All Episodes

Episode 90: Steve Yzerman Steps Down: What It Means for the Red Wings' Future

Episode 89: Leo Carlsson's Offer Sheet Impact on Detroit Red Wings

Episode 88: Red Wings Free Agency Update + 2026 Draft Recap

Episode 87: Trade - A - Palooza, Dylan Larkin Trade Destination and Draft Preview

Episode 86: Red Wings Draft Preview Ft. NHL SiriusXM’s Shane Malloy

Episode 85: Larkin Trade Request Saga Continues + Cossa Trade Rumors

Episode 84: Dylan Larkin Wants Out: Panic In Hockeytown

Episode 83: Former USA Today Hockey Writer Kevin Allen

Episode 82: Draft Misses, Where Holland & Yzerman Went Wrong + Cossa Trade Rumors

Episode 81: Red Wings Player Grades, Organizational Audit & PWHL Arrives In Detroit

Episode 80: Red Wings "Need Better Players" + Yzerman Press Conference Review

Episode 79: Red Wings’ 2025-26 Season Ends In Disappointment + Looking Forward to the Offseason

Episode 78: Making Sense of the Red Wings’ Late-Season Collapse + Impressive Win vs. Philadelphia

Episode 77: Here comes April, Playoff Worthy, Future Core, and Yzerman Madness

Episode 76: Do or Die Time for the Red Wings + Griffins Update

Episode 75: Critical Win vs. Montreal, Rule of 3 & Prospect Updates

Episode 74: Red Wings Injuries & How to Move Forward

Episode 73: Trade Deadline Recap & Larkin Injury

Episode 72: We Are So Back, Red Wings Win & Trade Deadline Preview

Episode 71: Tate McRae, Power Play Woes, Gavin McKenna Allegations & Panarin Heads West

Episode 70: Ben Chiarot, Eye Test vs Analytics and Ring of Honor?

Episode 69: Weekly Recap, Edvinsson Injury and Playoff Run Concerns

Episode 68: Red Wings Recap: Fedorov's Legacy and Trade Talks

Episode 67: Kane's 500th, Fedorov comes home, trade proposals and Mystery Alaska?

Episode 66: Tops in the Atlantic, Simon Says and Olympic rosters.

Episode 65: Road Trip Recap, ASP shines, Berggren moves on

Episode 64: No Hughes For You

Episode 63: Shane Malloy from Sirius XM NHL Radio Talks Quinn Hughes, Superstars on current roster and Alex Debrincat

Episode 62: George Malik and Travis Focht join the show to recap Red Wings' losing streak, Quinn Hughes trade target, John Gibson's struggles and the Grand Rapids Griffins historic start

Episode 61: Ups and Downs with Hockeytown West Podcast, Nate Danielson Arrives plus Griffins Hot Start

Episode 60 : Losing Streak Halted, Goalie Carousel, Nate Danielson Arrives and Travis Focht from HockeyTown West

Episode 59: West Coast Recap, Ugly Homecoming & Nick Harrington from Hockeytown West Podcast

Episode 58: Taking Stock of the 2025-26 Red Wings After 10 Games

Episode 57: Red Wings Harsh Reality Hits Hard After Rough Week

Episode 56: Red Wings Win 3 Straight vs. Atlantic Division Rivals

Episode 55: Good Vibes Gone Bad, Home Opener Recap & Are The Kids Really Alright?

Episode 54: Projected Red Wings Lineup, Bold Predictions & Preseason Takeaways

Episode 53: Red Wings Open Preseason With 2 Wins + Roster Predictions

Episode 52: The Flying Octopus Podcast x Hockeytown West Podcast

Episode 51: Interview with Red Wings radio play-by-play announcer Ken Kal

Episode 50: Interview with former NHL goaltender Brent Johnson.

Episode 49: Keith Gave Interview & Red Wings Retire Sergei Fedorov’s No. 91

Episode 48: Red Wings’ Olympic Hopefuls, Oilers Trade Rumor & Datsyuk Interview

Episode 47: Red Wings’ Next Contention Window, Mason McTavish Rumor & More

Episode 46: Red Wings Summer 2025 Prospect Rankings & Tiers

Episode 45: John Gibson Analysis ft. Doug Stolhand from the Puck Podcast + Remaining Offseason Moves

Episode 44: Did the Red Wings Improve Compared to 2024-25? + Erik Karlsson Rumors & More

Episode 43: Day 1 of Free Agency, Gibson Trade, Detroit’s 2025 Draft Class & Much More

Episode 42: 7 - Round Red Wings Mock Draft, Radim Mrtka Prospect Profile & More

Episode 41: The Flying Octopus Podcast - 2025 NHL Draft Preview with Shane Malloy from SiriusXM NHL Network Radio

Episode 40: Dueling Mock Offseasons for the Red Wings + Roger McQueen Prospect Profile

Episode 39: Red Wings Contract Projections: Kane Berggren, Soderblom, Johansson + Cole Reschny Prospect Profile

Episode 38: Red Wings Trade Targets, Dmitri Buchelnikov & Victor Eklund Prospect Profile

Episode 37: Hockeytown West joins The Flying Octopus to talk Walleye, Griffins and much more!

Episode 36: Mitch-a-Palooza, Bold Offseason Moves & Justin Carbonneau Prospect Profile

Episode 35: Detroit’s Goaltending, Ken Holland is Back & Kashawn Aitcheson Prospect Profile

Episode 34: Detroit’s Divergent Special Teams, Kane + Kasper + Tarasenko Evaluations & Carter Bear Prospect Profile

Episode 33: Dissecting Detroit’s Defense, Seider + Edvinsson + Chiarot Evaluations & Jackson Smith Draft Prospect Profile

Episode 32: Analyzing Detroit’s Offense, Larkin + Raymond + DeBrincat Evaluations & Jake O’Brien Draft Prospect Profile

Episode 31: Red Wings Close Out 2024-25, Key Takeaways & Looking Ahead to a Pivotal Offseason

Episode 30: Red Wings’ Playoff Hopes Fizzle Out, Prospect Updates & Ovechkin’s Impact On the NHL

Episode 29: Red Wings Enter April In the D, Realizing the Progress Made & Trey Augustine

Episode 28: Red Wings On the Brink, Fixing the Goal-Scoring Woes & More

Episode 27: Red Wings On the Brink, Fixing the Goal-Scoring Woes & More

Episode 26: Red Wings (Finally) Win, Marco Kasper’s Emergence, Jonatan Berggren’s Future & More

Episode 25: Red Wings Trade Deadline Recap

The Flying Octopus : Episode 24 - Wings Blue Jackets Recap, Trade Targets, Copp Injury and much more.

Episode 23: Red Wings Return to Playoff Chase as 4 Nations Face-Off Wraps Up

Episode 22: Impact of Red Wings’ 4-Game Road Trip Sweep + Roster Analysis Heading Into the Trade Deadline

Episode 21: Red Wings Trade Deadline Preview: Organization Overview, Mock Trades & More

Episode 20: Red Wings’ Statement Win vs. Montreal, Soderblom Shines & Detroit’s Quarter-Century Team Unveiled

Episode 19: Red Wings Rebound vs. Florida, Red-Hot Power Play & Stadium Series Jerseys Unveiled

Episode 18: Red Wings’ Top Players Taking Charge, Dylan Cozens Rumor & Marco Kasper’s New Role

Episode 17: Red Wings Win 3 Straight, Todd McLellan’s Impact & Joe Veleno’s Stock Rising

Episode 16: Red Wings Fire Lalonde, Hire McLellan & World Juniors Update

Episode 15: The Flying Octopus - Everything Is Gonna Be Alright

Episode 14: Tension Mounting in Hockeytown

Episode 13: Change Needed In Hockeytown

Episode 12: The Flying Octopus - Red Wings Rebound vs. Islanders, What’s Still Missing & Salary Cap Updates

Episode Title: Episode 11: Red Wings’ West Coast Road Trip, Roberto Luongo & Jersey Giveaway

Episode 10: The Flying Octopus - Two Wins, Edvinsson & Seider Dominating & Contest Announcement

Episode 09: The Flying Octopus: Panic In Hockeytown

Episode 08: The Flying Octopus Podcast – Red Wings’ Bend-But-Don’t-Break Defense & Divergent Special Teams

Episode 07: The Flying Octopus - Red Wings' Lackluster Effort & Evan is Panicking

Episode 06: The Flying Octopus - Opening Night Not Fun Times

Episode 05: The Flying Octopus - Roster Construction

Episode 04: The Flying Octopus - Training Camp Battles, Goal Songs and Baseball?

The Flying Octopus Episode 3: Raymond Seider Contracts and George Malik

Episode 02: The Flying Octopus - Prospect Games, Trey Augustine and Sales Funnels

Episode 01: The Flying Octopus - "A New Era"