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Between November 6, 2009 and December 7, 2009

Brendan Shanahan: Not Your Typical Hockey Player

Brendan Shanahan shouldn’t have been a hockey player. He should have been tasting wine, or taking in the theater. Or maybe he should have been in the aisle behind you at the bookstore, helping ...

Written by Greg Eno about 18 days ago 1,576 reads 19 comments
Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Detroit Red Wings: A Match Made in Heaven?

Jean-Sebastien Giguere, the star of the (Mighty) Ducks' 2003 Western Conference Quarterfinals victory over the President's Trophy winners from Michigan, was quoted today as saying he'd rather retire than spend the season backing up Jonas Hiller...

Written by Antony Ta about 26 days ago 988 reads 18 comments
Detroit Red Wings: Quarter Grades for Free-Agent Acquisitions

First off, in case you missed it, the Detroit Red Wings lost a couple of players over the summer. With over 80 goals and a solid backup net minder leaving the Motor City, and slightly more ...

Written by Matt Hutter about 19 days ago 476 reads 3 comments
Detroit Red Wings Dilemma : Should this be Nicklas Lidstrom's Last Season?

Nov. 12, 2000. Anaheim, CA. On our way to a (then, Mighty) Ducks-Red Wings game, my friend and I engage in a discussion about who the best players on either team are...

Written by Matt Hutter about 16 days ago 437 reads 5 comments
Will New York Islanders Send Marty Biron to Detroit Red Wings?

I've been seeing, as of late, a lot of talk and 'rumors' about how the Wings are interested in Marty Biron of the Isles. When I first heard the rumor, I was kind of intrigued, thinking that maybe if Biron was in Hockeytown, he might do some good...

Written by Jeff Ferris about 18 days ago 380 reads 11 comments
Is Firing Mike Babcock an Option for the Detroit Red Wings?

I can think of few jobs in the world that are truly, undeniably, unequivocally safe. At even the highest levels of power, one's position is seldom immune from removal or termination...

Written by Matt Hutter about 1 day ago 379 reads 16 comments
Broken Wings: Detroit Hockey Is About As Healthy As City's Economy

The health of the Red Wings' roster is starting to match that of the economy of the city in which they play. Detroit's unemployment rate is currently three times the national average...

Written by Matt Hutter about 13 days ago 363 reads 17 comments
Detroit Red Wings: So, What If The Red Wings Miss The Playoffs?

"Why have you changed?" "It never used to be this way." "I miss the old you." Sound familiar? A bit like an ex-girlfriend? Hell, maybe your current girlfriend? Given the chance, these are the types of things Red Wings' fans would ask their team right now.

Written by Matt Hutter about 26 days ago 356 reads 9 comments
Despite Offseason Losses, Detroit Red Wings' Offense Is Alive and Well

The roster losses the Detroit Red Wings sustained over the summer are well documented, so I won't waste time detailing them here...

Written by Matt Hutter about 20 days ago 315 reads 8 comments
Struggling Red Wings Can Look To Unlikely Source for Inspiration

Sitting near the bottom of the division is certainly not where the Red Wings expected to be at this point in the season. Now is not the time to panic, however. They can look to a familiar foe for proof of that...

Written by Jim Balint about 6 days ago 278 reads 4 comments
Detroit Red Wings: Another 'No Goal' Call Controversy at Joe Louis Arena

There were a lot of familiar things about Friday's game at Joe Louis Arena. For the fifth time this season, the Detroit Red Wings gave up a goal less than one minute into the game...

Written by Matt Hutter about 8 days ago 277 reads 2 comments
Detroit Red Wings: Coach Mike Babcock Getting Buy-In from Players

For a coach, having a depth of talent on your roster is sometimes a curse. Trying to preach attention to detail and defensive awareness to a team that knows, on most nights, they're going to bury the opposition in goals is a tough task...

Written by Matt Hutter about 22 days ago 214 reads 0 comments
Pat LaFontaine was Missed, but Detroit Red Wings Did OK with Steve Yzerman

He played hockey in Waterford, growing up in the northern Oakland County burg in the 1970s—a decade of horrors when it came to his local team, the Detroit Red Wings...

Written by Greg Eno about 29 days ago 186 reads 1 comments
For Detroit Red Wings, December Games Could Put Season on the Line

So, it's around this time every year that people start looking forward to the holidays, spending time with friends and family, and winding down the year that was...

Written by Matt Hutter about 4 days ago 174 reads 0 comments
What Ails The Red Wings?

One of the biggest surprises in the league thus far is the mediocre start of the Detroit Red Wings. Cheering on a team that has enjoyed so much success for so long, it’s understandable that fans might be a little spoiled...

Written by Jim Balint about 24 days ago 150 reads 9 comments
Big Red Machine Turns a Corner: Detroit Red Wings Recover Winning Ways

In the immortal words of LL Cool J, "Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years." Despite the fact that the Detroit Red Wings that began the 2009-10 season looked shockingly different ...

Written by Matt Hutter about about 1 month ago 145 reads 8 comments
Injury Bug Bites Detroit Red Wings Again: Kronwall Sidelined Four to Eight Weeks

Call him what you want, but Nick Kronwall is one of the better defense man in the NHL. Kronwall, off to another decent start with 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists) will now miss up to two months because of a dirty hit by Montreal player Georges Laraque...

Written by Isaac Smith about 13 days ago 143 reads 2 comments
Resurgent Tomas Holmstrom Key to Detroit Red Wings' Staying Above Water

For 13 years, Tomas Holmstrom has been the NHL's Redwood. He's been chopped and hacked, and if they could have taken a chainsaw to him, they would have done that too...

Written by Greg Eno about 4 days ago 140 reads 1 comments
For Detroit Red Wings, Scoring by Committee Needs To Become Habitual

It's been said that a team's stars are "the guys that stir the drink." They are the go-to guys, the clutch players, the tip of the spear; they're the ones who will take you to the top. This is true...

Written by Matt Hutter about 5 days ago 131 reads 0 comments
Tonight on "The Knee Jerks": Detroit Red Wings-Heavy Episode

It's a hockey-centric episode tonight (Monday) on "The Knee Jerks," my weekly gabfest on Blog Talk Radio with my co-host, Al Beaton , as we talk all things Detroit Red Wings and NHL with Kahn...

Written by Greg Eno about 20 days ago 88 reads 0 comments
Detroit Red Wings Win a Game; They Rally To Beat Blues 4-3 in Shootout

It wasn't all that long ago that a win by the Detroit Red Wings was hardly headline material. However, given their record of late, scoring a goal would be worthy of a story; so a win definitely warrants some attention...

Written by Matt Hutter about 7 days ago 74 reads 0 comments
Detroit Red Wings A-Z:Best Player Names Vol. 1

I like lists. I like sports. One of the best features of any good internet news or discussion sites are lists. Top Tens, A-Zs, Best Evers, etc. I'm a sucker for them all...

Written by Rob Milanov about about 1 month ago 74 reads 0 comments
Shut Out Twice in a Row at Home, Red Wings Have Nowhere to Go But Up

The Detroit Red Wings have out-shot their last two opponents 80-42 combined. They've been outscored 5-0. The last time the Wings were shut out twice in a row at home was 32 years ago. Yes, I believe this is what addicts refer to as "rock bottom...

Written by Matt Hutter about 8 days ago 72 reads 1 comments
Red Wing Ted Lindsay's Legend Endures

Recently the Detroit Red Wings played the Calgary Flames at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit and spotted sitting in the audience was a neatly dressed elderly man with a rough appearance and a crooked smile on his face...

Written by Warren Shaw about 8 days ago 62 reads 4 comments
Ericsson Gets Injury Bug; Winged Wheels Fall On Home Ice Against Oilers

As a Red Wings fan and a writer, I am having some difficulty understanding why this Wings squad constantly "forgets" to show up to games that seem to be easy victories. Yes, yes I am aware that no games are easy in the new NHL...

Written by Isaac Smith about 2 days ago 55 reads 3 comments

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Red Wings Article Archive

Brendan Shanahan: Not Your Typical Hockey Player

Jean-Sebastien Giguere to Detroit Red Wings: A Match Made in Heaven?

Detroit Red Wings: Quarter Grades for Free-Agent Acquisitions

Detroit Red Wings Dilemma : Should this be Nicklas Lidstrom's Last Season?

Will New York Islanders Send Marty Biron to Detroit Red Wings?

Is Firing Mike Babcock an Option for the Detroit Red Wings?

Broken Wings: Detroit Hockey Is About As Healthy As City's Economy

Detroit Red Wings: So, What If The Red Wings Miss The Playoffs?

Despite Offseason Losses, Detroit Red Wings' Offense Is Alive and Well

Struggling Red Wings Can Look To Unlikely Source for Inspiration

Detroit Red Wings: Another 'No Goal' Call Controversy at Joe Louis Arena

Detroit Red Wings: Coach Mike Babcock Getting Buy-In from Players

Pat LaFontaine was Missed, but Detroit Red Wings Did OK with Steve Yzerman

For Detroit Red Wings, December Games Could Put Season on the Line

What Ails The Red Wings?

Big Red Machine Turns a Corner: Detroit Red Wings Recover Winning Ways

Injury Bug Bites Detroit Red Wings Again: Kronwall Sidelined Four to Eight Weeks

Resurgent Tomas Holmstrom Key to Detroit Red Wings' Staying Above Water

For Detroit Red Wings, Scoring by Committee Needs To Become Habitual

Tonight on "The Knee Jerks": Detroit Red Wings-Heavy Episode

Detroit Red Wings Win a Game; They Rally To Beat Blues 4-3 in Shootout

Detroit Red Wings A-Z:Best Player Names Vol. 1

Shut Out Twice in a Row at Home, Red Wings Have Nowhere to Go But Up

Red Wing Ted Lindsay's Legend Endures

Ericsson Gets Injury Bug; Winged Wheels Fall On Home Ice Against Oilers

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