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Red Wings News

NHL sides to meet today; Red Wings players stay in shape | Detroit Red Wings | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
This is pretty much the same standard lockout article you've read a million times, but this one has a new Mike Babcock video attached to it.

BACK ON TOP | Official site of the Grand Rapids Griffins
The kids are back in first place, here's a look at the week ahead for the Griffs.

The Wizard of Os: Frkwatch Update: Moose Cruise in Q
The latest on Martin Frk.

Lockout News

A Long CBA | mc79hockey.com
A good argument about the implications for a longer CBA for the players.

Does Gary Bettman belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame? | canada.com
Here's a question for you.

Larry Brooks: NHLPA should propose amnesty buyout plan to end NHL lockout - NYPOST.com
The owners are on emphatic record they will not authorize amnesty buyouts as part of an NHL transition to a 50/50 system in which the cap would decrease from a bookkeeping $70.2 million this year...

No excuses: There's a deal to be done, and it's time for NHL and NHLPA to do it - Yahoo! Sports
Cotsonika's coverage has knocked it out of the park in the last week (and all lockout long, really).

‘Dysfunctional’ Business Model Puts N.H.L. in Peril, Experts Say - NYTimes.com
The damage done by the third N.H.L. lockout under Commissioner Gary Bettman is likely to affect the league well into the future.

I Used To Be Good Back When I Tried - Battle of California
Here is a comprehensive look at every non-shitty article Rudy Kelly has ever written. There are 5 of them.

Let's Go Red Wings.