Matt Dery's Daily Update 3-28-11
The Red Wings got Jimmy Howard back on the ice this morning at the Joe just to skate around a little bit.
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The Red Wings got Jimmy Howard back on the ice this morning at the Joe just to skate around a little bit.
The Chicago Blackhawks are starting a critical trip that will help determine whether they return to the playoffs. The archrival Detroit Red Wings, however, may not be quite as formidable as usual with much less at stake.
Wings goaltender Chris Osgood will be back on the ice Tuesday or Wednesday and hopes to get in seven or eight practices before he's eligible to come off long-term injured reserve on April 8.
Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard is day-to-day after an MRI revealed no major damage to his left shoulder.
The Red Wings are battling for the No. 2 playoff seed in the Western Conference down the stretch, which would assure them home-ice advantage for at least the first two rounds of the playoffs.
The Red Wings won a game but got a scare concerning their playoff prospects.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are attempting to ride a late surge toward their first playoff berth in six seasons. Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock, meanwhile, has a much simpler goal for his club.
Aerosmith and Steven Tyler have a song called "Living on the Edge" where the chorus goes something like this..."there's something wrong with the world today, I don't know what it is" and I think that statement is true.
Nick Lidstrom has everything! 4 Stanley Cups, a Gold medal for the World Championships and the Olympics, 6 Norris Trophy's, a Conn Smyth Trophy plus over 1000 points in his career, so yes, I would say that Nick Lidstrom has everything.
Daniel Sedin blasted a pass from his brother, Henrik, into the open side of the net on the winning goal as Jimmy Howard was scrambling to get back into position and had lost his stick.
Daniel Sedin scored twice and Roberto Luongo made 39 saves, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday.
With a club-record third straight Northwest Division title already clinched, the Vancouver Canucks are still trying to secure their first Presidents' Trophy and home ice advantage throughout the playoffs.
Tigers get a day off today but Max Scherzer is pitching in a minor league game as gets on schedule to start game 3 of the regular season against the Yankees.
Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood has yet another setback while trying to return to playing for and has been placed on long-term injured reserve, retroactive to last week.
Can you smell it? Spring is in the air, the snow is all gone and the drive to Joe Louis Arena feels that of a playoff aura.
If the Red Wings have any chance at catching Vancouver for the top spot in the Western Conference, they'd better win Wednesday's game against the Canucks at Joe Louis Arena -- in regulation.
The Wings, for the second consecutive game, had to play with 11 forwards Monday because of injuries (Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzen, Jiri Hudler) and a lack of salary-cap space.
After getting into just his second career fight on Thursday, Red Wings forward Drew Miller is not done battling and scrapping.
Chris Osgood remains sidelined with that sports hernia but says today that he hopes to dress Wednesday against Vancouver.
The Detroit Red Wings were without two of their top goal-scorers last time they took the ice, and consequently their four-game winning streak was snapped.
Nashville has had Detroit's number this season. The Predators have won four consecutive games vs. the Red Wings, thanks mostly to strong goaltending.
Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom is having a street named after him in a city about 30 miles northwest of Detroit.
The Red Wings hope they won't look back on Thursday's 2-0 win over Columbus as a costly victory, as a pair of important players were lost to injuries.
