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Johan Franzen has custom bed sheets made for Gustav Nyquist

Johan Franzen is apparently quite the jokester, and Red Wings teammate and fellow Swede Gustav Nyquist is now on the receiving end of a joke involving Mike Babcock and bed sheets. Franzen took to Instagram earlier today to post a picture of…

Matt
August 11, 2015

Season Previews

Detroit Red Wings Season Preview: Jimmy Howard is the key to success

The offseason hasn’t been kind to the Detroit Red Wings. Not only did they lose two of their top four defenseman from last season, but they failed to land to address not only their defensive needs, but their offensive depth…

Chris
September 29, 2012

Soap Box

Red Wings fans need to be patient during offseason

Trade Pavel Datsyuk. Trade Henrik Zetterberg. Do whatever it takes to bring quality defenseman to the Detroit Red Wings. If Red Wings fans were in charge of the team, these are the types of moves we could expect to see…

Chris
August 8, 2012
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Quarterfinal Matchups Set at 2012 World Championships

Round robin play wrapped up yesterday at the 2012 IIHF World Championships in Finland & Sweden. As the teams wrapped up their seventh games, the playoff picture became more and more clear. In the Group S, Russia dominated the field.…

Matt
May 16, 2012

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Dmitri Kalinin Breaks Johan Franzen’s Nose

In Friday’s 7-3 loss to Russia, Sweden lost one of their more valuable assets when Johan Franzen’s nose broke after taking a cross check to the face from Dmitri Kalinin. The incident occurred late in the third period in a…

Matt
May 13, 2012
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2012 IIHF World Championships rosters announced

IIHF World Championships rosters were announced yesterday and are again laden with top talent from the NHL as several players around the league whose teams were either bounced from the playoffs early or did not qualify opted to step on…

Chris
April 29, 2012

Season Previews

2011-12 NHL Season Preview: Detroit Red Wings

Key Offseason Losses: Brian Rafalski (retirement), Kris Draper (retired), Chris Osgood (retired), Ruslan Salei Key Offseason Additions: Ian White, Mike Commodore Last Season Ranking: 3rd in the West Offense: Top line scoring isn’t a problem in Detroit with guys like…

Chris
September 29, 2011
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Lidstrom Sets Timetable on Possible Return

Detroit Red Wing defensman Nicklas Lidstrom has set a timetable to decide if he intends on continuing his career. The date: July 1st. Lidstrom, at the not-so-young age of 41, is coming off of his 18th season with Red Wings,…

EB
May 17, 2011
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Phoenix Coyotes Win Game 7, Here’s Why

While I’m not on the Phoenix Coyote bandwagon, like EB, and I root for my hometown Detroit Red Wings, I just don’t think they have what it takes to win Game 7 in Glendale tonight. This series has been very…

Matt
April 27, 2010

Season Previews

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings have arguable been the most successful franchise in the NHL since the lockout and the formation of the “new” salary-cap era. This past summer, however, the once invincible-looking Red Wings seemingly took a huge step back…

Chris
September 30, 2009