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Over And (Almost) Out: Detroit Goes Up 3-0 On Columbus; Stuart Nearly Kills Umberger

The Wings' Tomas Holmstrom celebrates after scoring during Detroit's 4-1 win over Columbus on Tuesday.(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Even though the series isn’t technically over, I think it’s safe to say the Columbus Blue Jackets can start shelling out deposits for tee times tomorrow morning after losing to the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Tuesday night and sinking deeper into the quicksand that is the franchise’s very first playoff run. Click here for [...]

Apr 21 2009 | Posted in Central,Detroit Red Wings,Top Story,Western Conference | Read More »

Inquiring Minds: Was Crosby Noble In Dropping the Gloves After Huge Malkin Hit?

The setup: Last night during the Panthers huge 4-2 win over the Penguins Keith Ballard laid an even huger (and clean) hip check on Pittsburgh star Evgeni Malkin, sending him tumbling head-over-heels and wondering just where the hell that truck came from. Then, as often happens when someone gets wallpapered (clean hit or not), in [...]

Apr 6 2009 | Posted in Atlantic,Eastern Conference,Featured Articles,Florida Panthers,NHL News/Commentary,Northeast,Pittsburgh Penguins,Southeast | Read More »

Over And (Almost) Out: Detroit Goes Up 3-0 On Columbus; Stuart Nearly Kills Umberger

Inquiring Minds: Was Crosby Noble In Dropping the Gloves After Huge Malkin Hit?

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