A couple of weeks ago, Detroit News columnist John Niyo wrote his latest "The Red Wings Are a Hot Mess" article and it was pretty on point as usual. But buried in that column was a sentence that largely went unnoticed regarding GM Ken Holland .... "But that’s where all this gets a bit…

It's not a well kept secret that there is very little love lost between forward Andreas Athanasiou and Red Wings' management. The prolonged contract dispute over the summer -- which spilled into the fall -- led to the speedy forward missing the first ten games of the season. Eventually, Athanasiou held his nose, bit…

  For a variety of reasons that I will get to momentarily, I have already made the decision that I will be rooting against the Red Wings from the second the puck is dropped on the upcoming 2017-18 season. From the moment the national anthem concludes at Little Caesars Arena on October…

I have gone out of my way not to write an article regarding the current contract dispute between Andreas Athanasiou and the Red Wings. Not because I don't have a TON to say about the situation, but I would rather wait until AA officially signs in the KHL before going all Moss…

If you ever needed further proof that the dipshits covering the Red Wings are clueless buffoons who offer no insight whatsoever and only live on suggested notes from team management, I am pretty sure I have the smoking gun for you this afternoon. Earlier today, news broke through a Swedish…

There are two types of sports teams to get excited about. One that is currently competing at a championship level, and the other being an organization flush with young prospects that can get your heart racing about the future without the benefit of self-delusion. (more…)

The last thing I want to write -- or the last thing you desire to read -- is another conventional Joff Mess column explaining why Red Wings' GM Ken Holland needs to be fired immediately. I've written that article so many times that I am sick of addressing the situation. If you want to traipse through…

By Jeff Moss DetroitSportsRag@GMail.com January 12, 2017 It was late July of 2015. The Detroit Tigers were only four games out of a Wild Card slot and Justin Verlander -- who had missed the first 2 1/2 months of the season with an injury -- was starting to resemble the old Justin Verlander.…