The Detroit Red Wings’ backs are up against the wall for the second time in as many weeks. Just a few weeks ago, the Red Wings were on the brink of being eliminated from contention in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, and from ending their streak of 21-straight years having qualified for the post-season. They ...
This is what it has come to. Yes, the fantasy best of each day, month, and year get lauded all the time but what about those who either disappoint us short or long term. What about those players? There are just some that just play like they are in the doghouse. The most agonizing thing ...
With many fantasy leagues entering the final stages of the regular season, some managers might be clutching their keyboards and mousepads waiting to hop on that one waiver-wire gem that could turn their fortunes around. However, with only about four more weeks left in the fantasy hockey season, many fantasy managers have probably laid claim ...
Each day this week leading up to the start of the 2013 NHL season I will profile one returning Detroit Red Wings player who needs to elevate their game to ensure the Wings have a successful season and make the playoffs for a NHL best 22 straight seasons. Jonathan Ericsson Wings fans were not happy ...
No skater on the Detroit roster has been the magnet for criticism that Jonathan Ericsson has. In fact, no one in red and white comes even close. Most of this criticism, in my view, has been warranted. Much of it has been incendiary, and this blogger has been guilty of dishing out some immature ...
What makes a strong division? Is it solid goaltending, balanced scoring or stingy defense? How about all of the above?
The Detroit Red Wings have been a playoff team for the last 21 seasons, in that time making six Finals appearances and winning four Stanley Cups. One of the most dominant teams in professional sports for the last two decades, the Wings successfully managed to stay on top even through the NHL’s implementation of a ...
Hockey fans might know that there are some great expectations that are placed on players that come out of the first round of the NHL’s Entry Draft. However, the same type of expectations are usually not attached to players that are selected in the later rounds of the NHL Entry Draft. There might not be ...
Teemu Pulkkinen, Calle Jarnkrok, Tomas Tatar, Tomas Jurco, Gustav Nyquist, Riley Sheahan; You’ve likely heard those names before. They’re some of the Detroit Red Wings’ most exciting prospects, all potential NHL stars, and all acquired via the draft. They have another thing in common as well, they’re all forwards. The Red Wings have been able ...
At the conclusion of Wednesday’s game you watched as Nashville Predators’ captain Shea Weber slammed Henrik Zetterberg’s face into the glass. You witnessed a beloved and exceptional talent become the victim of a dangerous, gutless, and shameful act. You were understandably outraged by the incident. Concerned for the well-being of a key player to your ...
