Matt Dery's Daily Update 5-10-11
Tigers have won their last 3, and 6 of 8. Rick Porcello is on the mound against lefty Francisco Liriano, who in his last start threw a no-hitter against the White Sox.
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Tigers have won their last 3, and 6 of 8. Rick Porcello is on the mound against lefty Francisco Liriano, who in his last start threw a no-hitter against the White Sox.
The Wings are getting prepared for a third elimination game in their series with the Sharks and we now know that where will be changes to each teams lineups.
Jeff Riger down at the Red Wings morning skate has reported that Mike Babcock has officially announced Mike Modano will replace Johan Franzen in tonight's game 6 against San Jose.
The Detroit Red Wings are confident they will beat the San Jose Sharks for a third straight time and force a Game 7.
The Red Wings are alive and now halfway to their goal of winning 4 in a row from the Sharks to advance.
Pavel Datsyuk was not going to be denied at a time when his team's season was on the line. And it made no difference to him that his wrist was so sore he couldn't take faceoffs.
Johan Franzen did not play in the third period after he tweaked the ankle injury that has been hobbling him since Game 3 of the first round against Phoenix.
There wasn't any big speech or dramatic moment back in a quiet San Jose Sharks locker room, just a simple two-word message from a few veterans: Move on.
There have been many open-ended questions recently regarding the Red Wings.
The Red Wings need to do the same thing today here in San Jose. Detroit will need to build on that late goal by Darren Helm and carry that momentum into the first period of tonight's game.
As thrilling as the Red Wings' victory was Friday at Joe Louis Arena, the aftermath only brings stark reality.
Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom does not look like a 41-year-old defenseman. Nor does he resemble someone who should be contemplating retirement.
The Wings won game four 4-3 against the Sharks at the Joe and at least for a day remain in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Down three games to one and headed to San Jose for Game 5 Sunday, it still seems highly unlikely the Red Wings will rally to defeat the San Jose Sharks.
Just arrived in San Jose. (5:30 Detroit time) Just thought I'd share a few comments about last night's 4-3 win before I get some sleep.
Wings goalie Jimmy Howard made several clutch saves in the final minutes to help Detroit beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Friday night.
When the Wings got off the ice this morning and the media was let in the dressing room, you couldn't help but to feel that this could be it.
I've got a good tip for you Red Wings fans. Don't set up a tee time yet! Something tells me that there's more hockey to be played in this series before it's all said and done.
The Lions will begin to work out as the team unofficially the week of May 16th.
I think every Red Wings fan in the area knows that the series with the Sharks is over.
Penalty-killing, a season-long issue with the Wings, has cost them in this series.
The Red Wings are down 3-0 and look to make it 3-1 after tonight.
The storied history of the Detroit Red Wings does not happen to include coming back from a 0-3 deficit in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Red Wings can storm the net and dominate. They can get great play from goalie Jimmy Howard, and they can take games into overtime.
Penalty-killing, a season-long issue with the Wings, has cost them in this series.
