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freep.com - 12/23/2008

Wings' Chris Osgood might need to go on injured list | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

— freep.com — Chris Osgood and the Red Wings expect to find out today whether the goalie will need to... take a long break to heal his strained groin. Osgood plans to test himself this morning during his first practice in more than a week, when the Wings prepare for ... (more) Wings' Chris Osgood might need to go on injured list | ...

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freep.com - 12/23/2008

Osgood feels better; hopes to be ready by weekend | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

— freep.com — Update from Joe Louis Arena this Tuesday morning: Chris Osgood practiced with the Red Wings this morning... and said his groin feels much better. Osgood said he won't have to go on long-term injured reserve, which would have required him to be out at ... (more) Osgood feels better; hopes to be ready by weekend | ...

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notqualifiedtocomment.blogspot.com - 12/31/2008

Home and Home with Detroit will be Huge For Hawks

— notqualifiedtocomment.blogspot.com — The Red Wings and Blackhawks are the focus of the hockey world this week leading up to... their game on New Year's Day. The Winter Classic is getting all the attention, and rightfully so, but the original six rivals will square off in Detroit tonight in a game of similar importance to the Central Div.. (more) Home and Home with Detroit will be Huge For Hawks

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Wings dead-set against Christmas games
Snapshots — Red Wings coach Mike Babcock told the Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James that he absolutely, positively doesn't want the NHL to schedule Christmas games in the future: December 24, Detroit Free Press : Coach Mike Babcock echoed several players in appreciating the NHL's decision not to have games or practices Dec. 24-25. "I'm 100% against playing on Christmas," Babcock said. "I think it's imperative that you're with your family. I think that's what Christmas is all about." Valtteri Filppula agrees, and he put a positive spin on the lovely Southeastern Michigan weather, as he ...

Red Wings-Blues post-game wrap-up
Snapshots — ... to be. It was a good shot by Pav (Datsyuk)." Overall, the Wings head into their Christmas break relatively satisfied with their start: "I thought our special teams were really good," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "It (the power play) gave us a really good start. Going into Christmas with 50 points, that's a pretty good start. Now, we have to build on it." As St. James points out, the Wings also have righted their home ice ship, posting a 7-and-1 record over the past seven weeks: December 24, Detroit Free Press : "We didn't start off the year the way we wanted at home," ...

Puck Headlines: Should the NHL play on Christmas Day?
Puck Daddy — ... Coach Mike Babcock: "I'm 100% against playing on Christmas... I think it's imperative that you're with your family. I think that's what Christmas is all about." [Freep, via ...

Marketing party poopers
Snapshots — ... ...Wait, can somebody remind me what Mike Babcock told the Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James? December 24, Detroit Free Press : Coach Mike Babcock echoed several players in appreciating the NHL's decision not to have games or practices Dec. 24-25. "I'm 100% against playing on Christmas," Babcock said. "I think it's imperative that you're with your family. I think that's what Christmas is all about." Who watches anything other than the Christmas Story marathon, anyway?