11 Stanley Cups. 66 Hall of Famers. 9 MVPs. And now the greatest home winning streak in the history of the National Hockey League. The Detroit Red Wings won their 21st home game in a row last night, surpassing the 1929-1930 Boston Bruins, and the 1975-1976 Philadelphia Flyers. Detroit beat the Dallas Stars in a [...]
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You might want to find yourself in front of a TV tonight folks, the Detroit Red Wings are staring history right in the face. Luckily for Detroit, they are staring into the face of the 11th-place-in-the-west Dallas Stars, and not some sort of cross between a cheetah and a mongoose. (I’m not actually sure if [...]
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I know I’m not alone in this simple, yet complex idea: racism, on any level, is not acceptable. Not a soul on the planet should face any discrimination, especially for things out of his/her control. The problems with issues such as this are the subjectivity and varying levels of perception. You may say something to [...]
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On a night where the Captain rang the post three times, Joey MacDonald saved the day for the Red Wings. MacDonald was awesome all night, including a few sprawling saves to deny powerplay chances for the Ducks. MacDonald was awesome all night in an otherwise forgettable performance, possibly making a case to put all the [...]
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Tomas Holmstrom sure has come a long, long way since being drafted 257th overall in the 1994 NHL draft. He has spent his entire career (to date) in Detroit, scoring 240 goals to go along with his 284 assists. The Swede has been a key cog for the Wings in front of goal, helping the [...]
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Danny Cleary’s knee is much smaller than it was a couple days ago. Ok well maybe not, but he did have some serious fluid drained from his injured left knee. Cleary hurt his knee in the Red Wings 4-2 win over Edmonton early this week. The Red Wings’ winger says his goal is to practice [...]
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Some call it a loss to a motivated team that are playing pretty good hockey. Some call it a let-down. Some call it disappointing. I prefer setting-up-a-playoff-series-against-a-team-we-own. Martin Hanzel scored his second goal of the evening against an empty Detroit net to close out a 3-1 Phoenix win. Phoenix, with the two points, moves into [...]
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Remember during last years playoffs when Doc Emrick referred to the Phoenix Coyotes as the Washington Generals (to the Red Wings’ Harlem Globetrotters). Yeah, that was pretty cool.
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Sam Gagner went from Red Wings friend, to Red Wings foe over the course of a couple days. The Oilers’ center, who racked up 8 points against the Blackhawks a couple of days ago, scored twice and added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers took care of business against Detroit on Saturday night. Detroit, playing [...]
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