OctoPulse: Taking the pulse of the Red Wings rebuild

Ep. 135: Should Wings have dealt Edvinsson in Hughes trade?

In this edition of The Detroit News' OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Quinn Hughes trade and Todd McLellan's first full season as coach of the Red Wings. The podcast guest is Phil Osaer, the former head of goaltending scouting and development with the Detroit Red Wings. The 45-year-old Livonia native is now the general manager of Honeybaked Hockey. Honeybaked's U15 team have a 40-7 record with a 27-game winning streak, outscoring the opposition 154-40. They U15s feature six defensemen at least 6 feet tall and are bigger than the Red Wings' defensive corps with 6-foot-6 Simon Edvinsson and 6-3 Moritz Seider. Honeybaked's 6-4 defensemen are New Hudson's Jake LaMontagne, Ann Arbor's Liam Weaver and Russia's Ivan Belikov. Captain Max Lappan from Livonia is 6-2 and leads the team's defensemen in scoring with 71 points in 48 games.

Ep. 134: Wings hit the road for 10 days; Ryan Kennedy interview

In this edition of The Detroit News' OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings (14-11-2) heading out on the longest road trip of the season, beginning Thursday in Columbus.

Ep. 133: First-place Wings in rarefied air; Kannok Leipert interview

In this edition of The Detroit News' OctoPulse podcast, Ted Kulfan takes a look at the first-place Red Wings, who moved into top spot in the Atlantic Division with a 4-2 victory over the Kraken. The podcast interview guest is Grand Rapids defenseman Alex Kannok Leipert, who is trying to become the first player born in Thailand to make the NHL.

Wings bunched up in Atlantic race; Rich Kincaide interview

In this edition of The Detroit News' OctoPulse podcast, Red Wings beat reporter Ted Kulfan takes a look at the team's successful road trip heading into this weekend's centennial celebrations. FanFest starts Thursday at MotorCity Casino and the Wings are home against two Original Six teams, Friday against the Rangers at 7 p.m., and Sunday against the Blackhawks at 1 p.m. We're also counting down the top 100 Red Wings in the last 100 years at detroitnews.com. Tuesday was the top players from 76-100, Wednesday 51-75, Thursday 26-50 and Friday 1-25. The top 10 teams of all-time will be released Saturday. The interview guest is former WJR broadcaster Rich Kincaide, the author of "The Gods of Olympia Stadium: Legends of the Detroit Red Wings".

Red-hot Wings banking points; Jacob Truscott interview

Red Wings beat reporter Ted Kulfan takes a look at the early success of the Red Wings (5-1) heading into Wednesday's game in Buffalo and ex-Wolverines captain Jacob Truscott is the interview guest.