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Former Wings assistant GM Jim Nill’s very busy reshuffling the Dallas Stars’ coaching deck
As we wait for the Red Wings' Friday practice to begin, the Grand Rapids Press's Peter J. Wallner penned a superb article about Tomas Tatar's role with the Grand Rapids Griffins, and Deadline Detroit's Rebecca Powers profiled Fox Sports Detroit analyst Darren Eliot, but a short interview Dallas Stars GM and former Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill gave to the Fan 590...
From the Dub: You gotta fight for your right to party
Friday in Portland, Oregon had all the makings of a five-star night of hockey. In a WHL Championship rematch with the Edmonton Oil Kings, the Winterhawks were leading the series 3-1 with home ice advantage. The Rose Garden was fully sold out two days in advance of the game and fans were calling for the team to open the extra seats in the upper bowl. The previously elusive Ed Chynoweth...
What Direction Is Edler’s Career Going?
from Tony Gallagher of the Vancouver Province,
If you thought Edler had a brain-dead season this year — coughing up the puck and playing soft for a man of his tremendous physical abilities — you will be pleased to know that he at least tried to hit somebody in this one. Unfortunately for the Carolina Hurricanes and Eric Staal, it was a ridiculously lame hit on the Canadian...
Chicago Tribune’s McNeil expects Hawks to ‘hammer’ the Wings
The Chicago Tribune's Dan McNeil may subscribe to the "Blackhawks in square root of two!" theory:
So this is the dreamy, second-round match up that was to titillate the senses? The type of grudge match that was to rekindle all the deep-seeded ill feelings Chicagoans and Detroiters had for each other in the days of the old Norris Division?
Or not.
The hammer...
Jack Adams Award Finalists
NEW YORK (May 17, 2013) -- Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks, Paul MacLean of the Ottawa Senators and Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks are the three finalists for the 2012-13 Jack Adams Award, presented to the head coach who has "contributed the most to his team's success," the National Hockey League announced today. Continue reading "Jack Adams Award...
Another YouTube moment for Red Wings prospect Tomas Jurco
I spotted this clip of Red Wings prospect Tomas Jurco attempting to use a "Frankenstick," as inspired by Grand Rapids Griffins equipment manager Brad Thompson, in my subscription feed, and Puck Daddy found it while I was out doing a pop run, too. The Griffins players' reactions to the stick are amusing, and then Jurco gets his hands on the stick...With predictable results:
Scoring Issues Continue For Rangers
from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
Henrik Lundqvist, the face of the Rangers and the face behind the mask, did not even attempt to mask the bitter pain of yet another overtime defeat.
This one cut to the core of the goaltender, who blamed himself, and who might have blamed anyone in sight, for the 3-2 loss to the Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semfinals...
Fifteen minutes of Jiri Fischer waxing philosophical about the Red Wings’ player development model
I've been in and out of late, so some of the Red Wings-related scuttlebutt (Datsyuk staying, says Mike Babcock? I sure hope so) and prospect news (the Grand Rapids Griffins have a 2-1 lead on the Toronto Marlies heading into tonight's game via a 5-4 win on Wednesday evening, and Martin Frk's Halifax Mooseheads won the QMJHL title and will play in the Memorial Cup), but...
San Jose Hade A 3-2 Lead With Just Over Two Minutes Left When…
this happened...
then this... Continue reading "San Jose Hade A 3-2 Lead With Just Over Two Minutes Left When…"
Red Wings need better puck possession, secondary scoring and 3rd period fortitude to rally vs Hawks
Aside from what I'm sure were league-wide suggestions that the Wings-Hawks series should simply end with handshakes on Saturday because one particularly crappy performance by the travel-weary Red Wings against a rested and doubtlessly deeper Blackhawksawks team means that Detroit's simply "outclassed" and should give up now (or maybe that's just how I read the...
Two Conference Quarter-Final Games Tonight
The Rangers/Bruins meet in game 1 while the Kings will try to go up 2-0 against the Sharks.
I have to say, the Kings looked very good in game 1 and will be tough to beat.
Raffi Torres Suspended For The Rest Of The Series With The Kings
Brendan Shanahan explains the suspension, illegal check to the head.
Eric Staal Injured In World Championship Game
Staal had to be helped off the ice and put no weight on his right leg after a knee-on-knee hit from Alex Edler in the first period of Canada/Sweden WC game today.
Edler received a major and a game misconduct.
Bad news for Canes star at worlds.RT "@linushugosson Eric Staal in serious pain after knee-on-knee hit" twitter.com/linushugosson/…
— Yahoo Sports...
Rangers/Bruins Series All About Lundqvist
from Sportsnet,
For the Bruins to win: The Bruins will have to continue their impressive faceoff prowess to keep the Rangers hemmed in their own end. New York’s defence has been susceptible against teams with strong forechecking, and Boston won a league-high 60 per cent of its faceoffs in its first-round win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston’s top line — Milan Lucic...
The Talk After Game One
from Brian Savage of Mlive,
FoxSportsDetroit.com: Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula must play better for the Red Wings to have a chance against Chicago, writes Art Regner. "If Franzen and Filppula can't raise their level of play, the Wings have little chance against the talent-laden Blackhawks. Detroit must play (Pavel) Datsyuk and (Henrik) Zetterberg on separate...
Leafs Meet The Media
from TSN,
Maple Leafs general manager Dave Nonis said that the team's collapse "doesn't diminish the steps we took as an organization."
He added that in Game 1 against Boston his team looked like a "deer in the headlights", but after that "we didn't have a player who took a night off."
Nonis also said that at this point he believes...
Wings Plan To Rest Today
from Ansar Khan of Mlive,
"Maybe it had to do something with the rest, (but) it seemed like after the first period they had their legs and we didn't,'' Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard said. “We have tomorrow off, take full advantage of it and then get a good skate on Friday.
“We played a lot of hockey in the last little time and with a lot of travel...
USA Defeats Russia 8-3 In WC Quarter-Final Game
from Risto Pakarinen at IIHF.com,
Craig Smith had five assists, while team captain Paul Stastny scored two and added two assists, and John Gibson made 31 saves for the Americans. The 19-year-old, who led the U.S. to World Junior gold in January, came to Helsinki with only one professional game (for the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals) under his belt.
Alexander Ovechkin, who arrived...
TiqIQ Ticket Preview: Senators- Penguins
By Eli Epstein, TiqIQ
As far as upsets go, the Ottawa Senators’ surprising triumph over the Montreal Canadiens in round one of the playoffs was pretty memorable. The undermanned, unheralded squad took it to the Habs and proved that grit, determination and hustle are what win playoff hockey games, not flare and hesitation.
The Senators face an uphill battle in round two, though...
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Finalists
NEW YORK (May 16, 2013) – Right wing Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks, left wing Matt Moulson of the New York Islanders and right wing Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning are the three finalists for the 2012-13 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high...
Video- Keep Them Coming HNIC
Hockey Night in Canada does such a great job with their montages before each playoff game,
Here is the montage before game 1 of the Detroit/Chicago series.
Marc-André Fleury: A quandary for Pittsburgh, a headache for Canada
From Roy MacGregor of the Toronto Globe and Mail:
Three Dog Night had it all wrong.
One is not the loneliest number. It’s 29.
No. 29, also known as Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins, is on the ice at Consol Energy Center. He is skating between Zambonis as they re-surface the ice: crouched over, head bowed, deep in thought that does not require a mind-reader...
Sather Has Confidence In His Rangers
from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,
“I know it’s going to be tough, but I’m confident in this group,” Sather said. “We were good enough to beat Washington, and we’ll have to be better than that in order to beat Boston.
“So much of a series like this comes down to the goaltending, you know all the clichés, but when you’ve got a guy there like Henrik ...
Blackhawks Play Best Game Of The Postseason
from Scott Powers of ESPNChicago,
The Blackhawks’ play put Quenneville in a better mood in his postgame news conference. He was often frustrated even after wins in the first round.
“Much better from our prior series,” Quenneville said. “What we’re talking about in our team game was in place. Had some pace, had some speed, zone time. I thought everybody contributed...
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