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Talking with: Brendan Smith (plus a guest appearance by Logan Pyett)
The Grand Rapids Griffins blew a 5-3 third period lead in their final home game of the season tonight. Adding insult to injury, the loss eliminated them from playoff contention. Despite the disappointing result, our prospects were plenty classy in defeat and were very generous with their time. … Read entire article »
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Some Preseason Thoughts
I was in attendance last night for the Wings preseason home opener, which aside from the highlights NHL.com makes available, seems to be the only way to catch a preseason game right now. In lieu of a full on game recap, I thought I would offer some pluses and minuses from the game. I asked before the game if there was anyone in particular that the fans wanted to know a little more about, so let’s start … Read entire article »
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Red Wings Qualify RFAs; Re-Sign Logan Pyett
The Red Wings extended qualifying offers to four of their restricted free agents, meaning they will retain their rights. Other teams are able to sign them to offer sheets, which Detroit then has the option of matching. … Read entire article »
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Red Wings Off-season Preview: Defense
This is the second installment of a three part series where I will look at the three segments of the Wings roster, and what moves they might make in the off-season to shape their lineup. On Saturday, I walked you through the potential candidates to become Jimmy Howard’s understudy. Today, the defense is under the microscope. … Read entire article »
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Roster Decisions on the Horizon – Forwards
The other day, I talked about how Ken Holland had some decisions to make regarding some of his prospects and their upcoming waiver eligibility. I determined that of the two defensemen who will be losing their waiver exempt status, Logan Pyett and Sergei Kolosov, that Pyett was the more likely of the two to be on the Wings opening day roster for 2011-2012. Now, let’s look at the forwards who are in the same boat. … Read entire article »
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Roster Decisions On the Horizon for Ken Holland – Defense
This season, the Wings were forced into an uncomfortable situation with two of their young prospects. Mattias Ritola and Jakub Kindl were both out of minor league options, meaning that in order to be returned to the AHL, they had to clear waivers. Neither was necessarily kicking the door down to be brought up to the big leagues, but they were given a shot to win a job in training camp in September since it was their last chance to make it. … Read entire article »
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Two More Years of Mursak!
The Detroit Red Wings have resigned forward Jan Mursak to a two year contract extension, as initially reported by MLive’s Ansar Khan. … Read entire article »
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