For as long as any Blues fan can remember, the Detroit Red Wings have been a thorn in the side for their favorite team. From Steve Yzerman’s overtime killer in Game 7 of the 1996 Western Quarterfinals to being swept in the 2002-03 season series (0-4-1), the Blues have long been on the wrong side ...
With the NHL free-agency period fast approaching, the talk of the NHL is set to where the big name free-agents will end up. Ryan Suter, Zach Parise and Alexander Semin are just a few of the names that are being floated around every NHL city. Sometimes, the best free-agent signings may not even be one ...
“It wouldn’t be so bad to try and upgrade in goal behind Jimmy Howard if we can.” Those were Detroit Red Wings senior vice president Jim Devellano’s words during an interview with WDFN radio hack Ron Cameron on Sunday, and they came as a bit of a surprise to many (including Kukla’s Korner’s George Malik ...
When Jimmy Howard broke his finger earlier this season, the team turned to backup Ty Conklin, and when his play was sub par, they looked to 3rd string netminder Joey MacDonald to shoulder the load. MacDonald used the rare opportunity he was given to steal the show in Detroit, playing himself into the number 2 ...
That headline sounds preposterous upon first glance, doesn’t it? How could the high-end play of one of Detroit’s own players harm the team in any way? If Joey MacDonald plays well, it’s a benefit for the team, right? Before you write me off as insane though, let me express my bound-to-be unpopular opinion, because the ...
When it was revealed that Detroit Red Wings All-Star netminder Jimmy Howard had fractured his right index finger during a game against the Vancouver Canucks on Feb. 2, Hockeytown was understandably concerned. Arguably the ‘Wings MVP through 54 games, Howard has backstopped a whopping 91% percent of the team’s wins this season, while accumulating top ...
The Detroit Red Wings are down in Phoenix to take on the Coyotes tonight in their first post Super Bowl game. Hopefully the guys were not partying too much last night and can get a new winning streak going. Tonight will be former Coyote Dan Cleary’s 800th NHL game; though he left practice early today ...
Just as things looked to be firing on all cylinders for the Detroit Red Wings and their newly improved road game, they were met with the …
With the season now more than half over, there are plenty of Detroit Red Wings stats to examine, and as a personal statistical fan earlier today I decided to take a look and see what I could find of interest hidden in the spreadsheets compiling all the data from the season thus far. While you ...
Throughout the first half of the 2011-12 season much talk has been made surrounding the Red Wings apparent need for a top 6 forward with pure scoring talent. With big names like Jarome Iginla, Bobby Ryan, Rick Nash, Alexander Semin, and Zach Parise being thrown about as targeted forwards in what would be a major ...
