DETROIT- Intensity abounded as a game that would normally be playoff preview between perennial contenders transformed into a de facto playoff game Tuesday at Joe Louis Arena. The Calgary Flames scored three times in the third period to prevail 4-2 over the host Red Wings.
Calgary climbed above Detroit and into the final playoff spot in [...]
For the Wings, the second season starts now. With all the injuries, all the headaches and egos, it now time for the Red Wings to rise to the occasion and start winning games.
Let’s face it, any other team in the NHL would have a hard time surviving if they lost eight starting players at different [...]
San Jose won 3-2 against a new look Leafs team, their 8th straight road win. Ryane Clowe registered the game winner his 15th of the season and the Sharks (39-11-9) are now one point behind the impressive Washington Capitals (41-12-6). It wasn’t a pretty win, but a win none the less.
Niclas Wallin joined his new [...]
Hopefully last night’s game against Nashville reminded the Wings that winning a game in regulation time is, in fact, possible. Prior to last night, the Wings hadn’t won in regulation in their last seven games, going 1-3-3. A relatively convincing 4-2 win over the Predators last night should boost the team’s confidence – something the [...]
Jose Theodore stopped 44 shots, winning his 4th game in a row, as the Washington Capitals won in an exciting comeback effort 3-2 against the Detroit Red Wings.
The first period ended scoreless between the Caps and the Wings, but there still was a lot of action, at least on the Caps’ defensive end. The Caps [...]
Amidst the controversy and bad luck, Red Wings fans were just treated to an exciting, playoff-esque weekend of hockey. We also came out with 2 much needed points. And though it seems like we’re perpetually doomed to be 1 or 2 points behind a playoff spot this year, the Wings showed a lot of skill [...]
Staples Center will host what looks to be a marquee match up between two Pacific giants the San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings. This will be their second to last meeting in the regular season and judging how the Kings have played against the Sharks so far this is going to be a [...]
In the first part of this two part series, I invited readers to peruse Detroit GM Ken Holland’s Nine Secrets to Stanley Cup Success and compared the Red Wings’ winning formula over the last decade to the approach of the Edmonton Oilers, a club currently mired in last place in the Western Conference.
In the second [...]
With nearly half the season in the books, this year’s edition of the Edmonton Oilers sit dead last in the Western Conference. Despite one of the highest payrolls in the league, the team has been grossly inept in all phases of the game. More specifically, the Oilers have:
The 3rd worst defensive record in the NHL [...]
Christopher Ralph – THW’s Flames, Draft and Prospect Correspondent
The WJC U20s are well underway in Saskatchewan, Canada. Sweden have already hammered the Czech -Republic 10-1 in a surprisingly lop-sided fashion. Canada are not so surprisingly in the process of ripping apart the squad from Latvia (16-zip was the final).
In my review of the pre-tourney tilt [...]
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