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Red Wings' sniffles slowly subsiding
Snapshots — ... the last two games with the flu, and Rafalski missed one game with flu-like symptoms.“The air tank was pretty low,” Ericsson said after practice. “Hard to breathe out there. Felt a little bit better at the end of the practice.” Rafalski said he wasn’t 100% but was "good enough to come down to the rink.” “Just had to sleep a lot,” Rafalski said. “I didn’t get too feverish or anything. Little bit of a sore throat and cough. It’s coming around.” MLive.com's own Ansar Khan confirms: November 4, MLive.com : Two of the Detroit Red Wings' flu-ridden defensemen, Brian Rafalski and ...

Jonathan Ericsson, the Red Wings' Mr. Bad Luck
Snapshots — ... been on the ice in four days. It felt like the air tank was pretty low -- hard to breath. Hopefully it'll be better tomorrow." The Wings returned defenseman Doug Janik to Grand Rapids Wednesday, so if Ericsson can't play, Derek Meech would take his spot. "I just watched a great big kid out there skating," Babcock said of Ericsson. "If he's not ready to play then I don't know what's wrong with him." Babcock also endorsed Janik's performance, as MLive.com's own Ansar Khan noted: November 4, MLive.com : "He did a real good job,'' Babcock said. "He played 13 minutes, ...

Where "70 Goals" Happens
The Triple Deke — ... you hate playing against? Scott: All of Detroit." Bonus sort-of-related site: FUCK YEAH SHARKS. Home to such creations as: ***** If this doesn't make you crack a smile at least then you're probably at the wrong blog. Additional info: the name of the guy who made the video is Bleeding Beaver. Swear to God. ***** Ansar Khan says that Rafalski is likely to play, Ericsson is still iffy, and Ozzie will get the ...

Puck Previews: Toews out again; Forsberg to Russia?
Puck Daddy — ... NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Preview: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. EST. A slow start has turned into the Red Wings grabbing a point in each of their last eight games and putting up a 5-1-3 record in that span. Defenseman Brian Rafalski(notes) is expected to return after battling swine flu while Jonathan Ericsson(notes) ...