The defending Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings have had a strong playoff year thus far and look to be unbeatable. There does not seem to be any kinks in the red armor they done on their chests. The Chicago Blackhawks would not have an argument with that after they lost the opening game of their Western Conference Final series 5-2 on Sunday afternoon. Detroit seems to be chugging along through the playoffs. Is there anything that can get in their way to stop them from capturing yet another Stanley Cup?Chicago has got to be scratching their heads going into Game 2. The Hawks did a good job shutting down top-liners Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom in Game 1, but they still saw the likes of Johan Franzen, Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary play big roles in the win. This is the strength of the Detroit Red Wings; production from everyone on the squad. If Pavel Datsyuk has a bad game, the team looks to the second line to produce, which they usually answer favorably. Datsyuk h...
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NFL Football Online:
PLAYERS:
Pavel Datsyuk,
Tomas Holmstrom,
Johan Franzen,
Henrik Zetterberg,
Dan Cleary
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings
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