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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>GAME OVER! The Griffins win and are just ONE win away from their first-ever Calder Cup championship!</p>&mdash; Griffins Game Day (@GriffinsGameDay) <a href="https://twitter.com/GriffinsGameDay/status/344991903831425024">June 13, 2013</a></blockquote>

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Red Wings News

Several Red Wings put G.R. Griffins on brink of Calder Cup | The Detroit News
The experience that this run gives our prospects is so crucial to their development.

For now, it’s a rumor, but Sergei Fedorov *could* lace up his skates for CSKA Moscow one last time | The Malik Report

Serious thought: I want him to come back and play for Detroit. I know he's in his 40's but hey, Chelios played until he was like 48?

NHL free agency: Defensemen at premium this summer | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

I wouldn't mind Zidlicky or Hainsey. But the Wings won't sign a defenseman. They like the 8 they already have under contract.

Ken Holland: As Detroit Red Wings build foundation, high-profile free agents will follow | MLive.com

We're not rebuilding though. Winning it all next year. You can take that to the bank right now.

The Detroit Red Wings’ Compliance Buyout: Mikael Samuelsson - Octopus Thrower

I really hope that he is bought out. Not from a quality standpoint but more from a money and roster space standpoint.

Rapping Red Wings, Season Recap: As Stanley Cup Final Shows, Detroit Needs Gritty Free Agent Haul | The Detroit Sports Site |

Yeah, we could really use a gritty forward that can fight. I wish that we had signed one last summer. Hmm...

Detroit Red Wings pro prospects enjoying a long playoff run - Hockey's Future

Do you know who is looking good? Jurco. I don't mean to say that he will by vying for a roster spot next season but I do think that he may have a shot to be called up a few times.

NHL News

Blackhawks win Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final in triple OT classic vs. Bruins | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports
One overtime=Fun. Two Overtimes=Pushing It. Three Overtimes=zzzzzzz

Bettman: NHL referees ‘the best in the world’ | ProHockeyTalk
Hahahahhaha... he's right. Only ones you can argue are better are baseball umpires (I don't think so though).

Penguins give Bylsma two-year contract extension | TSN
I mean, he's not a bad coach.

Coyotes ownership update: ‘Stuff’s gonna happen’ | ProHockeyTalk

In Bettmanian, "stuff" means "nothing". So nothing is gonna happen.

NHL's Daly says Coyotes move 'possible' if no new deal reached with Glendale - The Hockey News

Just move them to Quebec/Seattle and be over with it.

Gonchar: Winning is my No. 1 priority, Dallas ‘has a good chance to win’ | ProHockeyTalk

Good chance to win? The draft lottery maybe but not the cup.

Andrew Shaw wins Game 1, drops F-bomb on NBC for Blackhawks (Video) | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports
Can we officially call this a tradition?

If Streit signs, will Flyers buy out Bryzgalov, Briere? | ProHockeyTalk

It would free up some much needed cap space.

Tuukka Rask on Game 1 loss to Blackhawks: ‘We just gave it away’ | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports
You were able to make it this far thanks to a meltdown. It was time to return the favor.

‘Yes,’ Gary Bettman will hand out the Stanley Cup this year | ProHockeyTalk

Boo away, fans.

Let's Go Red Wings & Griffins!