It’s been quite some time since we checked in with Detroit Lions fans regarding their opinion of general manager Brad Holmes. The last time we polled our audience was almost exactly a year ago, following the team’s 2025 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, those poll results were lost to time (and a migration to a new content management system at SB Nation).
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The Detroit Red Wings added another two points to their record as they broke through on their arctic road trip.
J.T. Compher had two goals as the Wings feasted in their final stop on a three-game trip, winning, 5-1, on Saturday, Jan. 24, at Canada Life Centre against the lowly Winnipeg Jets.
Patrick Kane earned an assist on Alex DeBrincat’s empty-net goal in the third period to reach 1,373 career points, two shy of passing metro-Detroit native (and former Red Wing) Mike Modano for most NHL points by a U.S.-born player.
Kane would have tied Modano with the assist to DeBrincat, had he held onto an assist he was credited with on Compher’s first goal. Kane touched the puck behind the net, but lost control and Jets forward Mark Schiefele kicked it before losing control to Andrew Copp, who delivered an assist on the goal that tied the game. During a review during the second intermission, the assist was taken away from Kane on the change of possession.
Red Wings playoff chase
The win puts the Wings (32-16-5) alone atop the Atlantic Division with 69 points, two up on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who lost on Saturday night. (The Lightning have played three fewer games, however.) The Wings are also tied with the Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes (who also won Saturday) for first place in the East, though the ’Canes have played one fewer game.
Next up, the Wings return to Detroit for their final three home games before the Olympic break next month. The first visitor: the Los Angeles Kings, who are fighting for a wild-card spot in the Western Conference, on Tuesday (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Detroit Extra).
Ice and fire for Wings
The Wings went 2-0-1 on a frozen tundra trip that began with an 2-1 overtime victory at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday and was followed by an 4-3 overtime loss at the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
Winnipeg’s Cole Koepke scored first Saturday, but the Wings answered with two goals from Compher, one in the second period and the next two minutes into the third period. Lucas Raymond added his 19th goal of the season near the midpoint of the second period, on a shot which bounced off the crossbar and off the back of goalie Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce), and DeBrincat notched his 27th goal of the season into an empty net in the final two minutes of the game. Marco Kasper finished the scoring with his fourth goal of the season with 1:17 to play.
Saturday’s win gives the Wings seven points in their past four outings, with eight wins in 10 games.
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After a beautiful end to the week on Friday with sunshine and a little cloud cover, with warmer temperatures moving into the region as well, some of us are waking up to some patchy dense fog on Saturday morning. Some places south of M-59 are seeing reduced visibilities down to around a mile. If you do run into some patchy dense fog, be sure to use your low beams.
That warming trend continues into the start of the weekend on Saturday, but it also brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Another cold front will work through the region by Saturday afternoon and early Saturday evening and that will bring our thunderstorm chance. High temperature is warming into low 70s by Saturday afternoon.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the region under a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) on our severe weather scale for the start of the weekend. Gusty winds and hail are the primary threats as we work through the start of the weekend, but this will not be a widespread threat for severe thunderstorms.
Behind that cold front for the end of the weekend on Sunday, we will keep a mixture of sunshine and clouds into the forecast. High temperatures running about 10 to 15° cooler to end the weekend. Expect high to warm into the upper 50s to lower 60s by Sunday afternoon.
Drier weather sticks around for the start of next week, before another chance of rain moves into the region by the time we get to Tuesday. The cooler-than-average temperatures will continue into the start of next week as well. Expect high temperatures to remain in the 50s for Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature start to warm up by the middle of next week, and Drier weather moves back in by Wednesday behind another cold front moving into the region. Expect high temperatures into the lower 60s on Wednesday to warm into the upper 60s by the time we get to Thursday. Above average temperatures move back into the region as we look ahead into the end of the week, expect high temperatures back into the lower 70s by the time we get to Friday.
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But as you can see below, Holmes has been an extremely popular figure among Detroit sports fans for pretty much his entire career.
Although, if there was a time when Holmes’ popularity took a hit, it was likely during the 2025 NFL season, when the Lions took their first clear step back since he and Dan Campbell came to town.
Since last year’s data was lost to time, this is a good opportunity to check back in with Lions fans. While Holmes certainly deserves a ton of credit for getting the Lions back to relevancy and helping them produce four consecutive seasons with winning records, there are some serious blemishes on his resumé now. The 2024 NFL Draft class has not lived up to his high standards through two seasons, some of his riskiest picks over the last few years have all failed to pay off, and last year’s roster just wasn’t good enough to withstand the injuries.
But Holmes is also coming off a very crowd-pleasing draft. Detroit addressed their two biggest needs with their first two selections, and there were no crazy head-scratching picks or expensive trade ups. Many have categorized his latest draft as “back to business as usual,” which could have some fans he lost back on his side.
However, that is all up to you. Vote on your thoughts about Holmes’ time in Detroit below, and share your extended thoughts in the comment section at the bottom of the page.
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