Detroit Red Wings rely on heavy Swedish contingent to reach Stanley Cup final

KK Hockey • NHL Got It Right
from Michael Farber of Rink Side Blog at Sports Illustrated, This might be mere serendipity or a sign of something more significant at work. Three seasons past the lockout, maybe it is time for the NHL to take a bow. The game was re-worked in the ...

Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com • Drake's not worried about his inexperience
When Red Wings forward Dallas Drake smiled during his press conference after Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, he smiled through what might have been as many sets of false teeth as he has seasons played in the NHL....

Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com • Al Sobotka, man of fire and ice; Big Al's BBQ set for Saturday at 6 PM
The WDIV morning newscast showed a picture of Al Sobotka's Zamboni taking a spin around Joe Louis Arena's ice at 3:30 this morning, which shouldn't surprise anyone familiar with the Red Wings' building manager and the meticulousness with which he...

Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com • Osgood's enough
Whether Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood is the Wings' strength or "weakness" in net will be debated over the next few days as the hockey world prepares for the Stanley Cup Finals, but as far as the Free Press's Michael...

IllegalCurve.com • NHL Morning Papers: Stanley Cup Finals Edition (Wednesday)
Here are the morning papers for the Stanley Cup Finals which begin on Saturday night: Detroit Red Wings (1) versus Pittsburgh Penguins (2): After reading this article by Eric Duhatschek, you cannot help but like Mike Babcock . Here is Scotty ...

Reshaped Wings advance to Stanley Cup finals
DETROIT (AP) -- The NHL's new economics have done nothing to derail the Detroit Red Wings' juggernau...

Stanley Cup finals brimming with star power
Fates could not have bestowed upon hockey fans a better Stanley Cup Finals than the Detroit Red Wings against the Pittsburgh ...

Young Pens vs. old Wings in Cup finals (AP)
While the Detroit Red Wings count postseason victories on the tentacles of octopi, both they and the Pittsburgh Penguins can chart their playoff losses on the fingers of one hand -- and still have some left over. It's been quite a run to the Stanley ...

Red Wings have distinct Swedish flavor (AP)
The Detroit Red Wings would be in rough shape without Sweden. In fact, their general manager insisted the Western Conference champions would've been knocked out of the postseason long ago -- if they even made it -- without their seven Swedes. ...

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Preview Capsule
Capsule of NHL Stanley Cup finals series:No. 1 (West) DETROIT RED WINGS (54-21-7) vs. No. 2 (Eas...