Campbell Out As NHL Disciplinarian, Shanahan New Boss
Colin Campbell is done serving as the NHL's chief disciplinarian, handing off one of the most thankless tasks in hockey to Brendan Shanahan.
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Colin Campbell is done serving as the NHL's chief disciplinarian, handing off one of the most thankless tasks in hockey to Brendan Shanahan.
"I'm not sure if we win the Stanley Cup in '08 without Brian Rafalski. Not only was he a real good player, he was a perfect fit for Nick Lidstrom.
Continuous back and knee pain this season forced Brian Rafalski to spend more time on the training table getting treatment than he ever has before.
"I'm crossing my fingers and toes every night when I go to bed, hoping that we get good news on Nick," Holland said.
Scherzer allowed three runs in 5 2-3 innings and suffered a 6-2 loss at Pittsburgh on Saturday. The right-hander had given up two earned runs in his three previous starts combined.
Brian Rafalski's NHL career came to an end today after 15 seasons, 3 Stanley Cups, and a Silver Medal as part of the 202 US Men's Hockey team.
The Detroit Red Wings have scheduled a news conference for defenseman Brian Rafalski amid speculation that he will retire.
The Red Wings confirm that there will be an 11a.m. news conference tomorrow morning to discuss Brian Rafalski's future.
Rafalski, 38, hampered this season with back and knee injuries, is expected to make the announcement "in the coming weeks," Rogers SportsNet reported on Monday.
Brian Rafalski will retire one year before his contract is up, this according to tweets by former NHLer and current reporter for RogersSportsnet Nick Kypreos.
Wings coach Mike Babcock made a major recruiting pitch to persuade Nicklas Lidstrom to return next season, telling him he will be playing for a competitive club that will remain a Stanley Cup contender after making a few offseason changes.
The Red Wings will give Nick Lidstrom all the time he needs to decide on his future. The Veteran defenseman has played 19 years with the Wings. His goalie Jimmy Howard said today that his gut feeling is that Nick will be back.
The team announced Thursday that assistant coach Brad McCrimmon won't be back next season. McCrimmon's contract expired last week when Detroit was eliminated by the San Jose Sharks in their Western Conference semifinal.
Wings coach Mike Babcock made a major recruiting pitch to persuade Nicklas Lidstrom to return next season, telling him he will be playing for a competitive club that will remain a Stanley Cup contender after making a few offseason changes.
The Red Wings battled back from an 0-3 series deficit before losing in seven close games to the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the playoffs.
The Wings have officially started their summer break and by the feeling on Saturday afternoon nobody was too pleased about it.
The playoffs were a coming of age for goaltender Jimmy Howard. He was consistently strong in both rounds, giving his team a chance to win every game.
Nicklas Lidstrom insisted he doesn't know whether he's returning to the Detroit Red Wings for a 20th season or retiring at the age of 41.
Detroit became the eighth NHL team to force a Game 7 after falling behind 0-3 to San Jose, but couldn't be the fourth to come all the way back and win.
The Wings will not lose this series! The Wings will not lose this series! The Wings lost this series?
Nicklas Lidstrom said he will take his time to decide whether to return next season or retire.
Entering Game 7, it was clear which team would have the advantage in the intangibles: experience, momentum, poise, etc. Those all belonged to the Red Wings. And it showed. They were the veteran group comfortable in the spotlight as they had been there so many times before.
A long time ago, a sportswriter named Grantland Rice wrote about how it isn't whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.
After receiving the brunt of the criticism as San Jose squandered three chances to close out the Detroit Red Wings, Patrick Marleau ended up with the game-winning goal and much of the credit when the Sharks finally made it through the second round.
