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Red Wings (1) vs. Avalanche (6) Playoff Preview
Red Wings (1) vs. Avalanche (6) Playoff Preview
Click here for more NHL playoff previews. There was a time when the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry was the fiercest in the sport. We're talking bench clearing brawls, Sports Illustrated covers and a whole lot of bad blood. Oh, and they occasionally played some hockey too. But thanks to time and tide -- though mostly due to the fact that Colorado hasn't demonstrated the same sort of sustained ...
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Round 2 Series Preview: 1 Detroit vs. 6 Colorado
On the Wings — ... Christy Hammond working the game for the Wings, Joe Hass will liveblog the game at Behind the Jersey again. - Matt Update (1:15 PM): Ansar Khan has the projected lines and pairings for the Avalanche: Wolski-Sakic-Brunette Stastny-Forsberg-Hejduk Smyth-Arnason-Jones McLeod-Guite-Laperriere Sauer-Foote Salei-Leopold Hannan-Liles Also, Eric McErlain has posted a preview of the series at the Fanhouse. - Matt Update (11:35 ...

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