sports.espn.go.com - 14 days ago
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What to watch for this week 1. You knew the U.S. would be stretched offensively when it came to putting together its roster, but a month into the season, the picture is even grimmer than first imagined. Only one legitimate Olympic hopeful -- New Jersey's Zach Parise -- is averaging more ...
downgoesbrown.com - 14 days ago
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downgoesbrown.com —
Saturday night, I was at the ACC to
watch the Leafs take on the Red Wings. This
was a big deal. While I did manage to make semi-regular trips to Maple Leaf Gardens , I've been living in Ottawa for the entire ACC era. I got to one game in the early ...
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Survivor Rich Peverley
Kuklas Korner —
from Scott Burnside of ESPN,
Peverley recalled the day last season when Nashville head coach Barry Trotz told him he was being put on waivers and that, assuming no other NHL team picked him up, he’d perhaps get his confidence back playing in the American Hockey League. Peverley and his wife drove around near the Nashville airport waiting for word on whether he was headed to another NHL team or hopping a plane to Milwaukee and the Preds’ AHL affiliate.
Atlanta GM Don Waddell, however, saw something in Peverley. It has turned out to be a boon for both the player, who recently signed a two-year contract extension worth a total of ...
Red Wings expect to keep plugging away despite injuries
Snapshots —
Red Wings expect to keep plugging away despite injuries By George Malik November 09, 2009, 7:03PM In his Monday column, ESPN's Scott Burnside made two Red Wings-related observations: first, he suggested that Wings assistant coach Brad "The Beast" McCrimmon amassed a Hall of Fame-like +444, mostly while playing alongside current Red Wings scout and former Wing Mark Howe, and he also spoke to Wings coach Mike Babcock, before Detroit's 5-1 loss to Toronto, about his team's status as battling its way through injuries: November 9, ESPN : If ever there was an illustration of just how difficult the salary cap makes life for NHL general managers, it's the plight ...
ESPN's LeBrun: Red Wings aren't washed up, just dinged by free agent losses/rookie immersion
Snapshots —
ESPN's LeBrun: Red Wings aren't washed up, just dinged by free agent losses/rookie immersion By George Malik November 17, 2009, 4:01PM While it appears to Red Wings fans that the vast majority of the hockey media delights in always predicting the imminent demise of the Detroit Red Wings--which is true--for various reasons, ESPN's Pierre LeBrun, in answering a reader's "beef," suggests otherwise: November 17, ESPN.com : Dru1624 : What is up with the lack of respect the Detroit Red Wings get? Since they're lackluster start they have put together a 7-1-1 record in their past 9 games and still get no love. That record is without three important offensive ...
Strange Days Indeed
Jim Cerny's Rink Rap —
I am not sure if it's a black cloud or a full moon, but there's something wreaking havoc on the National Hockey League so far this season.
As discussed here before, the amount of injuries to star players is off the charts. Plus there have been a string of strange incidents that add to the question: what the heck is going on ...
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Red Wings start fast in 9-1 rout of Blue Jackets
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Yzerman excited for Hall induction (AP) —
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