It has been exactly one week since the Detroit Red Wings ousted the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks and Wings have been here before — playing six times in the postseason since 1997– but this time Anaheim was favored to win the series by a landslide. In the past, Detroits’ roster was stacked with future Hall ...
There is nothing like old school playoff hockey. The purists had to be smiling when they found out that the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will renew acquaintances in the Stanley Cup semifinals. The latest meeting between the Original Six rivals is historic on so many levels. The series will be the first ...
With the departure of future Hall-of-Famer Nicklas Lidstrom and Thomas Holmstrom to retirement, this shortened season was supposed to be the Detroit Red Wings’ year of rebuilding. Scratch that “rebuilding” talk. When the shortened season resumed on January 19, none of the so-called hockey experts gave the Red Wings a chance to crack the top ...
On June 4, 2008 Daniel Cleary made history with the Detroit Red Wings when he became the first player from Newfoundland and Labrador to get his name on the Stanley Cup. This feat was accompanied by five more years of success in Detroit, however that time in the winged wheel may soon be coming to an end for ...
You know that canker sore you just can’t stop probing with your tongue, even though it hurts like hell and you detest it with every fiber of your being? For Kings fans, that’s an apt metaphor for the Anaheim Ducks. Oh, it’s personal, all right. We just don’t like anything about them, from the silly ...
After a hard-fought and gritty game seven in Anaheim, the Detroit Red Wings emerged victorious over the Ducks. This series was a treat to watch for fans of both teams, and had all the elements of a series to remember. A tough Detroit team expected to be played hard and physically by the number two ...
I wasn’t familiar with Justin Abdelkader‘s name until this year; his fifth year in the league. That’s because his production and ice-time have gone up in small increments with every season and he hasn’t done much damage to any specific team. Now he has changed that, as the winger is a household name in Anaheim ...
Finally, after their last stint being the ’08-’09 season, the Anaheim Ducks more than just survived the season; they won the Pacific Division. As always, the seeding in the West wasn’t decided until all teams in the conference played their season outright. The outcome of the rankings should’ve been seen more clearly even prior to ...
It seemed so innocuous at the time . . . harmless really. When former Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson proposed a tie-breaking revision that would make non-shootout wins the first tie-breaker for playoff determination, it was viewed as a sensible little move, appeasing the haters of the shoot-out. Even in Columbus, it was viewed as a ...
When Ken Holland went looking for someone to replace the soon to depart Brad Stuart at the 2012 trade deadline he wanted someone with prior experience in the Detroit Red Wings system, namely Kyle Quincey. Unfortunately for the Red Wings, the former fourth round Detroit draft pick has turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. Here’s ...
