sports.yahoo.com - 5/2/2008
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No. 1 star: Johan Franzen , Detroit Red Wings According to Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press, a Denver sports talk radio host had a rather candid thought about Franzen, the man christened "The Mule" by no less than Steve Yzerman. The host wondered if since "The Mule" was from Detroit, shouldn't he be known more as a jackass? Yuck, yuck, yuck ... but Sharp said such ...
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Game 4: Wings 8, Avalanche 2
On the Wings —
The Detroit Red Wings advanced to the Western Conference Finals after completing their Semifinal sweep of the Colorado Avalanche last night with an 8-2 win on the road.
… First off, I want to point you to what I think may be the best quote on this series that I’ve seen:
Bottom line is that we didn’t get the series that we thought we would; this tilt between the Wings and the Colorado Avalanche was supposed to be like a rematch between Godzilla and King Kong. And just as we’re all pumped up to see the two beasts rumble, the ...
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