Red Wings at the Worlds Friday, part 2: Swedes lose to diving Russians, Franzen’s nose broken
After Justin Abdelkader registered an assist in Team USA’s 3-2 OT win over Belarus, and Valtteri Filppula’s Finns imploded, dropping a 3-1 lead and losing 5-3 to Canada, I thought I’d take in a star-studded match-up between Sweden and Russia…
And instead, what I watched left me angry as angry can be. Sweden did indeed surrender a 3-1 lead and lose 7-3 to...
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21 days ago
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21 days ago
Red Wings at the Worlds: Abdelkader strong in US OT win; Finland-Canada, Russia-Sweden on tap
As mentioned earlier this morning, the Red Wings’ participants at the World Championships are participating in a very busy day of games in Helsinki and Stockholm. Two games remain on that schedule, with Valtteri Filppula and Finland tangling with Kyle Quincey and Canada at 1:15 PM, and Pavel Datsyuk’s Russians playing in a huge game against Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franzen...
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21 days ago
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21 days ago
Abdelkader Needs To Step It Up
There's already been a lot of talk about how if Detroit's going to succeed, we need guys like Helm and Cleary to shine in the playoffs. “We need to get our third and fourth lines going,'' Babcock said. “That’s why we need Helm back. He seems to be the key to the bottom six. He plugs into the three hole and (Justin Abdelkader) in the four hole. Then, suddenly...
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April 10, 2012
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April 10, 2012
Red Wings-Predators game-day updates: Abdelkader’s back for the inevitable Saturday Music City game
As the Detroit Red Wings prepare to build upon their 4-3 win against Los Angeles when they face off against the Nashville Predators tonight (8 PM EST, FSD/FS Tennessee/97.1 FM/yes, we “spring forward” tonight), it’s pretty easy to become apoplectic trying to follow the Red Wings’ injuries, and this quip from MLive’s Ansar Khan’s Twitter account...
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March 10, 2012
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March 10, 2012
Justin Abdelkader marks 25th birthday on Red Wings' third line
Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader celebrated his 25th birthday on Saturday with his parents and a half-dozen buddies from high school on hand to watch him play at Joe Louis Arena.
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February 26, 2012
Ian Cole suspended three games for hit on Justin Abdelkader
After blowing a bunch of calls against the Minnesota Wild since November 30th, 2011, but that's another story, Brendan Shanahan the NHL Senior Vice President of Player Safety and Hockey Operations has finally made the right call again. This suspension was a no-brainer and Cole had to suspended or Shannahan would have lost all of his credibility. The Blues General Managers didn...
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January 02, 2012
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January 02, 2012
Blues' Cole suspended for hit on Abby
Justin Abdelkader was knocked from Saturday's game by an illegal hit to the head, but returned to score in the Wings' 3-0 win against St. Louis.
DETROIT – For...
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January 02, 2012
Wings' Abdelkader makes most of promotion
Whenever a player gets hurt, talk quickly turns to how that creates an opportunity for someone else to expand his role. Right now, that has fallen to Justin Abdelkader, who has risen to do so figuratively and literally.
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January 02, 2012
Blues Ian Cole shoulders Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader in the head; Abby OK
Somehow, Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader managed to pass his baseline tests in the “quiet room” and return, and scored a goal no less, after taking a shoulder directly to the head from St. Louis Blues defenseman Ian Cole. Cole received 2 minutes for an illegal check to the head. Will post a better video when we find it:
Here’s hoping that Fox Sports Detroit...
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December 31, 2011
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December 31, 2011
Justin Abdelkader gets shot with Red Wings' top line
Justin Abdelkader's versatility has made him valuable for the Red Wings when they need to juggle lines. He has got the skill and hockey sense to play wing or center -- and fill in on any line.
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November 18, 2011
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