OctoPulse: Taking the pulse of the Red Wings rebuild

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' 4-1 loss in Montreal which all but eliminates them from the playoffs for the ninth straight year and Panthers analyst Bill Lindsay is the interview guest on this episode of the OctoPulse podcast.

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' slim playoff chances after a 2-1 OT loss in St. Louis and ESPN reporter Emily Kaplan is the interview guest on this episode of the OctoPulse podcast.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' 5-2 loss in Denver on Tuesday and Ottawa Sun reporter Bruce Garrioch is the interview guest.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' slim playoff chances with 14 games left in the season and David Legwand is the interview guest.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Joe Veleno trade with the Blackhawks and PWHL defenseman Mellissa Channell-Watkins is the interview guest.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' 5-3 loss against the Blue Jackets in the Stadium Series on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan talks about Saturday's outdoor game in Columbus, the Ville Husso trade to Anaheim and Ducks analyst Brian Hayward is the interview guest.

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan talks about the team's four-game sweep on the western road trip and Sportsnet draft analyst Jason Bukala is the interview guest. Before Christmas, the odds of the Red Wings making the playoffs were less than one percent under coach Derek Lalonde. After Christmas, under new coaches Todd McLellan and Trent Yawney, Detroit has...

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan talks about Dominik Shine's successful NHL debut at age 31 and NHL podcaster Julie Petry is the interview guest. After nine years in the minor leagues, Shine played in Monday's 5-2 win over the L.A. Kings and he'll make this week's road trip which begins Thursday in Edmonton (9 p.m., FDSN, 97.1). "It is a great story," Kulfa...

On this edition of the Detroit Red Wings/Detroit News podcast, Ted Kulfan talks about the Red Wings' mini slide after the seven-game winning and Kraken broadcaster John Forslund is the interview guest.

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the red-hot Red Wings, who have a seven-game winning streak heading into Tuesday's game against San Jose and ex-Wings defenseman Brad Stuart is the interview guest.

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the resurgent Red Wings who are on a four-game winning streak heading into Tuesday's game against Ottawa and broadcaster Kenny Albert is the interview guest.

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings under new coach Todd McLellan and L.A. Kings TV analyst Jim Fox is the interview guest. Fox, a former first-round draft choice who scored his first NHL goal against Detroit goalie Gilles Gilbert in 1980, worked with McLellan in Los Angeles from 2019-2024. "There will be doubt whatsover the way Todd wants things done," Fox said. "That will not be an issue. I...

In this special edition of the OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings firing Derek Lalonde and assistant coach Bob Boughner and replacing them with head coach Todd McLellan and assistant Trent Yawney. Steve Yzerman went back into the team's history and hired McLellan, who was a 41-year-old assistant coach with the Red Wings when they won the Stanley Cup in 2008. Now 57 years o...

In this edition of the OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings after two disappointing losses to the Canadiens and Hall of Famer Mats Sundin is the interview guest.

In this edition of the OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at Sebastian Cossa's successful NHL debut and three-time Cup champion Ken Daneyko is the interview guest.

In this edition of the OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings at the 20-game mark, on pace for 74 points and out of the playoffs for the ninth straight year. He also talks about the unlikely possibility of Steve Yzerman making the third coaching change in the NHL (Bruins fired Jim Montgomery, who replaced Drew Bannister of the Blues on Sunday), the upside of defenseman Jeff Pe...

In this edition of the OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings' offense, which has dropped to third worst in the league from ninth last year. He also talks with Pavel Datsyuk ahead of Monday night's Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony and he previews Detroit's upcoming four-game roadtrip with host Mark Falkner. In addition, Hall of Fame broadcaster Sam Rosen is the interview...

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings (4-5-1) at the 10-game mark and Dylan Larkin's decreased production from last year's fast start.

Ted Kulfan previews the Red Wings' 2024-25 season and Penguins' radio analyst Phil Bourque is the interview guest on the 105th edition of The News' OctoPulse podcast.

Ted Kulfan talks about the Red Wings' veteran roster after free agency and coach Mike Leone is the podcast guest.

Ted Kulfan talks about Jake Walman's trade to San Jose, Pavel Datsyuk joining the Hockey Hall of Fame and Spitfires captain Liam Greentree is the interview guest.

Saginaw Spirit defenseman Zayne Parekh has taken a unique path on his way to the NHL and welcomes his role model status as a player of Indian descent.

Ted Kulfan wraps up the Red Wings' season with his final grades and 6-8 goalie Cooper Black of Alpena is the podcast guest.

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the final seven games of the regular season for the Red Wings and Capitals analyst Craig Laughlin is the special guest.