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Wings coach Mike Babcock contemplates line changes
Wings coach Mike Babcock contemplates line changes
Chris McCosky Wings coach Mike Babcock contemplates line changes Vancouver, British Columbia Times aren't completely desperate for the Red Wings, though after practice Monday coach Mike Babcock did call this 3-4-2 start the worst of his tenure. "We've been through stretches in my time ...
Wings coach: Darren Helm must energize
Wings coach: Darren Helm must energize
detnews.com — Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Vancouver, British Columbia -- Darren Helm stepped into the Red Wings... playoff lineup last spring and immediately provided a powerful jolt of energy. Coach Mike Babcock, allowing for the fact Helm is coming off a ... (more) Wings coach: Darren Helm must energize

Wings fine with lineup despite injuries
Wings fine with lineup despite injuries
detnews.com — Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Calgary, Alberta --Here's the fallout, so far, from the Red Wings... losing their second top-six forward this season: Valtteri Filppula is out 6-8 weeks after breaking his right wrist Thursday in Edmonton. General manager ... (more) Wings fine with lineup despite injuries

Team Canada and Red Wings coach Mike Babcock calm in stormy waters
theprovince.com — He could have screamed. He could have slammed his stick against the glass. He could have turned... red and let loose with a blue streak of profanity. Mike Babcock did none of the above Monday at GM Place. Despite a three-game losing streak and three ... (more) Team Canada and Red Wings coach Mike Babcock calm in ...
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Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja can only hope that time heals all headaches
Snapshots — ... October 27, 2009, 6:04AM Red Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja remains on the wrong side of a post-concussive wall, as the Detroit News's Chris McCosky and MLive.com's own Ansar Khan report: October 27, Detroit News : Defenseman Andreas Lilja has seen a specialist in Vancouver, though he wouldn't go into specifics about the treatment. But, suffice to say, he's still not close to returning. The headaches persist. ...

Red Wings' secondary scorers become primary focus
Snapshots — ... Zetterberg, who sits next to Filppula in the locker room at Joe Louis Arena, sees great things ahead for his protégé. "In this group we all know he's a very skilled guy and he's a hard worker, and I think the last few years, I think he's deserved more ice time than he got," Zetterberg said. "This year, he will get his minutes." Babcock told the Detroit News's Chris McCosky that his team has at least played well enough that he believes they can break their team-wide scoring schneid... October 27, Detroit News : "We've been through stretches in my time that hadn't been pretty," ...

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Nucks Misconduct — More photos » by David Guralnick - AP Two thumbs up. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Guralnick) Browse more photos » What a difference a week makes. Last ...

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