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Detroit Red Wings’ Playoff Hopes Come Down to Wire: Osgood Still Needs To Play

March 11th, 2010
Sixteen games left, on the outside looking into the playoffs. Needless to say, this is not the place the Detroit Red Wings wanted to be in, nor expected to be in. How do they get back into the playoffs? Simple. Win the games that they are supposed to win, while ...

AHL Call-Ups Now Weekly Part of Red Wings Life As Janik Recalled

December 16th, 2009
Looking at the Detroit Red Wings website, and one would be very surprised to find that the Red Wings have a three game win streak. The symbol for "injured reserve" is a double star (**) and it appears five times (should be six because Dan Cleary is out for a while) ...

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

December 3rd, 2009
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. Nevertheless, one would assume that ...

Red Wings Blanked For 2nd Straight Game, Kiprusoff Stops 40 Shots

November 27th, 2009
Detroit fans shouldn't be surprised by anything anymore. This season alone, the Tigers blew a seven game division lead in the AL Central race and then lost in the play-in game. Then the Wolverines and their second straight season not going to a bowl game. But back-to-back shutout losses for the ...

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

November 23rd, 2009
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. The question ...