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Draper’s Retirement Marks the End of an Era
There are certain lines, duos or pairings in sports that transcend the game. Groups of players who mean more than the sum of their parts to the team they represent, and to the fan base they play for. Montana to Rice. Manning to Harrison. Stockton and Malone. Jordan, Pippen and Rodman. The KLM line, the Production Line and the French Connection. For an era of Red Wings fans, the Grind Line was that group. A trio of players whose careers will … Read entire article »
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Incredible Third Period Forces Game 6
That third period of hockey was one for the memory bank. With their season on the line, the Red Wings threw everything they had at the Sharks and came from behind in improbable fashion to send the series back to Motown for Game 6. … Read entire article »
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Zetterberg Good to Go; Who Comes Out?
More good news for Red Wings fans! On Wednesday night, they wrapped up their four game sweep of the 6th seeded Phoenix Coyotes, a series they completed without the services of their leading scorer Henrik Zetterberg. Today, word came down that Zetterberg will miss no more time with his left knee injury. While it still remains to be seen who the Wings will play in Round 2, and when that round will start, the Wings can take comfort in knowing that they’ll have #40 back on the ice. … Read entire article »
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Hawks Take First of Three
There are very few secrets between the Red Wings and Blackhawks. They play each other 6 times a year. They met in the Conference Finals in 2008. Both teams feature players that formerly played for the other side. They will only become more familiar with each other over the next couple of weeks. The Wings wrap up their season with a home and home against Chicago on April 8th and 10th, and as it stands right now would be facing them in the Western Conference Quarterfinals. … Read entire article »
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Furious Finish Falls Short
Despite a frantic end to the game that saw the Red Wings swarming the Canucks net, Roberto Luongo was able to slam the door shut on all but one Wings shot. The NHL’s leading scorer Daniel Sedin added two goals to bring his season total to 40, in a battle of the Western Conference’s top two teams. … Read entire article »
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Better Effort, Same Result
The Wings deserved a better fate in this one. I’m not one to blame the refs for a loss, especially since I am one myself, but they determined the outcome of the game tonight. … Read entire article »
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Eaves out, Wings to recall a Griff?
For all you Red Wings fans that were hoping that by this Saturday we’d get to see what a completely healthy Red Wings forward group looks like…not so fast! Patrick Eaves suffered a leg injury last night when he was delivering a check to a Sharks player and their knees collided. … Read entire article »
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What to do with all these healthy bodies?
Very soon, the Red Wings will have to deal with a problem they’ve barely had to think about for two full seasons. When Brad Stuart, Valtteri Filppula and Mike Modano all return sometime this month (hopefully) the Red Wings will have…*gasp* too many healthy players! … Read entire article »
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Detroit Earns the Sweep
In a rare home and home with the Boston Bruins this weekend, the Detroit Red Wings took home all four points, thanks in large part to the four goals scored by #44. … Read entire article »
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