BRENDAN SMITH RUMORS
Wings thrive in lengthy penalty kill
DETROIT -- In the playoffs, you have to keep your shifts short -- unless you can't.
The Detroit Red Wings found that out the hard way early in the second period of Monday night's 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Defenseman Brendan Smith took a holding penalty, so the Wings' penalty killers headed out -- and seemingly never came back off the ice.
Despite killing...
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Red Wings beat 'Hawks, even series
CHICAGO (AP) -- Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series.
It was a strong response by the Red Wings after Chicago handled them easily in the series opener, 4-1.
Just as the Blackhawks did in Game 1, Detroit took control in the second...
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Red Wings-Blackhawks Game 2 quick take: no handshake line as Wings assert selves
The Detroit Red Wings just turned the table on the Chicago Blackhawks, who were supposed to absolutely steamroll the Wings, delivering a puck possession clinic of their own in a 4-1 victory that evens the series 1-1 and at least ensures a fifth game.
From start to finish...Well, save the first shift of every period...The Wings played at least solid hockey, and after the inevitable...
Brendan Smith Scores Game-Winner in Game 2 Off Henrik Zetterberg Pass: Video
Brendan Smith might have been the goat of the Detroit Red Wings’ Game 1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. The young defenseman redeemed himself in a big way on Saturday, playing a solid game in his own end and netting the eventual game-winner.
With the Wings and Blackhawks tied at one late in the second period (and the Wings controlling the play), Smith jumped into the rush and...
Red Wings bounce back with 4-1 win over Blackhawks
CHICAGO (AP) -- Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series. It was a strong response by the Red Wings after Chicago handled them easily in the series opener, 4-1. Just as the Blackhawks did in Game 1, Detroit took control in the second...
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Wings' Smith looks for redemption in Game 2
DETROIT Brendan Smith heard about all that criticism of him following the Detroit Red Wings series-opening loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Nobody took more heat from analysts, sports-talk hosts and fans than the 24-year-old rookie defenseman.
A few buddies told me it was all over Twitter, Smith said following Fridays practice at Joe Louis Arena. It doesnt really faze me very much...
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Red Wings make long trip back to Detroit
Red Wings fans propping their eyes open Thursday after staying up late for yet another overtime game on the West Coast are ready for realignment.
Next season the Wings finally make their long-anticipated move to the Eastern Conference, meaning they won't have to make these cross-country trips back and forth -- unless it's in the Stanley Cup Finals.
"The toughest thing...
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Brendan Smith Fights Derek McKenzie: Video
Earlier this season, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Derek McKenzie sidelined Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brendan Smith for 11 games with a hard hit that injured Smith’s shoulder. Sunday, Smith got a bit of payback.
After the two again came together in Detroit’s zone during a 3-2 Columbus shootout win, Smith and McKenzie then dropped the gloves with about 15 minutes left in the...
Red Wings Sunday afternoon news: on Smith and Brunner
The Detroit Red Wings are recharging their batteries after wrapping up their second of 12 sets of back-to-back games in the form of a 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
The Wings will play 13 more times over the course of February's final 24 days, with 4 games over the course of 6 nights scheduled for this upcoming week and next weekend, so the Wings rather...
How Brendan Smith Became the Most Important Player on the Detroit Red Wings.
Guest Post By Franklin Steele:
Brendan Smith's first season as a full-time Detroit Red Wing was not supposed to start like this.
Then again, this entire squad's opening weekend went like something taken from the middle pages of a Disney sports movie script... tragedy befalls our intrepid heroes! How will they respond to the adversity?
After losing Nicklas...
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