Pin It Henrik Zetterberg (right) said playing teams like Toronto more often will be new and exciting.AP file photo DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings will travel shorter distances, have more road games in their own time zone and rekindle old rivalries when they switch conferences next season. Beyond that, … Continue reading
Pin It Ken Holland on the Red Wings: “We##Q##re trying to get 5 percent better.”AP File Photo If you build it, they will come. Yes, that##Q##s a cheesy line from the movie “Field of Dreams,” but it##Q##s also the strategy of Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland in trying … Continue reading
Chicago Patrick Kane scored his third goal of the game 11:40 into the second overtime period and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the defending champion Los Angeles Kings 4-3 to advance to the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday night. Corey Crawford made 33 saves, and Duncan Keith scored in his … Continue reading
Despite my protests, the NHL has decided to continue the playoffs, even though there##Q##s not a single likable team remaining and everybody whose opinion matters agrees that giving the Stanley Cup to a team as unlikable as these is bad for the brand and for hockey and for America and … Continue reading
Pin It Datsyuk congratulates Seabrook after Game 7. (courtesy of CBC) Now that we are a couple of days removed from a devastating Game 7 overtime loss by the Detroit Red Wings, I can actually look back at the season with my emotions in check. I wanted to write a … Continue reading
[Editor Note: This is Frking awesome, and since it all started with our very own Silent Verbal, I##Q##ll let him explain what it is and why it##Q##s so kick ass.] We wake to a second day of the Red Wings off-season. And yet there is hockey. Yes, though it … Continue reading
In the end, they just weren##Q##t quite good enough. We##Q##ll have plenty of time to dissect what went right and wrong for the Wings this year. Hell, we##Q##ve got months before we need to start looking at what the Wings need to do to get even better. Right now … Continue reading
Pin It The Chicago Blackhawks haven##Q##t won a Game 7 since 1995. They##Q##ve played in only one since then.MLive.com/Tanya Moutzalias The Chicago Blackhawks will be playing just their second Game 7 since 1995 when they host the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday in the Western Conference semifinal deciding game. Prior to … Continue reading
For a while this playoff season, the San Antonio Spurs and the Detroit Red Wings were locked in a battle for supremacy in the “team that wouldn’t go away” category and they were taking this battle quite seriously, despite coming at it from vastly different directions. The Red Wings were … Continue reading
Pin It DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have been plagued by third-period meltdowns during the playoffs, a couple of which they overcame in … Continue reading
