Wings Lose In Pre-Season Play To Flyers
The Detroit Red Wings lose to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 in the season opener on Friday night.
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The Detroit Red Wings lose to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 in the season opener on Friday night.
Analysis: Howard experienced a roller-coaster season in which his record (37-17-5) nearly mirrored that of his strong rookie season (37-15-10), but his stats (2.79 GAA, .908 save percentage) weren't nearly as good as 2009-10 (2.26, .9.24).
Niklas Kronwall wants to finish his career with the Wings, and the club is hoping to sign him to a long-term extension this season, well before he becomes eligible for unrestricted free agency on July 1.
The Red Wings are not ready to relinquish their perennial status as a Stanley Cup championship contender, despite consecutive second-round playoff losses to San Jose.
During a news conference Friday in Dallas to formally announce his retirement, Modano will sign a one-day contract that will list an honorary amount of $999,999 for the No. 9 he wore during his franchise-record 1,459 games over 20 seasons with the Stars.
Defenseman Ian White scored in the eighth round of the shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in a preseason game Thursday night.
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist in his first NHL game action in more than seven months, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Wednesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
One of the coolest things about my job is that you never know where it might take you on a given day.
Mike Modano removed any suspense (ok, there was very little) from his playing future by announcing his retirement on Wednesday.
The entire Detroit Red Wings team was among the mourners at Brad McCrimmon's funeral Saturday.
On Feb. 2 of last season Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen had a career night scoring five goals during 7-5 win against the Ottawa Senators.
Mike Valenti of the Valenti & Foster show held a live chat with Detroit sports fans at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Here's a recap:
Funeral services in Farmington Saturday for former Red Wings assistant coach Brad McCrimmon, who died in a plane crash in Russia last week.
Niklas Kronwall has no interest in exploring the free-agent market in 2012 and hopes to sign a contract extension at some point this season.
Funeral services have been arranged for Brad McCrimmon, the ex-hockey player and former Red Wings assistant coach who died in a plane crash in Russia on Sept. 7.
