Wings' Holmstrom vows to bother Turco

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Ted Kulfan The Detroit News DETROIT -- Tomas Holmstrom doesn't plan on changing his style heading into Saturday's Game 5 against Dallas, but there is one item on his agenda. "I have to lose to some weight," Holmstrom said, joking. According to officials, Holmstrom's rear end interfered with Stars goalie Marty Turco in Game 4, touching off the major controversy in the series. The disallowed ... [link]

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Holmstrom refuses to butt out
Published 5/17/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... : "Every time there's an incident with it, it gets highlighted," Dave Tippett said. "When it gets highlighted, it brings a lot of attention, whether it's players, refs, media, commissioner, whatever. When it becomes a focal point, it's probably watched a lot closer." But Holmstrom doesn't care, as the Detroit News's Ted Kulfan notes: May 17, Detroit News : "I have to go to the net and do my job around the net," Holmstrom said. "We have to play the same way, get traffic in front of the net. "I did the right thing (in Game 4). I was outside the crease. It was the wrong call." ...

Saturday's three stars: Turco owns the Joe
Published 5/17/2008 at Puck Daddy
... Minor penalty: Despite a pre-game vow to make life miserable on Dallas goalie Turco, it sure seemed like Tomas Holmstrom's buttocks was conspicuously absent Saturday. Turco did face 39 shots in Game 5, but the traffic wasn't there as it had been previously in this series. Maybe that ...

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