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Wings' Danny Cleary 'cautiously optimistic' about progress in NHL talks | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
Cautiously optimistic is a lot more optimistic than I am.

Red Wings' Darren Helm won't need surgery on cheekbone | Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Helmer catch seem to stay healthy these days. At least he avoided going under the knife and he'll have plenty of time to get healthy before stepping on the ice in an NHL game.

Hearsay: Wings' Howard talks 24/7 loss - sportsnet.ca
Jimmy would have been the star of the HBO series.

The Other Guy & Why Omark To The Red Wings Makes Sense - Oil On Whyte - An Edmonton Oilers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
If the kid will take a two-way deal, why not give it a shot?

Around the Lockout

The NHL needs its LeBron James | Backhand Shelf | Blogs | theScore.com
They had one and then he got a concussion.

2012 NHL Lockout: Formal Talks To Resume Tuesday in New York - Defending Big D
Formal CBA talks are set to resume Tuesday in New York after more than two weeks of silence.

Who were the best Sharks between lockouts? - Fear The Fin
With the NHL undergoing its second lockout in less than a decade, we count down the ten Sharks players who were most valuable to the team's run of seven consecutive playoff appearances between work stoppages.

NHL’s cap floor plan wouldn’t count bonuses, would make AHL players rather sad | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports
No.

Matt Duchene doesn’t think much of Swedish league refereeing | ProHockeyTalk
Waaaaah!

Things Owners Believe | The Committed Indian | The Real Fan's Program and Your Source for All Things Blackhawks
"We can save the NHL by killing it."

Let's Go Red Wings.