.1	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.
0:54.1	Here are your hosts, Ryan Hanna, Brad Criscoe, and Evan Lopsinger.
0:59.1	Yeah, boys, I'm liking this theme we have with Max.
1:01.5	It's just wait as long as we can in the month until everyone's really angry and then bring him in as a human shield.
1:08.7	I thought this was an emergency episode for the JBD signing. That's what I said what I said, Evan. Okay, fair enough. I feel bad for JBD, man. Like, that is, that's some tough timing on that news release. I understand that's how these things go, but, oh, people are not in the mood to receive contract news right now. Yeah, if they did it two days ago when they were coming off their, sorry, three days ago when they were coming off the wind in Montreal, people like, yeah, keep this group together.
1:34.3	Right now, there's, I don't think there's any news that would be taken very well right now.
1:39.0	Now, gas prices could drop 50 cents across Detroit, and I think people would still be like, and how does that help our depth scoring?
1:45.0	And I would honestly, I might be one of them. Anyways, we're joined by Max Bultman of the Athletic Detroit, another good in the room episode of the Wingreveal podcast. And that name might not apply to this one as we are talking, all things Detroit, Red Wings Hockey, the world of the NHL and lots more. Welcome to the Wingwheel podcast, folks.
2:01.5	I'm your host, Ryan Hanna.
2:02.9	I'm Brad Criscoe.
2:04.2	I'm Max Bultman. And I'm Evan. On this episode of the Wingreel podcast, we are going to be talking about the biggest game of the year that Detroit played last night, which went about as bad as it could go as the Red Wings fell to the Ottawa Senators, all the
2:18.6	takeaways from that game, where this leaves them after that regulation loss, whether
2:23.1	it really is Jover for the team or if they still have a path to the playoffs, why their
2:28.4	performance wasn't up to standards, what Larkin and McClellan and company had to say, and more.
2:34.1	We're going to be talking
2:35.0	about where the Red Wings sit in the playoff race, who they have to pass in the road ahead.
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