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Tag Archives: Red Wings
Kronwall hit on Vorachek defines the borderline
One of the refreshing things about Brendan Shanahan is his readiness to explain his disciplinary decisions. His video explanations have clearly illustrated how the rules around boarding, elbowing and hits to the head will be enforced. If a player leaves … Continue reading
Tags: concussions, flyers, headshot, player safety, Red Wings
Red Wings vs Sharks Game 7 Notes
San Jose beat Detroit 3-2 to advance to the conference final. The game featured great plays and big hits with Patrick Marleau scoring the eventual winner late in the 3rd. Detroit fell behind 2-0 in the first period and spent … Continue reading
Tags: 2011 playoffs, Red Wings, san jose sharks
Sharks on verge of choking, again
I guess it was too hard to believe. The Sharks were up 3 games to none on the mighty Detroit Red Wings less than a week ago. One more win and they were through to the conference finals. One more … Continue reading
Tags: 2011 playoffs, pyschology, Red Wings, san jose sharks
The Pavel Datsyuk Show
Pavel Datsyuk was dominant yesterday afternoon in Detroit’s 4-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes with a goal and 3 assists. He won faceoffs, killed penalties and ran the powerplay. Along the boards and in the corners Pavel used his body … Continue reading
Tags: 2011 playoffs, Datsyuk, Red Wings
5 Reasons Bertuzzi should be suspended
Todd Bertuzzi elbowed Chicago’s Ryan Johnson in the head last night. He was given a five minute elbowing major and a game misconduct in Detroits 3-2 loss to the Blackhawks. Take a look at the video below and judge for … Continue reading
Chicago in Trouble, Leafs get schooled and injury notes
Chicago in Trouble The Ducks rolled over the Hawks on Saturday night beating them 2-1 in regulation. To quote Joel Quenneville, “It was a brutal loss.” Chicago has only 8 games left. None of these games are against their main … Continue reading
Tags: anaheim ducks, player safety, Red Wings
Big Night in the West
The west looks a little clearer after last night. Calgary lost to San Jose 6-3. Iglina had another goal in another stellar year in another Flames season to nowhere. Conversely, Anaheim showed they are gearing up for the post-season with … Continue reading
Tags: anaheim ducks, dallas stars, Red Wings
A Trio of Great Goals From Saturday Night
Sometimes the obduracy of the NHL establishment on the issues of fighting, headshots and cheap hits along with the resultant failure to adequately discipline acts of wanton violence can obscure the fact that the greatest hockey players in the world … Continue reading
Is Ken Holland a Genius?
Joe brought up Pavel Datsyuk in an earlier post and it brought to mind some thoughts of mine regarding his GM, Ken Holland. Don’t get me wrong as I think Holland is a very smart hockey man but he gets … Continue reading
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