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Wings-Sharks set-up
The Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks head into a hype-filled match-up tonight (10:30 PM, FSD/WXYT) eying both a measuring-stick game of massive proportions and the Western Conference lead. Detroit trails San Jose by one point, as the Detroit...
Zetterberg Declines Massive Contract From Red Wings
Zetterberg Declines Massive Contract From Red Wings
totalprosports.com — Total Pro Sports - Henrik Zetterberg denied reports that he declined a 10 year, $75 million contract... from the Detroit Red Wings. The report came from Elliotte Friedman at the CBC. Zetterberg will become a free agent at seasons end and will demand a larger contract. He currently makes ... (more) Zetterberg Declines Massive Contract From Red Wings
Thursday's Three Stars: Blake's five points do the trick
Thursday's Three Stars: Blake's five points do the trick
sports.yahoo.com — No. 1 star: Jason Blake , Toronto Maple Leafs We generally don't get too excited about hat... tricks capped by empty-net goals here at Three Stars Central, but Blake built up enough style points on goals one and two Thursday to earn a pass. Plus ... (more) Thursday's Three Stars: Blake's five points do the trick
Patrick Marleau getting a belated invitation to the NHL All-Star game
blogs.mercurynews.com — Going out on a limb here: It turns out Patrick Marleau is going to the NHL All-Star... game after all. There’s nothing official yet, but let’s just say sources familiar with the situation passed along word that the Sharks will have a third ... (more) Patrick Marleau getting a belated invitation to the NHL ...
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Game Day Notes: @ San Jose
On the Wings — ... The “Dads Trip” begins today, so here’s hoping that won’t be a distraction. … As Helene St. James astutely points out, the Wings and Sharks both had a day off between games this time around. At the first meeting, Detroit had played the night before, and at the second, the Sharks had. Theoretically, the day off should level the playing field (surface?).  … George Malik’s got a good collection of quotes from both sides here.  Both teams are saying all the right things: San Jose is deferring to the Wings as the ...

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