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2010-11 Detroit Red Wings Preview: Climbing the Mountain Again

Something strange has happened this fall. The annual "are the Red Wings too old?" questions have subsided, and Detroit is the trendy pick in the Western Conference in many corners. Well, the Red Wings certainly have not endured the kinds of offseason losses that sliced away at the champion Blackhawks. Plus, Detroit should...

By the Numbers: What Detroit Is Really Losing With Its Free Agency Exodus

It's been a one-way street out of Detroit this offseason, as the Red Wings have watched Marian Hossa, Mikael Samuelsson, Ty Conklin and Tomas Kopecky sign with rival teams in the Western Conference, while Jiri Hudler attempts to make a jump to the KHL (even though the NHL isn't all that happy about it). Such losses would...

Datsyuk's Status Still Uncertain

The on-again, off-again Pavel Datsyuk return to the Detroit Red Wings lineup appears to be off again, at least for the time being, as TSN is reporting he skated with the team's "black aces" (practice fodder for the playoffs and last-minute replacements for injured players) at the morning skate. Datsyuk is still expected to...

Pavel Datsyuk, Kris Draper Might Return For Game 4

After missing six consecutive games with a foot injury, Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk appears to be inching closer to a return, as he's expected to be a game-time decision for Thursday's Game 4 in Pittsburgh. In the past three games, he had yet to make it to "game-time decision." UPDATE: Datsyuk's Game 4 Return...

In the Face-Off Circle: Game 3 Matchups

The face-off battle in the Stanley Cup Final has been an interesting one to watch, as the Red Wings dismantled the Penguins in Game 1, winning 39 of 55 draws, only to have the Penguins rebound in Game 2 by winning 27 of 51 (though, Detroit still won the game, due in large part to face-off wins in the offensive zone leading...

Valtteri Filppula News From the Web

05/20/12 Red Wings at the Worlds, medal round: Czechs capture... Source: Kukla's Korner Well, Red Wings prospect Petr Mrazek was able to learn from Czech pros and NHL'ers, hang out with his buddy Jakub Stepanek (who is dating Mrazek's sister), and earn a Bronze medal, anyway.
05/19/12 Datsyuk, Russia beat Filppula, Finland for spot in... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI HELSINKI Russias Evgeni Malkin scored three goals to lead his team to a 6-2 win today over Finland in the semifinal of the world championship.
05/18/12 Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk, Valtteri Filppula to face... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Red Wings Valtteri Filppula and Pavel Datsyuk will face off for a shot at gold at the world championship.
05/17/12 Red Wings at the Worlds, Quarterfinals: Filppula,... Source: Kukla's Korner Team USA stopped playing and started trapping halfway through the third period of a game they led 2-1 over Finland, and despite nothing less than valiant goaltending from one Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard, the Americans were lulled into trying to beat the Finnish trap by trying to replicate it, and were defeated by it.
05/16/12 Red Wings at the Worlds: catching up with the Wings... Source: Kukla's Korner Prior to taking a three-day break due to what I can best describe as the equivalent of post-concussive migraines, the World Championships' round robin stage was still underway in Stockholm and Helsinki.