1. Kesler Gets Kronwalled

    Any Detroit Red Wings fan who has watched Niklas Kronwall play enough will tell you that the other team is always aware of when he is on the ice. This is because of the massive open ice hits that Kronwall is capable of throwing...

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  2. NHL Trade Scenarios: 4 Players for the Red Wings to Pursue at the Trade Deadline

    The Detroit Red Wings have something they have not had in a while—salary cap space. Lots of cap space at that; somewhere in the neighborhood (per CapGeek.com) of $5.6 million dollars...

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  3. NHL Concussions: 5 Ways to Make a Smarter More Physical Game

    Although NHL chief disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan is succeeding in his new role, overall player safety is still in question...

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  4. Detroit Red Wings: 5 Questions That Still Need to Be Answered

    The Detroit Red Wings have a knack for puzzling their fans with their play this season. Watching the Red Wings play this season could make a "pro-line" advocate steer clear of any games involving Detroit...

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  5. Detroit Red Wings: Why 12 Goals in Last 2 Games Don't Matter

    The Detroit Red Wings finished their 7-1 spanking of the Winnipeg Jets tonight at home. The game saw 14 different Red Wings players with points, and six of those players had multi-point games...

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  6. NHL Trade Rumors: What Do Detroit Red Wings Need To Offer for Alexander Semin?

    The Detroit Red Wings find themselves in a familiar place: back-to-back losses. Detroit's goal scoring has been a huge concern in their losses, but Detroit has other concerns that ...

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  7. NHL Realignment: 7-Team Conferences Open the Door for NHL Expansion

    The NHL announced last night that realignment is now official . The results? Two seven-team conferences, and two eight-team conferences...

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  8. Detroit Red Wings: 5 Reasons Why Winning Ways Won't End in Losing Streak

    The Detroit Red Wings continue to be one of the most streaky teams in the NHL this season. Detroit has now won seven games in a row after a convincing 4-1 win last night in Buffalo ...

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  9. Detroit Red Wings: Unlike Boudreau, Wings' Ego Keeps Babcock off Hot Seat

    Recently, NHL fans have watched several head coaches get the axe. The most notable of these was Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau. Boudreau, seemingly just "lost control" and his " tank was empty " according to Washington GM George McPhee...

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  10. Detroit Red Wings: 5 Players Who Should Be Worried About Their Jobs

    The Detroit Red Wings' up-and-down season continues tonight with a home game against the Calgary Flames ...

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  11. BCS Predictions: 4 Things That Must Happen for Michigan to Receive a BCS Bid

    The Michigan Wolverines continue their some what remarkable season under first year head coach, Brady Hoke, when they take on the Ohio State Buckeyes this weekend...

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  12. Detroit Red Wings: Which Team Will We See Going Forward?

    The Detroit Red Wings' roller-coaster season rolls on as the Red Wings continue to keep their fans off balance with their performances this season. After winning five straight to start the season, Detroit was winless in its next six games...

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  13. Detroit Red Wings: 5 Things That Need To Change Right Now

    The Detroit Red Wings continue to puzzle their fans with the direction in which the team seems to be going. Detroit's 2-1 loss to St...

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  14. NHL All Star Game 2012 Ballot: Jimmy Howard's Career Season Not Good Enough?

    Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard seems to have shook off his "sophomore slump" of last year. This might have something to do with the fact that the Red Wings are playing ...

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  15. Detroit Red Wings History: Best Moves in the Ilitch Era, Part 3, Dynasty Years

    The Detroit Red Wings won Stanley Cups in 1997 and 1998, repeating as champs. After the 1998 Stanley Cup, they were essentially guaranteed a division championship and were usually ...

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  16. Detroit Red Wings: 10 Necessities to Maintaining Positive Momentum from Win

    The Detroit Red Wings ended a disappointing six game losing streak with a convincing 5-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night at home...

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  17. Michigan Football: Crunching Some Stats from the Iowa Game

    The Michigan Wolverines squad got off to a decent start against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday, but everything fell apart in the second quarter...

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  18. Detroit Red Wings History: Best Moves in the Ilitch Era, Part 2, Playoff Success

    The Detroit Red Wings had some pieces in place in the 1990s, but it wasn't til a few great acquisitions solidified their defense and bolstered their third and fourth forward lines...

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  19. Michigan Football vs. Iowa: 5 Reasons for a Michigan Blowout Victory

    The Michigan Wolverines travel to Iowa City this weekend to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes are still stinging from a 22-21 loss to Minnesota last week but somehow, some think Iowa can pull the upset...

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  20. Detroit Red Wings History: Best Roster Moves in the Ilitch Era, Part 1, Drafting

    The Detroit Red Wings had a stretch where they didn't win the Stanley Cup for 42 years. That is likely very difficult to imagine today with the Red Wings constantly at or near the ...

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  21. Detroit Red Wings: 10 Reasons They're the Team to Beat in the West

    The Detroit Red Wings have a recent tradition of excellence that can only really be described by one word—consistency. That consistency has given them a place as the NHL 's most successful franchise over the past 20 years...

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  22. Detroit Red Wings: 4 Things We Learned from Blowout Loss Against Caps

    The Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals played their highly anticipated matchup Saturday night as the only two unbeaten teams left in the NHL...

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  23. Detroit Red Wings Trade Rumors: 5 Young Guns to Bring Energy to Aging Lineup

    It's no secret to anyone who follows the NHL that the Detroit Red Wings have been, and continue to be, one of the oldest teams in the NHL...

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  24. Detroit Red Wings: The Good, Bad and Ugly from First 4 Games

    The Detroit Red Wings ' Johan Franzen has a way of scoring big goals when the team needs them most. But Franzen's goal on Saturday night in overtime at Minnesota had to be one of the ugliest goals I've ever seen...

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  25. Detroit Red Wings: Can Jimmy Howard Backstop the Wings to Another Title?

    The Detroit Red Wings are 2-0 in this young season, but don't let that record fool you. Detroit has played two of the worst teams in the NHL to open their season, beating Ottawa 5-3 and shutting out Colorado 3-0...

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