The Hockey Writers Grind Line of Detroit Red Wings writers Kyle Knopp and Devin Little get together with Keith Gave, author of "The Russian Five" to discuss one good and one bad from the week, the Red Wings' season so far, takeaways from the Florida road trip, the next step in the Yzerplan and Moritz Seider's rookie season.

Then in the second half of the show, Keith discusses his new book "Vlad the Impaler: More Epic Tales From Detroit's '97 Stanley Cup Conquest", why he decided to write it, and the many stories within it about Vladimir Konstantinov, his teammates and more.

Also, stay until the end to find out the details (and the title) of his next book about Women's Hockey.

Time Stamps

1:20 Keith's Thoughts on the Red Wings' 2021-22 Season So Far

4:56 1 Good, 1 Bad From the Past Week

9:30 Takeaways From Florida Road Trip Versus the Lightning and Panthers

13:21 What is the next move in the "Yzerplan"?

18:33 Moritz Seider's Rookie Season

21:20 Why did you want to write "Vlad the Impaler"?

27:48 What made Konstantinov able to embrace both Soviet & Russian styles simultaneously?

30:02 Was there resentment from Irina or Vlad about coming to Detroit after the crash?

32:40 What can we do as fans to support Vlad during this time?

36:17 Keith Reveals the Title of his Next Book!

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