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As the season winds down, we’re gearing up to begin the second Facebook vote to determine the favorite nickname submission from throughout the year. Just like last year, the winner will get a t-shirt of his or her choosing. We have forty semi-finalists, divided into four groups of ten. The top two finishers in each […]
On Sunday afternoon, the Wings needed a shootout to defeat the Florida Panthers 2-1. They played most of the third and overtime with only five defensemen after Kyle Quincey was ejected for an elbow to the head of Tomas Kopecky. He received a five-minute major and an additional ten minute misconduct. The National Hockey League […]
Obviously, we’re not strangers to the grass-roots efforts ’round these parts. Having proudly been involved in both H2H’s and the surprising success of Operation: Curly Fries, we’ve seen first-hand what a motivated community can do, and the great lengths to which it’ll go to ensure one of their own feels right at home: whether that’s […]
(Let’s see if I can get this to post correctly this time.) I’ve managed to find some free time (shocking), and I’ve been meaning to experiment with something completely digital. So here’s a couple of caricatures of a few forwards. I’d like to do some more, but we’ll see if time frees up.
A bevy of quick updates — despite Coach Babcock’s insistence that “anyone who can’t play Wednesday can’t play Friday,” the Red Wings will turn to Jimmy Howard to start tonight’s game against the Nashville Predators. There goes my thought that they’d be concerned he’d get run against the likely first-round opponent. Perhaps Ty Conklin’s less-than-inspiring (SURPRISE!) performance against the […]
Per Ansar Khan, both Johan Franzen and Jonathan Ericsson are healthy enough to return to action tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Franzen had missed the previous five with back spasms. Ericsson has missed 13 since fracturing his wrist against Colorado on February 25th. Jakub Kindl will be a healthy scratch (remember those?) on the […]
The American Hockey League provides some excellent opportunities for their NHL counterparts’ cupboard of prospects. Not only is it the top developmental league in the world — and provides the springboard for so many future NHLers — it allows for players to sign professional and amateur tryouts at the end of the season (or at […]
On Sunday morning, the Red Wings announced the signing of a pair of defensemen drafted this past June. Ryan Sproul, of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL, and Xavier Ouellet, of the Montreal Juniors of the QMJHL, have signed three-year entry-level deals. The team had until June of 2013 to get them under […]
The Wings’ late round draft record is no secret. They unearth gems like Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, and Tomas Holmstrom in the sixth, seventh, and tenth rounds — respectively. We’re reminded of that fact every few days, particularly when we’re stuck watching an opponent’s feed on Center Ice. In June of 2008, fresh off of […]
Thanks to the excellent work done by MLive’s Ansar Khan and The Detroit News’ Ted Kulfan at today’s morning skate, we have a clearer picture of the injury situation as the season very quickly winds down. First, the good news. It sounds like Jakub Kindl is ready to return to active duty tomorrow night against […]