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SI and anonymous tipsters
 

Published 11 hours ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

I mentioned that Michael Phelps was likely to copy that famous Mark Spitz pose. Sports Illustrated got on that right away: Very nice. The UofM websites have given Phelps a Buckstache . Staying briefly in the Buckeye state before washing like 300 times to make it all go away, Bethany over at Bethany’s Hockey Rants received an anonymous tip that 2007 second round draft pick ...

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Lidstrom takes the lead and Delvecchio speaks
 

Published 36 hours ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

Thanks for going over to Ace of Sports and voting in the tournament they are hosting to determine the best athlete in Detroit over the last decade. When I posted yesterday Stevie Y [an absolute legend beyond any shadow of a doubt] was ahead 61% to 39%. I just checked and Lidstrom is now up 60% to 40%. The first round is open until sometime tomorrow so you can still vote if you haven’t ...

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Is Lidstrom top Wing over the past 10 seasons?
 

Published 2 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

That is the case I made over at Ace of Sports where they are conducting a tournament where fans will vote for the best athlete in Detroit over the past decade. Christy over at Behind the Jersey did a writeup for Steve Yzerman and Stevie Y holds a 61% to 39% lead. I’m a huge Steve Yzerman man but for the time period we are looking at [the past 10 NHL seasons] I don’t think ...

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Phelps sets new Gold Standard
 

Published 4 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

A Warholian take on Phelps’ accomplishment On the one hand, Michael Phelps and his U.S. teammates were dominant, setting world records in 7 of the 8 events where the 23-year old struck gold. Even with that kind of dominance they often won by the slimmest of margins - fractions of a fraction of a second - that in some cases left the outcome in doubt even after the race had ...

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“…I guess believing all along I could do it goes a long way.”
 

Published 5 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

Photo: Associated Press That’s a quote from Michael Phelps shortly after his time-warping victory in the 100 meter fly final. Belief is a common theme in sports, with just about every team and their fanbase believing this year is their year - from the Chicago Cubs and their fans to the Detroit Lions and their fans, to the Red Wings, Red Sox, Patriots and Spurs and their ...

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What’s the over/under on number of games until Kitna is rocking the colostomy bag?
 

Published 6 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

Due to getting whaled upon while trying to run with the football. MLIVE - Tom Kowalski …there’s another new element to the offense that won’t grab many headlines but must be effective if the offense is going to click: the running ability of quarterback Jon Kitna. Yes, that’s right, the running ability of a soon-to-be 36-year-old player who has never rushed for ...

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Adding Hossa to the Power Play
 

Published 6 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

Yesterday I took a look at how I think the top two lines might be put together. Today I’ll focus on the power play. Last season the Red Wings finished #3 overall as measured by the best Power Play success rates during the regular season. They dropped to 9th overall during the playoffs so there’s certainly some room for improvement. First, let’s take a look at the top power ...

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Scoring Line forwards for the Red Wings?
Scoring Line forwards for the Red Wings?

Behind the Jersey found this 7 days ago on www.gorillacrouch.com

We can assume a couple things: one, if Mike Babcock decides to keep the top line of Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Holmstrom together then it’s a sure bet Franzen, Filppula and Hossa will play together; and two, that the inevitable injuries that occur ...

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Scoring Line forwards for the Red Wings?

A look back at Prospect Camp
 

Published 8 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

The Red Wings held their prospect camp back in July when I was taking some time off. Fortunately George Malik over at MLIVE not only covered the camp - he provided incredibly detailed coverage of all four days. If you haven’t checked it out now is a great time to do so with hockey news slowing to a trickle prior to the start of training camp. Here’s a brief overview of the first ...

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Motivating the Tigers
 

Published 9 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

After a rough series against the Chicago White Sox last week, it looks like the Tigers will miss the playoffs for the second straight year. The good news is Miguel Cabrera looks like he’s finally come around and is hitting the way he should. Trading Pudge didn’t work out too well with Kyle Farnsworth looking worse than Todd Jones [and that’s pretty tough to do]. So talking ...

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Rating the Prospects
 

Published 10 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

There are a couple challenges when it comes to rating prospects. The two biggest challenges are trying to determine what a player’s true ceiling is and making a determination of how close a player is to competing for a spot in Detroit’s lineup. There appear to be two players who have a decent shot at cracking the Red Wings lineup. Let me start off by showing the methodology I ...

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Terrible Ted awarded Lester Patrick Award
 

Published 13 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

Lindsay was so despised he received death threats I saw this linked over at the forum located at Red Wings Central. NHL.com reports that Ted Lindsay is one of this year’s winners for the Lester Patrick, which is awarded annually to acknowledge people for their contributions to ice hockey in the United States. Others who will be acknowledged this year include Anaheim general ...

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Red Wings look-alikes
 

Published 13 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

One of the things that was mentioned during the playoffs was that Kris Draper looks a bit like Chuck Norris when he’s got the full beard going. So what I decided to do was see what other Red Wings - or hockey related people - look like people who are more famous than your typical NHL’er. Kris Draper and Chuck Norris There’s definitely some similarity between the ...

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Some things you might have already known
 

Published 14 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

Hockey Analytics has published their statistical analysis of last season. There are some observations that are probably obvious [Nick Lidstrom is pretty good] and some that might not seem so obvious [Pavel has been the best forward in the NHL over the past five seasons]. Alan Ryder starts off by looking at value as far as guys playing above their contract number. Henrik Zetterberg obviously ...

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Stanley Pics and next year’s schedule
 

Published 14 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

There are a few posters over at HF Boards who live in fairly close proximity to a few Red Wings. So that means they’ve been able to get pictures of the players with the Cup, either in person or through the local paper. Ti-Girl knows Darren Helm and she’s posted some awesome pictures of the young grinder posing with the Cup: Pimping ain’t easy - unless you’ve got ...

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A quick look at the Grand Rapids Griffins
 

Published 15 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

Detroit’s AHL affiliate had an awful season last year and looks to rebound and regain their position as one of the better franchises in the A. The big move was at the top when they let head coach Mike Stothers go after one season and replaced him with Curt Fraser. Fraser has tons of NHL playing experience in addition to a solid career thus far as a head coach . Starting from the net ...

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Hockey Franchises as Philosophers
 

Published 16 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

New Jersey Devils – Niccolo Machiavelli Loophole Lou Lamoriello’s artful, devious and cunning exploitation of the salary cap would no doubt earn Machiavelli’s approval. And the dreadful trap that made hockey about as much fun to watch as paint dry is the perfect middle finger of realism pointed directly at the fans of teams that like them lots of totally sick dekes and pretty tic tac toe ...

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An Open letter to Bill Ford, Jr.
 

Published 17 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

To: Bill Ford, Jr. From: Dave, Gorilla Crouch Subject: The Chicago Blackhawks Bill, we’ve never chatted so allow me to introduce myself. I started a blog back in September 2006. It began as a way for an ex-pat who lives in Chicago to offer his views on the Detroit sports scene. But I soon realized that it was next to impossible to pay close attention to each Detroit sports team, so I ...

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Magic 8-Ball
 

Published 17 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

I’ve decided to appropriate the Lowetide meme of trying to prognosticate what will happen in training camp this fall. He uses Warren Zevon as a segue into the article but I’ve never been particularly up on Zevon’s work. Of course I am familiar with Werewolves of London [a Classic Rock staple] as well as Lawyers, Guns & Money [which was included in the well done ...

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So long, Scotty
 

Published 20 days ago by Dave at Gorilla Crouch

That You Tube clip is classic Scotty Bowman. Marc Crawford just loses his shit while Scotty coolly, calmly analyzes him before losing interest in the rube’s meltdown as Steve Yzerman and an official step in between both coaches. It’s classic Bowman, a man who never seemed flustered and who rarely had to deal with that kind of belligerence because who the hell in their ...

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