It was all an act. A charade. Kabuki Theater brought to you by Hot-n-Ready inside the bowels of Little Caesars Arena. And like usual, the Detroit sports media fell for it hook, line and sinker. On Friday April 19th, the Red Wings threw a sham of a press conference announcing…

Up until the last few days, sources had been informing the DetroitSportsRag that Red Wings' captain Henrik Zetterberg intended on playing one more season in Detroit before calling a career. I said as much in a Tweet on Sunday afternoon .... This was in response to General Manager Ken Holland's comments earlier Sunday regarding…

Not that we needed any further confirmation that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is a really bad guy, but we received it last night by the way of a bizarre thread on Twitter regarding the Kontinental Hockey League. If the former KGB operative's fixing of the 2016 Presidential Election wasn't bad enough (along with…

The headline on the Detroit Free Press website should be of no surprise to anyone who’s  followed Pavel Datsyuk's career closely: "Pavel Datsyuk: Gold medal means more than Stanley Cup titles." (more…)

My uncle has been a Red Wings season ticket holder since the first full season the team played at Joe Louis Arena. And because of this relationship I have been able to attend hundreds of games over the last four decades — everything from Steve Yzerman's debut, to the March 26th…

At this time of year the DSR usually starts the grueling preparation for the Worst Detroit Sports Media Personality Tournament. But I have decided to push that event back to the baseball All-Star break week for two reasons. (more…)

It is no secret in Detroit that Red Wings General Manager and Executive Vice President Ken Holland will probably be exiting the organization he has been a part of since 1983 at the end of this season. According to numerous media reports, Holland and team owner Chris Ilitch have had zero discussion about Holland’s…

There is nothing I am more proud of in the 15 years since I started this website from scratch with no budget or infrastructure than influencing the minds of Detroit sports fans regarding the fraud that is Red Wings GM Ken Holland. (more…)

Acquaintances always ask me which holiday my wife and I celebrate during this festive season. This occurs because I was raised a Jew -- but am now an atheist -- and Melissa Muss was brought up in the Christian faith. We exchange gifts at this time of year, but with…