Posts About "Mikael Samuelsson"
Detroit Red Wings Mikael Samuelsson: IR To All-Star?
August 23rd, 2013 The last time Mikael Samuelsson played a full season for the Detroit Red Wings it was 2008-09, and he was 32 years young. That year the Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup finals to the Pittsburgh Penguins, coming just short of capturing their second back-to-back Stanley Cup championship in twelve years. Samuelsson was an integral part...
Mikael Samuelsson: Wasted Season Equals Wasted Salary For Detroit
May 30th, 2013 When Red Wings general manager, Ken Holland signed Mikael Samuelsson to a 2-year, $6 million contract on July 1st, 2012, he thought he was signing the Swedish, right-winger that helped the Florida Panthers reach the playoffs for the first time in 10 seasons in the 2011-2012 season. He started the 2011-2012 season with Vancouver...
Red Wings Off-Season: I Give Them an A
October 29th, 2012 Many adjectives have been used to describe the Detroit Red Wings off-season disastrous, disappointing, sub-par unproductive, ineffective, fruitless – the list can go on and on. For such a storied franchise that always seems to be the talk of the NHL in terms of getting it right they seemed to have done a 180...
Red Wings Sign Familiar Faces Samuelsson, Tootoo; Trade Coming?
July 1st, 2012 As Sunday’s “free agent frenzy” dwindled the Detroit Red Wings decided to liven things up a bit, making two rapid fire signings that took Hockeytown by surprise, the first of which brings a former Wings player back into the fold. https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/219556122774867968 MLive’s Ansar Khan (among...
Is your team stacked with notable playoff performers? Eastern Conference Edition
April 10th, 2012 With the 2012 playoffs looming, it is a good time to have a look at which NHL players are renowned for bringing their game to the next level. Players like Claude Lemieux, Esa Tikkanen and Ken Linseman have offered great playoff performances over the years despite their less-than-stellar play during the regular season, while other...
Panthers Peaking At The Right Time
March 16th, 2012 On Sunday, I commented on how an upcoming 4 game homestand would be crucial for the Panthers trying to play their first playoff game since April of 2000. Now 3 of the 4 games are behind them, and Florida has played 3 of their most complete games of the year, outscoring their opponents 13-4, and climbing to just 2 points behind 2nd...
