RED WINGS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Video: Kronwall Punishes Saulietis

Sweden finished Preliminary Round play at the World Championships with a 4-0 win over Latvia, and finished the round with six wins and second in their pool behind Russia. During the second period of the Swede's game against Latvia, Swedish defense-man, Niklas Kronwall, unleashed his token hip/back/shoulder check along the boards on Kaspars Saulietis.The hit is very similar to...
Via The Sin Bin Sports Blog  |  32 minutes ago
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Kronwalling:Niklas Kronwall hits Kaspars Saulietis, very hard

Kronwalled: Detroit Red Wing Niklas Kronwall is playing in the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship for Sweden. Yesterday, he smashed Latvia's Kaspars Saulietis. Every time you check twitter or... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com
Via Bob's Blitz  |  2 hours ago
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Wings could use defense help

It's obvious that the Detroit Red Wings need to make a few changes in the upcoming months. How big or how little the changes should be varies from fan to fan. One rumor seems to be fairly certain: the Red Wings are going to make a hard push for defenseman Ryan Suter.With Brad Stuart 95% likely to leave for a team on the West Coast and the probability of Nicklas Lidstrom's...
Via Red Light District Hockey  |  20 hours ago
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Filppula stars at Worlds and on video

The Red Wings' season is over, but forward Valtteri Filppula continues to make news on and off the ice. Filppula, playing for Finland in the World Hockey Championships, had two goals and two assists in Monday's victory over Kazakhstan. He's also featured in a viral Nike advertisement that was posted on the YouTube channel BreakTheSpell2012 on May 10. The video -- which...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  1 day ago
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Sergei Federov to become GM of Russian hockey club

According to a report in Sovetsky Sport, former Detroit Red Wing star Sergei Federov will retire from the game of hockey and concentrate on being a general manager for CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League. Federov will play in one more game before assuming the duties of general manager next season. "It's a great possibility that CSKA's first home game of...
Via Just Sports And Just Us  |  2 days ago
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Franzen breaks nose at Worlds

Things got pretty rough for Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen at the hockey World Championships. Playing for his native Sweden Franzen took a pretty hard cross-check as his country was getting routed by the Russians. The cross-check led to his nose being broken which came with a pretty good amount of blood loss. Wings general manager Ken Holland, who is in Helsinki to take...
Via My Sports Rumors  |  4 days ago
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Bruins 1-0 Win Over Lightning, Red Wings 1950 Stanley Cup Clincher Among Top Game 7s in NHL History

There's nothing better in sports than the seventh game of an NHL playoff series. The intensity and anxiety created when both teams are facing elimination is unsurpassed. That point was driven home with three thrilling Game 7s in the opening round this year. All three were decided by a single goal, with the Rangers squeaking by eighth-seeded Ottawa in regulation, Washington needing...
Via NESN.com  |  5 days ago
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More from Red Wings GM Ken Holland abot Nicklas Lidstrom…and Brad Stuart

ESPN’s Pierre LeBrun spoke to Red Wings GM Ken Holland about the same subject that the Free Press’s Helene St. James broached in asking about a timeline for Nicklas Lidstrom’s decision as to whether he’ll continue playing, and LeBrun also asked Holland about Brad Stuart’s future in his “rumblings” column: “I don’t really need...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  5 days ago
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Red Wings GM Ken Holland weighs in on Lidstrom and free agency via St. James

The most difficult part of being a Red Wings blogger during the “summer” is that you never know when a particularly intriguing story will hit the interweb, and especially when your team has a dozen players committing semi-blasphemy in some fans’ eyes, and back over on this side of the Atlantic, Danny Cleary just had knee surgery, and we’re all sitting on our...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  6 days ago
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Red Wings early overnight report: on the Wings’ Worlds play as a senstive subject (and Suter)

The Detroit Red Wings’ participants at the World Championships that played on Wednesday—Kyle Quincey, Tomas Tatar, Johan Franzen, Calle Jarnkrok, Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg—all won their games, and that’s becoming particularly important as we reach the one-week mark. The top four finishers in the Helsinki and Stockholm-based groups will advance...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  6 days ago
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Mark Spizzirri: Red Wings roster review: Forwards

After having an extended break to let the dust settle following another disappointing playoff performance by the Detroit Red Wings, it is time to evaluate the roster and determine what the future holds moving forward for Ken Holland, Jim Nill and the Red Wing braintrust. Today, we will focus on the forward group. FORWARDS Justin Abdelkader: RFA Prognosis: The...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  6 days ago
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Questions loom for Red Wings long offseason plans

For three consecutive postseasons, the Detroit Red Wings have been bounced early from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The pieces have been in place for those three seasons with minute changes to each blueprint. And with each elimination has sparked an outcry to abandon the blueprint that made the Red Wings the most successful sports team of the modern era. Despite what one might think...
Via Detroit Sports 360  |  8 days ago
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Detroit Red Wings: Exploring the Cupboards

Ryan Sproul rips one of his heavy shots during rookie camp last year. By Rhys Richards (@RREsq) The Detroit Red Wings face several potential changes this off-season. While the organization waits for Nicklas Lidstrom’s decision to return and considers signing some players in free agency, Detroit should be comfortable as it assesses its new found depth. Recently, one of Detroitâ...
Via The Hockey Guys  |  8 days ago
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What do the Red Wings need to fix?

After going out in the first round after just five games, the Detroit Red Wings have raised a fair amount of eyebrows by fans and the media alike. One main question looms: What do they need to fix? Is it minor tweaks, an addition here, a subtraction there? Or is it a complete overhaul?One thing is for certain, the Red Wings will be shopping around for a top four defenseman to fill...
Via Red Light District Hockey  |  13 days ago
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Regner: Filppula, Hudler must step up for Wings

DETROIT You can spin it any way you want and maybe a tenth of a second would have made the difference. But, until the Red Wings start on time, stay out of the penalty box and receive a goal or two from Valtteri Filppula and Jiri Hudler, time may not really matter. A slow start, an early power play goal, and a lack of production from two of Detroits top goal scorers resulted in...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  April 15, 2012
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