Five NHL Head Coaches on the Hot Seat Walter McLaughlin | August 13, 2012 Ok, I confess. As a longtime Kings devotee, I am most definitely not a Ducks fan. That original Disney logo with the duck-shaped hockey mask between the crisscrossing hockey sticks…
Dispatches From Planet Hockey: “TikTok” Edition Jas Faulkner | June 30, 2012 By Jas Faulkner, contributing editor author’s note Stick taps to jball0918 for catching my mistake about Zach Parise’s nationality. “Play ‘FREEBIRD,’ Y’all!” The remaining hours of June 2012 are whithering…
Red Wings Assistant Jeff Blashill Moved To Grand Rapids: Demotion, Promotion, Neither? Andrew Johnson | June 25, 2012 It was just 1 year ago that up-and-coming coaching prodigy Jeff Blashill announced his resignation from the head coaching job at Western Michigan University in order to accept an assistant…
Red Wings Likely To Part Ways With 3 Unrestricted Free Agents Andrew Johnson | May 23, 2012 “You add people and you lose people. Some of them are tougher than others.We haven’t been good enough in here lately and I think everyone in here is prepared to…
Red Wings Throw Hat Into Goaltender Sweepstakes Andrew Johnson | May 4, 2012 “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…
Red Wings Losing Goaltending Battle, Failing To Score Andrew Johnson | April 18, 2012 Detroit Red Wings, meet Pekka Rinne. Pekka Rinne, meet your Conn Smythe. 41 shots were fired on the Nashville Predators’ netminder Tuesday night. 40 of them were turned away, and…
Red Wings Still Control Their Own Fate Andrew Johnson | April 16, 2012 The Nashville Predators may have home ice advantage, a dynamite netminder, and a 2-1 series lead, but the 3rd period of Sunday’s game 3 made it very clear that the…
Detroit Red Wings’ Reliable PK Should Not Be Relied Upon Andrew Johnson | April 14, 2012 Nine consecutive games without a power play goal against. 37 consecutive killed off penalties. Those are the current stats for the Detroit Red Wings, who haven’t given up a goal…
‘Puck Luck’, Poor Officiating the Stories of Predators-Red Wings Game 1 Andrew Johnson | April 12, 2012 Jimmy Howard’s frozen body and bewildered stare midway through the 2nd told the story better than any wordsmith could. He had just given up his 2nd goal of the evening,…
Red Wings Should Be A Feared Playoff Opponent Andrew Johnson | April 5, 2012 The Detroit Red Wings are not only an annual playoff team (21 consecutive seasons, an active pro sports record), but an annual 100 point team (12 consecutive seasons, a NHL…
Red Wings’ Mike Babcock Drawing Sharp Criticism Andrew Johnson | March 29, 2012 2011-2012 has been a roller coaster of a year for the Detroit Red Wings. Streaky would be an understatement for a team that’s seen winning stretches reach 5, 6, and…
Should He Stay Or Should He Go: Gustav Nyquist Andrew Johnson | March 26, 2012 If you’ve been paying attention to the Detroit Red Wings over the last month, you’ve heard of Gustav Nyquist. The 2008 4th round draft pick is truly something to be…
