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The Gradient of Failure

During the vicious rout at the hands of the Washington Capitals, Matt Saler from On The Wings coined the term “gradients of failure,” specifically in reference to performance on the power play. The term was too good to languish in Twitter archives. After some discussion and development, and a lot of time with Photoshop, we’re […]

Nananananana…

This comes about as a collaboration between myself and J.J. from Kansas over at Winging It At Motown. Neither of us can believe that no one had really thought of this before.

Best Friends

If you’re following our players and prospects on Twitter, you’ve been watching Smith and Emmerton (and sometimes my good pal Commodore) tweet at each other. After their flight to Minnesota, its become evident that Smith and Emmerton are pretty close friends.

Mispronunciations

Look, announcers, we understand that players have foreign and strange last names (except somehow everyone manages to get “Toews” correct.) But sometimes these mispronunciations are just atrocious, nearly Dr. Seussian in severity.

Commie’s Mantra

I apologize for my absence here, I’ve been busy working on other projects. But I owe our new additions to the Wings a bit of time. If anyone follows Mike Commodore on Twitter, you know he’s a personable guy. He also has a motto that reminds you of a certain beer commercial.

Selling Out

If you’ve ever wanted some original Stevie Roxelle artwork to help you brag about your awesome hockey team, here’s your chance. I’m selling my first print here, and no surprise, it features our favorite speed demon. Here’s a preview:  Head over and check it out. And keep an eye out, I might be making a […]

A Couple of Ugly Mugs

Apologies again for non-Red Wings art. There are some “fascinating-looking” hockey players out there, and I wanted to take a shot at a pair I’ve had to look at a lot lately.

Straight Out of the 70’s

I freely admit this isn’t Red Wings art, but it does have to do with the Lightning. Not only has this team garnered a soft with Wings fans due to their GM being Stevie Y, but they booted the much-despised Penguins last night. In honor of that, I’d like to share my appreciation for Ryan […]

Easter at Casa Draper

In this Detroit Free Press article, Draper mentioned inviting Helm and Abdelkader over for an egg hunt today. With the intensity of our young forwards, I don’t think it would have gone as well as Drapes would have hoped. Happy Easter, everyone!