Red Wings trade for Petr Mrazek and Craig Smith from Chicago

Red Wings shift focus from trade deadline to getting ‘off the schneid’

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The NHL trade deadline is now over. There’s no need to look at every alert on your phone thinking it might be a huge trade and simply concentrate on the sprint to the regular-season finish line. For the Red Wings, Friday’s deadline saw general manager Steve Yzerman trade forward Joe Veleno to Chicago for forward Craig Smith and goaltender Petr Mrazek. It was a modest trade made to patch some holes that have sprouted in the Win…

What Red Wings’ trade for Petr Mrazek means for Sebastian Cossa

Sebastian Cossa has made steady progress in each of the past two seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins and was an AHL All-Star this year. But it seems the Detroit Red Wings don’t believe he’ll be NHL-ready next season.

Red Wings deal F Joe Veleno to Blackhawks for 2 veteran players

The Chicago Blackhawks acquired forward Joe Veleno from the Detroit Red Wings on Friday in exchange for two well-traveled veterans, goaltender Petr Mrazek and forward Craig Smith.

Red Wings trade for Petr Mrazek and Craig Smith from Chicago

The Red Wings have traded for Craig Smith and Petr Mrazek from the Chicago Blackhawks, and in return, Chicago gets Joe Valeno.

Blackhawks trade Petr Mrazek, Craig Smith to Red Wings for Joe Veleno

Petr Mrazek won't have to endure six uncomfortable weeks on the sidelines of the Blackhawks' goalie rotation, after all.The Hawks traded Mrazek and veteran forward Craig Smith to the Red Wings on Friday — less than an hour before the NHL trade deadline — for younger forward Joe Veleno.It seems like a smart move for Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson, who not only does right by Mrazek but also converts a 35-year-old pending free agent into a 25-…

New Blackhawks center Joe Veleno hopes to show there’s ‘more to my game’ than Red Wings saw

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Center Joe Veleno suspected a trade might be in the works when Red Wings coach Todd McLellan met his eyes but didn’t talk with him after making him a healthy scratch Thursday. His hunch proved to be correct when he was awakened from a nap Friday with a call informing him he had been dealt to the Blackhawks for winger Craig Smith and goalie Petr Mrazek. But his anticipation of the news didn’t make the ensuing travel straightfor…