BLASHILL OUT - May 1st, 2022
Winged Wheel Podcast - A Detroit Red Wings Podcast - A podcast by Winged Wheel Podcast
After 7 seasons, Jeff Blashill is no longer the head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Tune in as we dissect the announcement that Steve Yzerman would not be renewing the contracts of Blashill, assistant coach Doug Houda, or goaltending coach Jeff Salajko - we discuss what went wrong, who could replace Blashill in Hockeytown, & more (4:55). We also talk with Prashanth Iyer and Max Bultman (The Athletic) about the coaching change, go through some likely candidates to step in, & what's next for Yzerman, the #Yzerplan, players like Larkin, Bertuzzi, Seider, & others, & more (39:58)! Finally, we take a look at some news about the SHL transfer agreement & Detroit's Draft Lottery standings (1:16:00) before giving you our 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions (1:25:41). We also take a look at some playoff betting odds (1:38:40) before heading into Overtime - enjoy this monster episode! Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more.