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Ken Holland on the Wings, Now and Later

Ken Holland is on the phone from Kelowna, B.C., which is where Detroit coach Mike Babcock played junior hockey and which is not far from where Holland, the Red Wings' GM, grew up. The Red Wings deserve a bit of a breather in this resort town after their most trying season in nearly two decades -- and after a clutch...

They Are Who We Thought They Were

In sports, we always talk about certain players as being overrated, underrated, or so overrated that they're now underrated. But which players are as good as we think they are? Here are three players that are simply as good as advertised, including brief write-ups from team bloggers that know them best.Nicklas Lidstrom,...

Will We See a 100-Point Defenseman In The NHL Again?

Before Bobby Orr entered the NHL way back in 1966, the idea of a defenseman scoring 100 points would have been considered lunacy. After all, forwards were rarely coming within spitting distance of the century mark, and defensemen were never really used as offensive weapons. Orr, of course, changed all of that, and not only...

Lidstrom Had 'Nearly Catastrophic' Testicle Injury

It was a pretty big deal when Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom, for the first time in his NHL career, missed a playoff game in the Western Conference finals. The future Hall of Famer missed Games 4 and 5 against the Chicago Blackhawks (both Detroit wins) and, as it turns out, he had a pretty good -- and extremely...

New Faces in New Places in Cup Finals

So the rematch is set: Pittsburgh vs. Detroit. For the first time in 25 years, the same two teams will meet in back-to-back years for the right to fight for Lord Stanley's Cup, and while one of these teams is relatively similar to last year's version (with one big exception) the other is very, very different.Pittsburgh...

NicklasLidstrom News From the Web

05/23/12 Updated: a Nicklas Lidstrom red herring reminds us to... Source: Kukla's Korner According to the Red Wings, the TC camp account simply misunderstood a joke on the Red Wings' Facebook page. and the TC account is confirming.
05/22/12 Red Wings not likely to have decisions on Nicklas... Source: The Ann Arbor News - Ann Arbor MI No decisions on the Detroit Red Wings' unrestricted free agents are likely to be made prior to the organization's pro scouting meetings June 2-4, general manager Ken Holland said Monday.
05/22/12 Red Wings not likely to have decisions on Nicklas... Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI No decisions on the Detroit Red Wings' unrestricted free agents are likely to be made prior to the organization's pro scouting meetings June 2-4, general manager Ken Holland said Monday.
05/18/12 No news is no news regarding Red Wings captain Nicklas... Source: Kukla's Korner Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom's currently signing autographs at Warrior Hockey's corporate headquarters, and the Detroit News dispatched Ted Kulfan to the scene to find out whether Lidstrom's made any progress toward deciding whether to return for at least one more year.
05/16/12 Lidstrom's Return In Question Source: CBS - WWJ TV - Detroit MI Nicklas Lidstrom is confident in his ability to continue playing at a high level.