http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/5383 Recent articles about Mikael Samuelsson en-us By Mike Jack, www.EpicCarnival.com The Detroit Red Wings, last season's Stanley Cup Champions, didn't have to improve their roster this off season, but they did anyway. In recent years, many championship teams have done the opposite. In the salary cap world, it's extremely difficult to keep great teams together, because the more success you have, the more is expected in salary. Key Additions: Marian Hossa (RW) and Ty Conklin (G) The Wings have added another star player in Marian Hossa for relatively cheap. Hossa wanted to come to the team that has the best chance at winning the Stanley Cup this season so badly, that he was willing to take significantly less than he was offered from other teams. Apparently, the Wings made a deal with Nicklas Lidstrom that he would settle for $7.45 million per season only if the Wings promised that he'd remain their highest paid played. That's why the Hossa was signed for $7.4 million. In Ty Conklin, the Wings have signed a top quality back-up goaltender who can step into a starter's role if Osgood becomes injured. He may not be as legendary as Dominik Hasek, but he'll do just fine. Key Departures: Dominik Hasek (G), Chris Chelios (D), Dallas Drake (RW), Matt Hartigan (C), Darren McCarty (RW) and Garrett Stafford (D). For more, go to: http://www.epiccarnival.com/2008/08/detroit-red-wings-season-preview-2008.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:49:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/312716 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/312716 It appears NHL fans will get the competitive Stanley Cup Finals they expected as the Penguins returned to form on Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings. After miserable performances that saw the Pens go scoreless in the first two games of the series, they were able to put everything together in front of the hometown crowd. Wed, 28 May 2008 22:25:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271953 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271953 Detroit came out and took care of business, to the tune of a 4-0 victory, against the Penguins in Game 1 of the Finals. What were the keys to the game, what can the Pens do to rebound in Game 2, and who are the leaders in the Conn Smythe Trophy hunt? Sat, 24 May 2008 23:54:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/270722 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/270722 At the 2003 Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded the 3rd overall pick (Nathan Horton), a 2nd round pick (Stefan Meyer) and Mikael Samuelsson to the Florida Panthers. In return, the Penguins received the 1st overall pick (Marc-Andre Fluery) and a 3rd round pick (Daniel Carcillo). The Penguins just gave up one roster player who never made an impact at the NHL level at that point. Fluery was... Sat, 24 May 2008 22:56:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/270704 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/270704 Whatifsports uses its super-computer to simulate out the NHL Finals 10,000 times to see who will win between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. The results show that it won't be a close series, with the winner prevailing 68% of the time. Click on the link to read the full article and see box scores for each of the games! Wed, 21 May 2008 02:42:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269240 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269240 The Toronto Maple Leafs now have three 5th round picks in the upcoming entry draft. So what type of player can we expect to get in the fifth round? Let's have a look at the ten best fifth rounders from the past ten seasons. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:11:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/172735 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/172735 One of FIO's weekly fantasy hockey columns, staff writer Tim Hays discusses those players on the IR, those that are Day-to-Day, and other mentionable scares in the world of fantasy hockey. Check this article each and every week on Wednesdays. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:21:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/49436 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/49436 One of FIO's weekly fantasy hockey columns, staff writer Tim Hays discusses those players on the IR, those that are Day-to-Day, and other mentionable scares in the world of fantasy hockey. Check this article each and every week on Wednesdays. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:10:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/31772 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/31772 A preview for tonight's Wings/Blue Jackets game Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:51:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/7154 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/7154