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Addition by subtraction the formula for success?
Despite a lot of speculation – some of it founded, some of it incredibly ridiculous, such as the rumor of Brad Stuart going to New York – it was a relatively quiet day on the trade front for the Red Wings and general manager Ken Holland. The only deal the Wings made was to ship Mike Commodore to Tampa Bay for essentially nothing, acquiring a conditional 7th round pick in return. … Read entire article »
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Red Wings re-acquire Quincey
Kyle Quincey was lost in a numbers crunch as a 23-year-old defenseman, but is a player I have always liked. He was claimed off waivers on Oct. 13, 2008 by the Los Angeles Kings and went on to have a career season posting 38 points. He has been traded to Tampa Bay for Detroit’s first round pick. … Read entire article »
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Trade Deadline Preview
The NHL’s Trade Deadline is little more than a month away. At the time of this post, the Wings hold a one-point lead in the NHL standings on the New York Rangers for first place overall. They could bump that lead to 3 points with a win tonight over the struggling Montreal Canadiens. So do the Wings really need to make a move at the deadline to have a legitimate shot at the Cup this year? No, not … Read entire article »
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Draft Day Forecast
The day is finally upon us… If you’re a frequent reader of this blog, you should know by now how excited I am for the draft to get underway at 7pm EST tonight. The Wings hold the 24th pick in the draft, and every eligible player in the room holds the hope of hearing their name called at some point tonight. A lifetime of hard work, sacrifice and dedication has built them up to this point, where they are nearly ready to begin their journey as professional hockey players. But the draft isn’t the only thing brewing this evening. Kicked off by a frenzied day of trading by the Flyers, and a couple of other teams attempting to make deals, today should be chock full of excitement. Follow after the jump while I … Read entire article »
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Flyers, Wings Trade Partners?
We are just over three weeks away from the start of free agency, when all of the teams that were unsuccessful in their bid to capture the Stanley Cup try to improve their team for the following season, and the team that was successful tries to keep it’s group intact. … Read entire article »
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Red Wings Off-season Preview: Forwards
Quickly, name what’s wrong with the Red Wings forwards! They are too old right? Not physical enough? Too slow? Whether or not you believe that or not, that is the general belief about the Red Wings forwards and style of play in general. My goal is to change those stereotypes by identifying some free agents the Wings should target this summer. … Read entire article »
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Trade Coverage, the Final Hour
The last hour for GM’s to upgrade their teams is here, let’s see what gets done by 3 pm! … Read entire article »
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Trade Deadline Coverage 1 pm – 2 pm
The Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche made a minor league deal just now. Trade: To Edmonton: Kevin Montgomery To Colorado: Shawn Belle **** Trade: To Florida Panthers: Sergei Samsonov To Carolina Hurricanes: Bryan Allen Analysis: Panthers are now really young on the blue line after getting rid of McCabe, Wideman and now Allen. They might not be done for the day, because I can’t imagine they want to finish out the season with the 6 guys they have left on D, unless they are tanking for a lottery pick hoping to grab Adam Larsson. The Panthers defense went from a decent unit, to now one that looks like it could be a lot of long nights for Tomas Vokoun. Sulzer-Garrison Kulikov-Weaver Callahan-Ellerby. Yikes. **** Trade: To Chicago Blackhawks: Chris Campoli, Conditional 7th round pick To Ottawa Senators: 2nd round pick and Ryan Potulny Chicago needed to add some … Read entire article »
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Trade Deadline Coverage Noon-1pm
The slow day continues with only one deal, and another juicy rumor during the noon to one pm hour. … Read entire article »
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