Category: Red Wings
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From The Joe – Friday night recaps
Catching you up on all the excitement from the hockey in the Mitten tonight. By Michael Caples – DETROIT – The Red Wings started the 2011-12 season with five straight wins. The problem is that they haven’t won since. Detroit lost to their rivals from San Jose Friday night 4-2, which extends the Wings’ losing…
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Friday night recaps
Here’s a quick recap of how your favorite Michigan teams did Friday night. The Red Wings continued their perfect start to the season, taking care of the winless Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 at Joe Louis Arena. Valtteri Filppula had three assists – two of which on goals from linemate Johan Franzen – and an empty-net…
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Shopping with the Red Wings
Professional hockey players have to shop too, right? As part of the Red Wings’ “Hockeytown Thanks” tour, Darren Helm and Ty Conklin visited Meijer in Northville to greet patrons, sign autographs, stock candy and even bag some food.
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Wings Insider – “Young Vets” stepping up in big ways
By Dave Waddell – The questions hung over the Detroit Red Wings in unusual numbers this summer with the retirements of defenseman Brian Rafalski, forward Kris Draper and goalie Chris Osgood. It was thousands of games of experience and 10 Stanley Cups suddenly ripped from the line-up to be replaced by promise, hope, but ultimately…
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Who’s the best Red Wing of all-time?: Gordie Howe
By Kevin Allen – Gordie Howe has to be the greatest Detroit Red Wings player of all-time because he is the greatest NHL player of all-time. There is ample testimony and evidence to support that verdict, starting with the fact that his nickname is Mr. Hockey. Going back to the 1940s, Howe’s name was synonymous…
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Who’s the best Red Wing of all-Time?: Steve Yzerman
By Darren Eliot – It is so difficult to compare players from different generations and definitely say “who was better.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m not shying away from my stance that Steve Yzerman is the greatest Red Wing ever. It’s just that there needs to be context to differentiate the buddy debates over beers…
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Who’s the best Red Wing of all-time?: Nicklas Lidstrom
By Michael Caples – You know how Detroit Red Wings employees refer to Nicklas Lidstrom? They call him the “perfect human being.” Niklas Kronwall mentioned the nickname to Pierre LeBrun of ESPN in December 2010, while LeBrun was working on a piece very similar to what I’m arguing against my friends Darren Eliot and Kevin…
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Strong second period propels Wings
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – The Red Wings fired 24 shots in the second period of their game against the Vancouver Canucks. In that time frame, they recorded two goals – more than enough for Jimmy Howard to work with. The Wings’ goaltender picked up his first shutout of the season to help the…
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That old “full 60 minutes” saying
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – The Wings posted five goals in the first 43:12 of the 2011-12 season. However, in the post-game locker room interviews, all the talk was about the classic sports phrase – “We gotta play a full 60 minutes”. Detroit picked up a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators in their…
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Wings Insider – Filppula adjusts to life on the left wing
By Dave Waddell – The pre-season is for tinkering, but one experiment that will survive into the regular season is the shifting of center Valtteri Filppula to left wing. Filppula has been flanking center Henrik Zetterberg on a line that also includes Johan Franzen and has responded with two goals and six points in four…