Red Wings run home streak to 18 wins
DETROIT During the playoffs, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock likes to say that your best players have to be your best players.
While that's true, it's also true that great teams have to have great role players and the Wings have always had them.
From the Grind Line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby and Darren McCartyJoey Kocur to players like Drew Miller, Darren Helm and Justin...
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Roster round up: Malts isn’t just for beer
Kirk Maltby, one of the remaining 2 members of the famed Grind Line, is an unrestricted free agent this year. He has been a Red Wing since 1996 and his average points per season is 17. His best 3 years was 2002 through 2004 where he averaged just over 31 points per season.
Maltby never had [...]
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May 25, 2010
Kirk Maltby announces his retirement
Kirk Maltby as decided to call it a career. The long time Red Wings forward announced his retirement Tuesday after 17 seasons in the league.
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"When I won my first Cup (if) my career would have ended the next day, I would have been satisfied," said Maltby, who choked up several times during the press conference...
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October 12, 2010
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October 12, 2010
Maltby to Announce Retirement
Sixteen years at the NHL level often grants you one last horrah. If the picture is painted correctly, it’s a reflection of the player’s career. It’s the showcasing of the painted canvas in the gallery of NHL greats. But for veteran Kirk Maltby, who has been a part of the Red Wings organization for longer than ten years, that won’t be the case. When it came down to it, the...
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October 12, 2010
SH Rumor Mill: Maltby Close To Re-Signing With Red Wings
Kirk Maltby could be back with the Red Wings as soon as this week.
Maltby’s agent says that him and his client are approaching a new deal with the Wings but Ken Holland has said otehrwise stating that its only in talks and no official offer has been presented.
Because of the salary cap, young and quicker players with the same skill as Maltby comign up in the system and the...
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September 01, 2010
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September 01, 2010
Tuesday Night Scores
Tonight was the final game in the 3 game mini-pack that I purchased with a buddy and tonight’s game was a doozy between the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers. Prior to the game the Wings honoured Kirk Maltby for his 1000th game as a Red Wing (he played the game in February). Interestingly tonight [...]
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March 18, 2009
Detroit Red Wings, Kirk Maltby Agree To Terms
Kirk Maltby agreed today to a one-year, two-way deal.
The is a two-way deal that allows the Wings to send him to the minors while he retains the chance to be called up, should reason arise.
Maltby will most likely start the season with Grand Rapids.
The contract is worth $525,000 if he plays in Detroit, $105,000 if he plays in Grand Rapids.
The Wings already have 14 forwards signed...
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September 08, 2010
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September 08, 2010
Kirk Maltby set to retire a Red Wing
The Detroit Red Wings’ veteran winger has opted to retire rather than play in the minors.
The news is sad, but not entirely surprising: after sixteen NHL seasons, winger Kirk Maltby will announce his retirement. With a full roster already set [and several players still vying for a spot on the fourth line], there wasn’t any room for Maltby. He was placed on waivers last week...
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October 12, 2010
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October 12, 2010
SH Rumor Mill: Maltby Expected To Sign Tomorrow
Kirk Maltby has moved closer to re-signing with the Red Wings.
Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland is expected to sign the veteran left winger to a 1 year, two way deal.
This could happen as early as tomorrow.
Maltby, who has been with the Wings since 1996 and has been apart of Detroit’s Cup teams in ’97, ’98, ’02 and ’08 will most likely start the season...
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September 07, 2010
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September 07, 2010
Maltby May Go On LTIR
from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
In order to clear the last $700,000 needed (to activate Lilja), general manager Ken Holland said forward Kirk Maltby might go on long-term injured reserve because of a chronic shoulder injury that will, at some point, require surgery.
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February 12, 2010
A Guy Who Truly Loved The Game
Kirk Maltby looked out of place standing with Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland yesterday. Not only was he in a suit, but the (now former) NHL pest broke into tears as he said his goodbye to his professional hockey career.
From the Detroit News
Maltby was famous for his participation in Detroit’s grind line: a third line of players who embodied what is Detroit blue-collar...
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October 14, 2010
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October 14, 2010
Not So Fast…Maltby Up For Opener?
You’ve got a serial killer with a sore back, two grinders down with ribs and groins and a hole on the fourth line? Good thing there’s a four-time Cup winner waiting in the, um, wings. Kirk Maltby hasn’t even officially announced his decision to play in GR or retire, but Uncle Mike’s dropping his name. Abdelkader’s out for sure and Bertuzzi’s...
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October 07, 2010
Sidney Crosby Being Sidney Crosby
((HT: NHL/NBC))A little post-game "jousting" as Eddie Olczyk put it...Sid The Kid was not happy with how the Red Wings Kirk Maltby chased after him all game long. When the game was over, Crosby decided a little love tap around the ankles would be a good reminder of his displeasure as they get ready for Game 2.Crosby's head better be on a swivel...
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May 31, 2009
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May 31, 2009
Detroit Red Wings: Kirk Maltby Should Really Just Call It a Career
Apparently, if Kirk Maltby wants to remain in the Detroit Red Wings organization, he can, but likely as a member of their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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September 02, 2010
Red Wings' Kirk Maltby announces retirement
Long time Red Wing Kirk Maltby pauses and holds back tears as he announces his retirement at Joe Louis Arena, Tuesday, October 12, 2010.
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October 12, 2010
Wings place veteran Maltby on waiver wire
The Detroit Red Wings put Kirk Maltby on waivers, meaning the forward's future with the franchise is uncertain after a run that included four Stanley Cups.
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October 06, 2010
Maltby Will Be Missed, Except By Opposing Forwards
The stage was the biggest, the lights were the brightest, and so the ovation was the loudest.Hockey shifts are like a stack of resumes on a hiring manager's desk. They all start to look the same after awhile, but then suddenly, one stands out.Kirk Maltby skated to the bench that June evening in 2009, his work done, his helmet laying on the ice. Whenever the hockey player'...
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October 13, 2010
Maltby Will Have Shoulder Surgery
from Ansar Khan of Mlive,
Detroit Red Wings forward Kirk Maltby said today that he will have shoulder surgery next week, keeping him out for the remainder of the regular season.
Maltby will be placed on long-term injured serve, solving the club’s salary-cap issues. This will enable defenseman Andreas Lilja to be activated. Lilja said he expects to be in the lineup Monday...
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February 24, 2010
Maltby leads Team Lindsay in win
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Though his situation isn’t the greatest, it didn’t prevent Kirk Maltby from contributing to Team Lindsay’s 3-1 scrimmage victory over Team Howe Sunday afternoon.
Maltby broke a scoreless tie when h...
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September 19, 2010
Red Wings send Maltby to AHL
The Detroit Red Wings sent veteran forward Kirk Maltby to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.
Via Miami Herald
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October 06, 2010
Red Wings bring back Maltby
The Detroit Red Wings have signed veteran forward Kirk Maltby to a one-year, two-way contract.
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September 08, 2010
Maltby Belongs In Detroit
from Gregg Krupa of the Detroit News,
Ken Holland is in Vernon, British Columbia, sandwiched between Okanagan and Kalamalka lakes. And you can bet his Blackberry is perpetually on. Kirk Maltby’s agent, Anton Thun, is in his office in Markham, Ontario, near Toronto, working the phone.
Thun and Holland are missing each other, and that should be no surprise. Once a grinder...
Via Kuklas Korner
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July 31, 2010
Kirk Maltby: To a True Red Wing, We Say Goodbye
At the start of the 2010-2011 season, it may be the first time since the 1996-1997 that the Red Wings will not have Kirk Maltby and Tomas Holmstrom in their line up...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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May 31, 2010
Kirk Maltby Will Be Missed, Except By Opposing Forwards
The stage was the biggest and the lights were the brightest, so the ovation was the loudest. Hockey shifts are like a stack of resumes on a hiring manager’s desk. They all start to look the same after awhile, but then suddenly, one stands out...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 13, 2010
Maltby earned respect
DETROIT – Players who enjoying their roles as agitators can be a referee’s worst nightmare. But not Kirk Maltby, the veteran forward, who made a career of being a grinder and was rewarded for doing so with four Stanley Cup championship...
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October 12, 2010
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