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West Finals Preview: 10 things to know about Chicago vs. Detroit
West Finals Preview: 10 things to know about Chicago vs. Detroit
  The No. 2 seed Detroit Red Wings and the No. 4 seed Chicago Blackhawks will clash in the Western Conference finals beginning on Sunday afternoon. Here are 10 items for your consideration about this matchup. 10. What does history tell us? This will be the 15th time that Chicago and ...
WCF:  2) Detroit VS. 4) Chicago
WCF: 2) Detroit VS. 4) Chicago
thehockeyprogram.net — How they got here… Penguins- 1. 4-2 series win over PHI 2. 4-3 series win over WSH... Hurricanes- 1. 4-3 series win over NJ 2. 4-3 series win over BOS Season Series… Tied 2-2 Previous Playoff Meeting… 1st Meeting Highlights of Last Meeting… 4/4 at Carolina Tale of the Tape… ... (more) WCF: 2) Detroit VS. 4) Chicago
Morning Skate: Playoff Edition (5/17)
Morning Skate: Playoff Edition (5/17)
thehockeyprogram.net — Today’s Slate: Blackhawks @ Red Wings, Game 1, 3:00 ET Games of the Day: 4) Chicago Blackhawks... @ 2) Detroit Red Wings Game 1, 3:00 ET… TV: NBC, TSN, Local Networks Players to watch: CHI- Jonathan Toews Chicago’s captain broke out of his slump in Game 6 against Vancouver. DET- Pavel ... (more) Morning Skate: Playoff Edition (5/17)
Hawks eager for storied rivalry with Detroit to begin
Hawks eager for storied rivalry with Detroit to begin
suntimes.com — The talking ended Saturday. Now it's time for the Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings to decide which... of them will go to the Stanley Cup finals. The best-of-seven Western Conference finals start today. (more) Hawks eager for storied rivalry with Detroit to begin
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St. Louis Game Time — ... more to the Scott Walker storyline, although in this case it's terribly unfortunate: Wife diagnosed with cancer Marc Bergevin played a role in getting Q behind the bench in Chicago. Mirtle covers Vegas, the 'Yotes, and the potential for Jerry Bruckheimer to get into the business of hockey. In case you didn't know, former Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman is now a scout with the Hawks Puck Daddy's 10 things to know: West and East Schedule. Hawks/Wings tonight. ...

Lazy Sunday Morning Edition
Pension Plan Puppets — With the spare time afforded to you by this holiday weekend, reacquaint yourself with an hour and half of glory - game 6 from 1967 (flagged up by Vintage Leafs). Maple Leaf Hot Stove and the changing face of the NHL playoffs. More Balsillie manoeuvring from Toronto Sports Media... ...and also Slapshot - looking at the effect on a possible move on the Sabres. Puck Daddy previews the finals - Chicago / Detroit and Carolina / Pittsburgh. Second City Hockey is a mite ...

Red Wings-Blackhawks series previews, part 2
Snapshots — ... meanwhile, has been just fine to this point. I also expect Pavel Datsyuk to show up at some point, as he's been awfully quiet this postseason. The Blackhawks supporting cast, including the likes of Dave Bolland and Dustin Byfuglien, etc., will help them give a team like Detroit a run for their money, but I think experience wins out. Even if it's boring predicting a rematch of the '08 finals. Red Wings in 7 Yahoo Sports' Sean Leahy posted a massive preview, and here's his bottom line: May 16, Yahoo Sports : The big prediction. Detroit wins the series 4-2. The Blackhawks will ...

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