Friday Prospects -- Rest of the Class
by KyleKujawa on Nov 20, 2009 9:15 AM CST
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Well hello there. Did you guys hear the new joke about the Red Wings goal that didn't count?
Kidding of course. Shockingly, this will be the only Wings' thing you read today that won't be about the miserable blown call by professional referee Dennis LaRue.
Last week, we looked at Detroit's three most promising prospects -- Brendan Smith, Max Nicastro, and Gustav Nyquist. However, Detroit has three more collegiate prospects we've yet to discuss. These guys are all late round picks, taken for very specific reasons but not yet completely paying off. Still, if you hear these names in the next few years, you'll be pleased that you read WIM and already heard about them!
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Quick Hits: The Day After The Goal That Was That Wasn't
by AnimalDrew on Nov 19, 2009 5:15 PM CST
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Wings end winning streak, lose to Dallas 3-1
by joehass on Nov 18, 2009 9:43 PM CST
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You know it's not your night when a goal is disallowed because of a whistle that blew a full second after the puck went into the net.
Brad May's third-period shot sat in the net, but Dennis LaRue ruled that the whistle intended to blow prior to the puck. Instead of a tie game, it remained 2-1, and the Stars put one more goal on the board to end the Detroit Red Wings three-game winning streak.
Alex Auld stopped 32 of 33 shots for Dallas, who played a solid game tonight, taking advantage by going 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
The Stars jumped out to the lead with a Mike Ribero goal that was intended to be a crossing pass. Instead, Jonathan Ericsson, who was on his stomach, swung his stick back, only to deflect the puck past Jimmy Howard.
Just under four minutes into the second period, Matt Niskanen took a pass from Brad Richards and fired a knuckle shot that Howard couldn't react to, to make it 2-0.
But a couple minutes later, Henrik Zetterberg kept his torrid pace going, as Ville Leino's pass set him up and with Richards draped over him, Zetterburg buried it to cut the lead to one.
Between those two goals, May and Krystofer Barch got together for a doozy of a fight: their fifth fight in the past three years. The two of them put on a show that included switching hands mid-fight when they both became tired. In fact, May appeared to deliberately change helmets just before the fight, going from one with a visor to one without.
With 13:36 left in the third, Detroit brought the puck out from behind the net. Justin Abdelkader passed the puck to May. May put a backhand shot from about 10 feet out onto Auld, who drew a whistle with a stop. But Auld hadn't stopped it: he trapped it against the side of the net with the puck very clearly over the line. The Red Wings celebrated as if they had scored a goal.
However, Dennis LaRue ruled that he intended to blow the whistle when the Auld made the stop, marking the play dead. Despite a call from the NHL Operations Center in Toronto, LaRue stuck to his ruling, and the goal did not count.
A few minutes later, with Jonathan Ericsson in the penalty box, Loui Eriksson took a pass from James Neal in front of the net. Howard was overcommitted to the play near Eriksson, and couldn't skate over in time to make the stop.
Howard would end up making 29 saves. The Wings play next on Friday against the Florida Panthers.
Player of the Game: Henrik Zetterberg. And we'll keep making him the player of the game until informed otherwise.
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Red Wings v Stars
by joehass on Nov 18, 2009 5:15 PM CST
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The Red Wings hope to make it four in a row when they host the Dallas Stars at Joe Louis Arena tonight. The Red Wings come off an ugly 7-4 win, topped off with the first Red Wings hat trick in 108 games as Henrik Zetterberg netted his third with less than a second left.
The Stars lost to the Phoenix Coyotes Saturday night in Glendale 3-2 on goals by former Red Wing Robert Lang and Westland-native Mike Modano. University of Michigan graduate Marty Turco has heated up, going 5-1-1 in his last seven starts with a sparking 2.10 GAA. Dallas has scored two goals in each of their last six games.
Zetterberg won the First Star of the Week award Monday after a spectacular run featuring nine points in three games, including his first five-point game Saturday. Niklas Kronwall has seven points over that same stretch.
Mike Babcock said yesterday that he will start Jimmy Howard tonight, with the plan of giving Chris Osgood the start on Friday night against the Florida Panthers. However, he did note that Howard has been playing well the last three games, leaving the subtle hint that if Howard does very well tonight (like he did against Vancouver), Babcock would be amenable to riding Howard for a while.
Check out Defending Big D to read more about the Stars. Puck drops at 7:30 pm ET. The game is on FS Detroit, FS Southwest in Dallas, and NHL Network in the US (which means it is not on Center Ice). I'll be back here then!
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Quick Hits: 11/18
by AnimalDrew on Nov 18, 2009 5:00 PM CST
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Wings jump up in SB Nation Power Rankings
by MrNorrisTrophy on Nov 18, 2009 8:36 AM CST
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Don't know how many of you take stock in power rankings, but the SB Nation Hockey bloggers vote each week on the top ten teams in the league and the best in each conference.
Finally, we're back to a respectable spot so I feel okay posting this:
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1 (1) | San Jose Sharks | 14-4-4 | Fear The Fin |
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2 (5) | Chicago Blackhawks | 12-5-2 | Second City Hockey |
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3 (2) | Calgary Flames | 12-4-2 | Matchsticks and Gasoline |
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4 (10) | Detroit Red Wings | 10-5-3 | Winging It In Motown |
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5 (4) | Los Angeles Kings | 13-7-2 | Battle of California |
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6 (3) | Colorado Avalanche | 12-5-3 | Mile High Hockey |
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7 (7) | Phoenix Coyotes | 11-9-0 | Five For Howling |
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8 (8) | Dallas Stars | 8-5-6 | Defending Big D |
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9 (6) | Columbus Blue Jackets | 11-6-2 | The Cannon |
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10 (9) | Vancouver Canucks | 11-10-0 | Nucks Misconduct |
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11 (12) | Nashville Predators | 9-8-1 | On the Forecheck |
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12 (13) | St. Louis Blues | 6-8-4 | St. Louis Game Time |
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13 (11) | Edmonton Oilers | 8-10-3 | The Copper & Blue |
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14 (15) | Minnesota Wild | 7-11-2 | Hockey Wilderness |
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15 (13) | Anaheim Ducks | 6-10-3 | Battle of California |
The Wings didn't crack the Top 10 but I feel they're on the way to doing so. Just a side note, only Western Conference bloggers vote on the Western Conference while everyone votes on the Top 10, in case you were wondering about the results being different.
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Former Wing and Future Hall of Famer Shanahan Retires
by Apocalyptic0n3 on Nov 17, 2009 5:05 PM CST
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Looks like the Wings will have their seventh hall of fame member from the 2002 championship in 2012/2013 (unsure of which season he will be eligible due to him retiring during the season): Brendan Shanahan officially announced his retirement today. He will join Scotty Bowman, Steve Yzerman, Igor Larionov, Brett Hull, Luc Robataile, and, in all likelihood, Dominik Hasek as members of both the Hockey Hall of Fame and the 2002 Stanley Cup Champions Detroit Red Wings.
Over the course of his 21-year career, he scored 656 goals (good for 11th all time) and tallied 698 assists for 1,354 points total. He played for the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Rangers before finishing his career with the team that drafted him, the Devils. He was traded to the Wings at the beginning of the 1997 season for Paul Coffey and Keith Premieau, where he helped us win the first of back-to-back cups.
I would like to thank Shanny for bringing us three Cups and years of great play for us. I wish you the best in your post-playing life.
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The Patrick Eaves Award Winner -- and more!
by mpetrella on Nov 17, 2009 10:00 AM CST
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All of a sudden, things are looking up! After a pretty weak start, the Wings are starting to look like, well, the Wings. Some statistics to prove it:
The Winged Wheelers started the season by going 3-4-2 in the first nine games, on pace for 73 points. But, they are 7-1-1 in their last nine, and are now on pace for 105.
Before this week, Detroit had been outscored 47 - 43. Now, the tables have turned, and they're outscoring the opposition 61 - 52.
The Wings are 5-0-1 when Saturday's hero Henrik Zetterberg scores a goal in regulation. He also leads the NHL in game-winning goals (4).
After the jump, more numbers, fake award updates, and our VERY FIRST WINNER!
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