johan franzen Stories - Winging It In Motown
Franzen's Goal Guides Wings to 3-1 Win in Game 1
It's rare that the opposing goalie be your best player but that's partly what happened in Game 1. Detroit used two goals off of Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and one from rookie Justin Abdelkader to take the first game by a score of 3-1. Although it would be hard to completely blame Fleury...
Wings Fall to Predators in Shootout
Another close game escaped the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night as the Predators used two third period goals to force overtime. Niklas Kronwall opened the scoring for both teams in the 1st period on a powerplay goal. Kronwall received a pass from Henrik Zetterberg and fired a slapshot past...
The Mule - Johan Franzen, Superstar
Who the heck is Johan Franzen and where did he come from? Affectionately nicknamed "The Mule", Franzen is a Swedish born player who was drafted by Detroit in the 3rd round of the 2004 NHL draft. The center has literally come out of nowhere to be a leading candidate for the Conn Smythe this year...
Six Wings make the NHL All-Star Ballot
Last week, the NHL released its 2009 All-Star ballot. Two teams had a league-leading six players named to the ballot (Montreal and Detroit). Okay, so we have six players on the ballot. That's 26.1% of the 23 man roster. We as Wings fans should be impressed that our team garnered that many players...
11/07 Quick Hits
Some quick hits from around the internet about the Wings and NHL: Power forward Johan Franzen is expected to play on Tuesday night's game against Pittsburgh, which means he will not play tomorrow against New Jersey but he will have only missed five games. That's not bad considering the...
Johan Franzen out 3-4 weeks with knee sprain
Power forward Johan Franzen is out 3-4 weeks with a knee sprain, which he suffered in the second period of last night's game against the Chicago Blackhawks. The MRI did not reveal any ligament damage, which is why it is being classified as a sprain. Finnish forward Ville Leino has been recalled...
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