DETROIT - MAY 10: Jimmy Howard #35 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates a 3-1 victory with teammates over the San Jose Sharks in Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 10, 2011 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Detroit Red Wings: Grading the 2011-12 Offseason

By Jim Balint (Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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    4 Ways Red Wings Will Be Better

    by Isaac Smith

    By most team's standards, the Detroit Red Wings had a fairly successful season last year. They won the Central division, but lost in seven games to the Sharks in the second round of the playoffs... Read More »

  • DETROIT, MI - JANUARY 22: Jan Mursak #39 of the Detroit Red Wings skates with the puck in a game against the Chicago Black Hawks on January 22, 2011 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The Hawks defeated the Wings 4-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

    Detroit Red Wings: Not the Stereotypically Old Team of the Past

    by Jordan Matthews

    Over the past two decades the Detroit Red Wings have earned the reputation of being the most successful team in the NHL . Along with that success, the Red Wings have developed the reputation of being old... Read More »

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    5 Possible Replacements for Rafalski in Detroit

    by Matthew Shepard

    The Detroit Red Wings are going to have to fill a hole in defense. Brian Rafalski will not be easy to replace, but it has to be done. The Wings struggled in defense, and as a result, they finished as the third seed in the West going into playoffs... Read More »

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    Top 25 Defensemen of All Time

    by April Weiner

    Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski announced his retirement recently. Fellow Wings blueliner Nicklas Lidstrom is possibly pondering retirement and even if he isn't, the 41-year-old doesn't have too many years left... Read More »

  • NEWARK, NJ - APRIL 06: Joffrey Lupul #19 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on April 6, 2011 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

    Does the Original 6 Really Mean Anything Anymore?

    by PJ Sapienza

    Hockey holds firm to the notion of the Original Six being a grand collection of teams. There is something to be said about respecting the history of the game and treasuring the teams that help build the NHL ... Read More »