Babcock impresses Bowman with Game 1 tactics

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Even Scott Bowman was impressed. For any hockey team, that is saying a lot. Driving back to his Detroit hotel after Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, the Hall of Famer and all-time winningest coach in NHL history had a lot of complimentary words for the team he still acts as an official consultant for, after its 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night. Matchups are what ... [link]

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Wings Deal With Malkin
Published 5/25/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... Drake and [Mikael] Samuelsson,” Bowman said. “Give him some variety, you know? He had some good matchups tonight. Babcock did a good job in that one.” Already, the Penguins sound confused. That’s what the Red Wings do to teams. You think you can play a finesse game against them, but they pick you apart on any turnover or soft transition play. Then, when that doesn’t work, you try to play a grinding, dump-and-chase game. more and a note on Franzen too…

Red Wings 4 Penguins 0 Game 1
Published 5/25/2008 by Bethany P at THE SPORTS DIVA MAGAZINE
... was able to shutdown the Pens by only making 19 saves on the night.   I think of all the articles I have read on this game, my favorite quote is from Scotty Bowman talking about the Malkin matchups, ...

Game 1 is in the Books!!
Published 5/25/2008 by Bethany at Bethany's Hockey Rants
... was able to shutdown the Pens by only making 19 saves on the night. I think of all the articles I have read on this game, my favorite quote is from Scotty Bowman talking about the Malkin matchups, ...

Bowman gives Babcock's tactics against Malkin a thumbs-up
Published 5/25/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
Red Wings consultant Scotty Bowman told the CBC's anonymous hockey blogger that he was quite pleased with the ways in which coach Mike Babcock neutralized the Pittsburgh Penguins' top forwards on Saturday night: May 25, CBC Sports : "We were talking about it with Babcock, and he said what he wanted to do with Malkin was give him some offence with [Valterri] Filppula and [Jiri] Hudler, and then give him some checking with [Kris] Draper, [Dallas] Drake and [Mikael] Samuelsson," Bowman said. "Give him some variety, you know? He had some good matchups tonight. Babcock did a good job ...

5/25 Quick Links
Published 5/25/2008 by Christy Hammond at Behind the Jersey
... - Former Wings and Penguins coach Scotty Bowman liked how current Wings head coach Mike Babcock handled Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins. ...

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