Pat Caputo: Red Wings Must Play Harder And Smarter Than They Did In Game 1
Rare are nights during the postseason when the Red Wings' effort and focus can be legitimately questioned.
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Rare are nights during the postseason when the Red Wings' effort and focus can be legitimately questioned.
The Red Wings entered their second-round playoff series against San Jose with virtually the same roster they had a year ago, when they lost to the Sharks in five games in the Western Conference semifinals.
The San Jose Sharks, a franchise celebrating their 20th season in existence, often see their postseasons run through Hockeytown USA.
The Detroit Red Wings fan who was arrested after he tossed an octopus on the ice pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial earlier this week.
One is an Original Six team, with blood-red uniforms that have long be identifiable, and a logo as famous as any in hockey.
The Detroit Red Wings team that will take the ice in San Jose for a second-round playoff series is very similar to the group that lost to the Sharks in five games at this stage a year ago.
Mike Modano is not accustomed to being a healthy scratch, especially in the playoffs.
Pavel Datsyuk learned how to dangle the puck on his stick and snatch it away from others as a kid.
A Farmington man has pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct charges for throwing an octopus onto the ice at a recent Red Wings game, and now he wants a trial.
As the Wings board a plane for San Jose to do battle with the Sharks, they probably can't help but to think of last year as those very same Sharks ended Detroit's season in 5 games in the Western Conference Semi Finals.
Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk has a shot at winning a fourth straight Frank Selke Trophy, being nominated Wednesday along with Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews for the award given to the NHL's best defensive forward.
The Red Wings will start the Western Conference Semi Finals on Friday night at the HP Pavilion.
Three reasons the Red Wings should defeat the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs
Niklas Kronwall has assumed a more prominent role for the Red Wings in the playoffs. For the first time in more than a dozen years a defenseman other than Nicklas Lidstrom is leading the team in minutes played.
Nicklas Lidstrom has been nominated to win the Norris Trophy. Yes, you've read that before.
At some point Nick Lidstrom might just want to change his first name to Norris as in Norris trophy considering he is poised to win the best defenseman award again after being nominated today with Boston's Zdeno Chara and Nashville's Shea Weber.
The Red Wings practicing today at the Joe, Henrik Zetterberg was out there and looked good. He
Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins, Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings and Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators are finalists for the Norris Trophy awarded to the NHL's top all-around defenseman.
Valtteri Filppula had two assists and continued to play a more gritty game, going to the net and being more on the inside. The biggest knock against him has been his tendency to play on the perimeter and not shoot much.
Mike Modano is not accustomed to being a healthy scratch, especially in the playoffs.
The Detroit Red Wings seem confident Johan Franzen will be as well when their second-round series starts sometime next week.
The Red Wings held a practice at the Joe today before taking the rest of the weekend off for the Easter holiday. Johan Franzen did not practice but Henrik Zetterberg did and told reporters he is ready for game 1 of round 2.
The Red Wings are back in Detroit after their 1st round sweep of the Phoenix Coyotes and now the plan is simple, rest then focus.
Uh oh the Red Wings did something they weren't supposed to do...they swept a team! I've been told that the Red Wings purposely lose games so they are able to host more home games and that way they can make more money.
