Red Wings Midseason Review and Edvinsson's Heart - Jan. 1st, 2026

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The Detroit Red Wings finished 2025 with a bang, tallying another win and putting the Winged Wheel Podcast in near-unprecedented territory halfway through the season.

Tune in as we open by discussing Detroit's win over Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs, including Simon Edvinsson's unbelievable blocked shots and overtime winner (with an electric LCA crowd and goal call by Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond), his Herb Brooks "Miracle" quote about the bruise on his leg being a long way from the heart, Cam Talbot getting the win and throwing hands, & more (4:35). Next, Todd McLellan's squad's New Year's Eve win over Hellebuyck & the Winnipeg Jets, including Mason Appleton's game winner, Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, and Moritz Seider factoring in, and another win for John Gibson (13:40). We then discuss the best December since 2007 for Steve Yzerman's Detroit Red Wings, their upcoming schedule, the insanely competitive Atlantic Division (Buffalo Sabres winning 10 straight, Tampa Bay Lightning back to form), John Leonard going back down to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins as Patrick Kane returns, & more (18:25).

Next, our midseason Detroit Red Wings review and look ahead to 2026, including the good and the bad from Dylan Larkin, Lucas Ramyond, and Emmitt Finnie, Andrew Copp's resurgence next to Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat, Marco Kasper's need to get going, Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson putting up league-best numbers, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Nate Danielson, and Emmitt Finnie's performances, improved goaltending from Gibson & Talbot, whether playoffs are the expectation for Todd McLellan's group at this point, and trade targets for Steve Yzerman to seek out to bolster the team (29:35).

We then discuss Team USA and Team Canada's Olympic rosters, including snubs like Robertson, DeBrincat, Kane, Fox, Bennett, Bedard, Scheifele, Schaefer, & others, how the teams will fare with their selected players, & more (1:00:35), as well as a look at how Eddie Genborg, Max Plante, Carter Bear, and the rest of the Detroit Red Wings prospects are doing at the World Juniors (1:13:30).

All of that & lots more before we take your questions and comments in our Overtime segment (1:16:00) - enjoy!

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