FINAL SCORE 2-1 Sharks SERIES STATUS 2-0 Sharks TIDBITS :: The first period was played almost entirely by special teams. The Red Wings had the first power play opportunity, and it must have shared a fork with the penalty kill over the weekend — because it was as punchless an advantage as one could imagine. […]

GOIN’ THROUGH THE MOTIONS The Red Wings and Sharks gear up for Game 2 in San Jose less than 48 hours after the Winged Wheelers dropped an overtime decision, with the help of some chintzy officiating. Here’s hoping the refs are a little more hesitant to blow the damn whistle, and keeps the penalty kill unit […]

FINAL SCORE 2-1 Sharks, OT SERIES STATUS 1-0 Sharks TIDBITS :: During the first Red Wings power play, I remarked to Chris Hollis that whoever scores the first goal in this game will win the series. Kind of an outrageous claim to make two minutes into Game 1, but I think there’s some merit to […]

WHAT’S ALL THIS THEN?! After the first off-season of the summer, the Red Wings finally get back to business — and, like Malik says, this time it’s personal. They’ll have a chance to redeem themselves against the team that bounced them from the post-season last go-around, and they’re not sliding into this one after a […]

Final (Hi Mr. P!) Red Wings 6, Coyotes 3 (Red Wings win series 4-0) Thoughts I always find it difficult to write about a game that played out pretty much the way you thought it would. No, I’m not trying to claim clairvoyance or anything along those lines. Rather, it’s a matter of understanding the […]

WHAT’S ALL THIS THEN? It’s all on the line for Phoenix tonight, as the Wings look to eliminate them from both the 2011 NHL Playoffs and (potentially) their current city of inhabitance. The bus to Winnipeg is packed and ready to go. 10:30 Eastern. 7:30 in the desert. TODAY’S SCHEDULE 10:30am local / 1:30pm Eastern […]

FINAL SCORE Red Wings 4-2 SERIES STATUS Detroit leads 3-0 TIDBITS :: The big news before the puck drop was whether or not Johan Franzen would be in the lineup, after skipping practice yesterday and taking it easy at today’s morning skate. Well, Franzen’s less of a man, more of a beast; and not only […]

WHAT’S ALL THIS THEN? The series swings to Arizona, as the Wings and Coyotes play their first of back-to-backs in the desert. The puck drops on Game 3 at 10:30pm in the East. 7:30pm Phoenix time. 9:30 in Winnipeg. TODAY’S SCHEDULE 10:30am local / 1:30pm Eastern :: Coyotes Practice 11:30am local / 2:30pm Eastern :: […]

Final (Hi Mr. P!) Red Wings 4, Coyotes 2 Thoughts I just got back from New York City yesterday. When NYC presents itself as larger than life and having something to do whenever you want to do it, it’s not lying. Up for meetings, around the block for lunch, back for more meetings, off to […]

WHAT’S ALL THIS THEN?! And so it begins… the real season. After 82 games played, 47 wins, 261 goals, and 263 man-games lost to injury, it’s all erased — none of it matters once you’re in the post-season. There are sixteen teams and all of them are 0-0. All of them have the chance to […]