examiner.com - 7/25/2009
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Part of a series of scouting reports on the 2009-10 Detroit Red Wings. Today's profile: Brian Rafalski
nhl.fanhouse.com - 7/22/2009
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by Adam Gretz FanHouse's Adam Gretz takes a
look at his top 50 players in the NHL...
. No. 45 is Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski . Even at the age of 35, Brian Rafalski is still getting better, statistically speaking anyway, as his ...
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NHL's Top 50: Brian Rafalski (No. 45)
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Brian Rafalski foils both his opponents and Red Wings partner Nicklas Lidstrom
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Brian Rafalski excels as an undersized defenseman because he plays his position to his strengths, using his skating speed, offensive awareness, and aggressive play as Nicklas Lidstrom's perfect foil. The Detroit Examiner's Mike Mouat takes note of Rafalski's proficiency in his l atest Red Wings scouting report : July 25, Detroit Examiner : Rafalski established career highs in assists (49) and points (59) this past season and scored 34 points (6-28) in the final 42 games of the season, while playing fewer minutes per game (23:10) than he has in the past three ...
Dan Cleary and the Red Wings' 'second unit' need to step up offensively
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... and Brian Rafalski . In moving on to the "second line" trio of Dan Cleary (today's subject), Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, and #3 and 4 defensemen Niklas Kronwall and Brad Stuart, he begins a discussion of the Wings who will be counted upon the most to fill in the offensive voids created by the losses of Marian Hossa, Mikael Samuelsson, and Jiri Hudler: ...
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crashthecrease.com 5/12/2009 — It looks like Brian Rafalski will return to the lineup tonight for Detroit, he has not played this entire series.
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snipedangle.blogspot.com 9/28/2009 — OK, it’s that time of year. Hockey’s so close that you can almost taste it. By my count, there are 4 days remaining before the Wings kick off their season in Sweden (which is still entirely too many, but at least we can see the light at the end of the tunnel). In order to pass the time, I’ll be ...
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freep.com 5/2/2009 — Update from Saturday's Wings practice: Brian Rafalski did not practice and won't play tomorrow in Game 2 against the Ducks. "I saw him this morning, he's in good spirits, he seems fine," Mike Babcock said. "He's not going to play." Rafalski hasn't ...
Rafalski Possible for Game 6
onthewingsblog.com 5/11/2009 — Good news: Ansar Khan reports that Brian Rafalski is a game-time decision tomorrow night. He practiced today for the first time since the break between the first and second round. Still nothing new on the identification of the injury. If he plays, it’ll be at Meech or Chelios’ ...