Red Wings' Zetterberg Skates, Franzen Rest
The Detroit Red Wings seem confident Johan Franzen will be as well when their second-round series starts sometime next week.
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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.
Ruslan Salei had a solid series, scoring a goal and posting a plus-6 rating.
Mike Modano is not accustomed to being a healthy scratch, especially in the 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.
At least after a well-deserved and much-needed rest - in the sense of getting Henrik Zetterberg back from injury, and perhaps another series that involves travel to a Western time zone.
This mecca of NHL hockey and home to the storied Detroit Red Wings, holds a special place in the heart of Michiganders.
Danny Cleary scored from a tough angle with just over six minutes left, and the Detroit Red Wings swept the Phoenix Coyotes out of the playoffs and possibly out of the desert with a 6-3 victory Wednesday.
The Phoenix Coyotes are back on their heels, the inability to get much of a speed bump in front of the Red Wing Express putting them a game from elimination.
Forward Johan Franzen has a sore left ankle in addition to his facial injuries suffered in Game 2 and wasn't cleared to play in Game 3 until after the pregame skate.
The Phoenix Coyotes are back on their heels, the inability to get much of a speed bump in front of the Red Wing Express putting them a game from elimination.
The Red Wings need to stand up for their Captain Nick Lidstrom. I'm not saying they don't support him, I'm just saying that they need to protect him from further cheap shots that the Phoenix Coyotes are doling out.
Forward Johan Franzen has a sore left ankle in addition to his facial injuries suffered in Game 2 and wasn't cleared to play in Game 3 until after the pregame skate.
Team defense and goaltending was supposed to be the Red Wings' Achillies' heel heading into the playoffs, their soft spot.
The Red Wings certainly have their share of stars. Nicklas Lidstrom is one of the greatest defensemen ever to lace up a pair of skates.
The Phoenix Coyotes are back home, at least its home for now, looking to climb back from a two-game deficit in their first-round playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings.
It maybe a white out in Glendale but it won't exactly be a full-on home ice advantage for the Coyotes against the Wings tonight.
As he sat in the dressing room following his team's 4-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes, Red Wings' forward Johan Franzen's face looked like something from Mapquest.
Nicklas Lidstrom had a plus-2 rating, moving him past former Colorado Avalanche C Peter Forsberg into first place on the NHL's career postseason plus-minus rankings (plus-55).
Johan Franzen was bruised and bloodied, and needed several stitches to close cuts on his forehead and upper lip after hitting the boards face-first at 3:34 of the first period following a hit from Shane Doan.
With leading scorer Henrik Zetterberg sidelined by a sprained left knee, the Red Wings need Pavel Datsyuk to deliver in the playoffs. So far, he has, in a big way.
Phoenix Coyotes forward Vernon Fiddler once blocked a shot on the top of his left foot that was so hard the puck sliced through his skate and left him limping.
So by now I'm sure you heard about story of Tommy B, the fan that was kicked out of the Joe and fined 500 dollars for throwing an Octopus onto the ice in the 2nd period of game 2 against the Coyotes Wednesday night.
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