Hi everybody, and welcome to Red Wings Rant: Where tirades and impassioned pleas about your Detroit Red Wings finally have a home.

Captain Dylan Larkin finally opens up about the 2024-25 Red Wings season — and he's not holding back. In this episode, we break down Larkin’s honest assessment of how a lack of effort from the front office, specifically GM Steve Yzerman, drained morale in the locker room and left the team struggling to make progress without support. Did Yzerman's quiet trade deadline and roster inaction undermine the team’s playoff push? Are the players losing confidence in the vision? We get into the ripple effect of leadership silence, the cost of complacency, and what this means for the future of the Yzerplan.

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Hi everybody, and welcome to Red Wings Rant: Where tirades and impassioned pleas about your Detroit Red Wings finally have a home.

The Red Wings are about to miss the postseason for the ninth straight year, and with this being Episode 360, we’ve officially gone full circle.

Like the 2016–17 team that kicked off this drought, this year’s squad is heading to the tee box—with a few extra pity points and a lot of déjà vu.

We break down what went wrong again, and why the playoff push fizzled out despite deadline moves and big expectations.

Plus:
🏒 Updates from Sean Shapiro’s latest coverage in Grand Rapids—how are the Griffins performing when it matters most?
👀 Prospect check-in: We’ll share the latest on Nate Danielson, Emmitt Finnie, and Sebastian Cossa.
🚨 Roster watch: Could Axel Sandin-Pellikka or Michael Brandsegg-Nygård join the Red Wings before season’s end?

If you’re still watching, you’re either a masochist or a fan clinging to the rebuild dream. Either way, we’re right there with you.

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The Detroit Red Wings are officially out of the playoff race — and in this episode of Red Wings Rant, we’re pointing the finger at Steve Yzerman’s 2023 free agency decisions. We dig into why Vladimir Tarasenko and Justin Holl didn’t live up to expectations and how those signings may have cost the Wings a chance at postseason hockey. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens just signed Ivan Demidov, continuing their rebuild with purpose and precision. We compare where Montreal is heading versus where Detroit should be, and ask the tough question: what will it take for the Red Wings to build a contender the right way?